Great Chocolate
by italiansta
Turin is the birth place of solid chocolate. It was in Turin that, at the end of the 18th century, Mr Doret invented a revolutionary machine that could make solid chocolate (as opposed to drinking chocolate).
Turin chocolate firms produce a typical chocolate, called Gianduiotto , named after Gianduja, a local Commedia dell'arte mask; plus many other kinds of chocolate (Italian : cioccolato), all equally delicious.
Every year the town organizes cioccolaTO', a two-week chocolate festival run with the main Piedmontese chocolate producers, such as Venchi and others, as well as some big international companies, such as Lindt & Sprüngli. The friendship and the variety of foods. Very important was their respect for us.
Torino tourist tips
by draguza
One word can identify Torino: elegant.
Torino is an amazing city, full of wonderful historic palaces and wide places, fine streets and gardens.
Torino is often excluded from the tourists tours, and it's a pity, because this city, which has been capital of Italy until 1864, offers a striking atmosphere, with baroque, neo classical and art nouveau imprint.
Tourists can easily visit Torino on foot. Walking is the best way to visit the city: there are more than 18 km of porches and you can comfortably walk around, admiring the palaces and the shop windows.
Medieval Renaissance ...
by iris2002
A FANTASTIC MUST SEE is the project of the medievial castle & village in Turin in the grounds of VALENTINO> The recreation of a this historical castel and village with it's gardens is magnificent. I heard, yes, so far I haven't been there but it's on my to see list for this year.
Also The virtual tour is worth a look - it is FAB!!! but of course reality is better :D
TORINO MEDIEVAL
this is an ongoing project in recreating the medieval history
Hiroshima Mon Amour: concerts...
by italiangreen
Hiroshima Mon Amour: concerts of the most interesting artist of the Italian scene
Colosseo Theatre: the most important Turin theatre.
do you want to be update about the state-of-the-art of Italian music and cabaret? ok, let's meet there!
Lunch place in front of the "Mole"
by sierralyndon about Decanter Café
This was a simple bar, with nice deco on the inside. Despite it being so close to a major tourist site, it served really good authentic food.... (perhaps because many of their customers were employees of the "Mole"?).
Anyway, I had a fantastic ravioli and meat sauce.
I think this place also does wine tasting in the evenings.
Quadrilatero
An incredible world of flowers
the ground
a group of teenagers playing drum outside :)
