Turin is probably Italy's best kept secret. My friend, Michelle told me. She has been living her life in this place ever since she got married last January 28, 2000. She added that Turin is spacious, well-planned and easy to navigate. The streets are wide and airy, not overly noisy and are fringed by well cared for buildings, rarely more than a few storeys high.
She further added that by night central Turin's appearance changes dramatically, becoming bright and glitsy. Above the porticoes are numerous, vertical neon signs; cheerful without becoming brash, bringing splashes of colour, while streets are well lit and many of the important buildings and statues are floodlit.
Furthermore, Michelle said that the city is fringed to the north and east by rivers. To the north passes the torrente Stura di Lanzo, although roughly parallel to it and firmly within town is the River Dora Ripatia. In the east, it is the Po, which flows in a northerly directly.
Immediately beyond the Po is a rapid incline, a bank of hills that provides a natural barrier to the city's expansion. The elevation houses some rather smart accommodation but Turin's smartest residences, villas in spacious grounds, home to the seriously wealthy are on the back of the hills, some with fabulous views over Piedmont and the Alps. East of the station is a cheerfully scruffy area, home to artisans and the odd ageing hippy. So those who do visit Turin can enjoy freedom from tourist tat and can relish being treated as a guest in town rather than just another foreigner.
No wonder my friend, Michelle always brag about Turin. She is having a good living in the place. Obviously, she did!
She further added that by night central Turin's appearance changes dramatically, becoming bright and glitsy. Above the porticoes are numerous, vertical neon signs; cheerful without becoming brash, bringing splashes of colour, while streets are well lit and many of the important buildings and statues are floodlit.
Furthermore, Michelle said that the city is fringed to the north and east by rivers. To the north passes the torrente Stura di Lanzo, although roughly parallel to it and firmly within town is the River Dora Ripatia. In the east, it is the Po, which flows in a northerly directly.
Immediately beyond the Po is a rapid incline, a bank of hills that provides a natural barrier to the city's expansion. The elevation houses some rather smart accommodation but Turin's smartest residences, villas in spacious grounds, home to the seriously wealthy are on the back of the hills, some with fabulous views over Piedmont and the Alps. East of the station is a cheerfully scruffy area, home to artisans and the odd ageing hippy. So those who do visit Turin can enjoy freedom from tourist tat and can relish being treated as a guest in town rather than just another foreigner.
No wonder my friend, Michelle always brag about Turin. She is having a good living in the place. Obviously, she did!
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