Turin Hotels
TurinTurin is a city in northeastern Italy, which lies along the banks of the Po River and is surrounded by the Alps. It is a city of approximately one million people, so this is no little village we’re talking about; Turin, or Torino, as it is known in Italian, is a bustling metropolis, the home of the 2006 Winter Olympics, a city of such varied activities as rowing and shopping, golfing and of course eating. To begin with, Turin is full of public parks, a lush city of greenery. The most famous of these is Valentino Park, which has a lovely 18th century castle, a botanical garden, a rock garden, and the world famous Fountain of the Months. In addition, there’s Michelotti Park, the Vaj Wood Special Nature Reserve, the Pellerina Park, and the Meisino Reserve, home to grey herons. As for shopping, Turin has big department stores full of the latest and most expensive fashions, or vintage shops where you can buy used clothes and antiques, basically anything you want to buy. And when it’s time to eat, the hardest part will be deciding where. There are traditional trattorias, coffee shops, and restaurants, which serve wines made from grapes grown in the local Piedmont area. Turin actually offers “food passes” so you can flit from one eatery to another, sampling everything from appetizers to desserts to wines. There are wine tours available, both by car and for pedestrians, if you’d like to spend the day sampling the local wares. And like most big cities in Italy, Turin really comes to life at night--the streets come alive with wine bars, pubs, and coffee shops as they become al fresco establishments simply by throwing their doors and windows open to the evening. There are open-air classical concerts, street festivals, and jazz clubs that throb with music all night long.
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