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#1 of 8 general tips & advice in Piedmont
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aleksflower says:
According to the legend, it was the Egyptian prince Phaethon to found the city of Taurina (around 1523 b.C., even earlier than Troy) where the Po meets the Dora, in honour of Api, an egyptian god having the features of a bull. Taurines, instead, a population having celtic-ligurian ancestors, establi...
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#2 of 8 general tips & advice in Piedmont
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aleksflower says:
1 January (New Year's Day).
6 January (Epiphany).
First Sunday in mid-March or early April (Easter and Easter Monday) 40 days after the 6 january.
25 April (Liberation Day).
1 May (Labor Day).
24 June (S.Giovanni - Turin's patron saint day) - A biggest party in the city with beautiful fireworks...
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#3 of 8 general tips & advice in Piedmont
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aleksflower says:
Turin detains a really considerable number of records, but how many people are familiar with them?
Lets have a look at some:
- Measuring Europe "vertically", the Mole Antonelliana, with its height of 167,5 meters, is the highest concrete structure of the old continent.
- Piedmont’s capital ...
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#4 of 8 general tips & advice in Piedmont
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aleksflower says:
Enjoying good food and drink is undoubtedly an important part of Turin (Torino) culture. With the informal atmosphere of the trattorias, the charm of the top restaurants and the exoticism of the ethnic eateries, your eyes, nose and taste buds are in for a incredible experience. Turin (Torino) is, in...
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#5 of 8 general tips & advice in Piedmont
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aleksflower says:
Chocolate and Gianduja crème, Martini and the rite of the aperitif, important wines and the best of Italian cuisine: in Torino, food is both pleasure and cult
Torino is the heart of Italian’s gastronomy. The city has always been the native soil of famous chefs and grand gourmets, and it has br...
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#6 of 8 general tips & advice in Piedmont
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aleksflower says:
In 1335 on the corner between via Garibaldi (at the time via Dora Grossa) and via San Francesco d'Assisi, stood a tower 55 meters high, Saint Gregory's Tower, surmounted by a gold plated bronze bull. The animal was hollow and therefore the wind, when blowing through its open jaw, emitted a particula...
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#7 of 8 general tips & advice in Piedmont
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aleksflower says:
If a good morning depends on a good breakfast, you will never have a bad day in Turin (Torino). An excellent espresso, cappuccino or Moroccan coffee, accompanied by fresh brioches, in one of the many bars and cafes in the city centre is certainly a moment to savour, and it soon becomes a habit. Here...
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#8 of 8 general tips & advice in Piedmont
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aleksflower says:
If u r a traveller for fun, almost for sure u would have a camera with u..
today i was thinking abt my next trip and wanted a new lens to use for the night shots without flash...
why not to make a jump to the photo shop to see if there is something?
well, i have my preferred shop like everyone, ...
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