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Sightseeing in Turin Italy – The Piazzas


By David Leigh
Almost everything you want to see in Turin is located right in the old city centre and as the area is relatively compact it is easy to do much of your sightseeing on foot. Much of Turin’s character comes from the many squares, known as piazzas in Italian, many of which are [...]

Turin – the Undiscovered Jewel in Italy’s Crown


By David Leigh
While Turin is regarded as the industrial powerhouse of Italy, I absolutely defy anyone to fail to be delighted by the historic city centre.
One of the surprising things about Turin is that it has been so underdeveloped as a tourist destination to date, and until the advent of the 2006 Winter Olympics most [...]