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Turin in the northwest of Italy not far from the Alps, was the capital of the Duchy of Savoy. The residences of this Royal House are listed on the Unesco World Heritage List. Nowadays it might be more familiar for being the seat of the FIAT (cars) concern. Turin is also an important university city, just like sport is important in this city.
From the Turin Travel Guide
The hotel is locateted far from the city center, after 1 AM you can only get back to the hotel by taxi (12 euros minimum!). During the week end there are buses all night long, but you will have to walk to Vittorio Veneto square first and catch a bus there, that could be annoying. ... more
We enjoyed our stay at Statuto very much. It is very handily situated at the entrance to Principi Metro station and a pleasant walk down Via Garibaldi to Piazza Reale. Our room was clean and well-serviced, and staff were very accommodating. ... more
Very comfortable, spacious room, with a nice view onto an indoor courtyard, and an en-suite bathroom. Room came with TV, both wireless and LAN access, and minibar. Very polite and helpful staff. Very good security, and a 24-hour reception. ... more
NEED a room in TURIN, Italy during the Olimpics (3-4 days)
Whoa..good luck. Everything is booked out. Try looking at a map at B&Bs between 20 and 50 km outside the city. Do not drive a car around Turin during the Olympics. 19 days..... ...
3 Days Spare- Where to Stay in Italy Between Turin & Venice
My Fiancée and I are flying in to Turin on Saturday 1st September and then out of Venice (Treviso) on Saturday 8th September. So far we have planned to spend 2 nights in Turin and 2 nights in the centre of Venice, although we are flexible and have not booked any accommodation yet. That would leave us with 3 ...
Italy Advice
Turin, in my view, is not worth a visit. There's much better things to see and do in the rest of Italy, look at a few of the other threads on this site as people have suggested some great places to visit in Italy. From whats been posted not too many think Turin is worth going to. ...
Monte dei Cappuccini
The Monte dei Cappuccini is one of Turin's landmarks. From the 11th century onwards the Mount was a forification (known as bastita) to defend the cith, and thus was the scene of attacks and sieges. Since mediaeval times a church has stood on the summit of the Mount in honour of the Virgin Mary. It is in ore ...
Posted in Super Beton blogs by indarto
Lake Maggiore: Stresa; Lugano, Switzerland, Milan.
Today was going to be a busy busy day! We left Turin and headed to Milan, fashion capital of the World!! On the way we stopped at a lovely seaside town on Lake Lugano called Stresa. Let me tell you, it was anything but stressful here. Mom and I wanted to stay forever, our tour guide literally had to drag us ...
Posted in Three Months in Roma... by veranoamor
Preparing for Take-Off
Morrisset MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur ITALY Rome Florence (including Siena, Luca, Pisa, Assisi, Fiesole etc) Turin ...
Posted in Going Solo by Svenii