TORINO

TORINO - TURIN - PART 2

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May 14th 2007
Turin (Torino) is an ideal holiday destination, but also a perfect stop-off on a longer trip, thanks to the access roads and efficient transport systems that provide excellent land and air links from all principal Italian and European cities. Turin (Torino) lies at the centre of a wonderful region, Piedmont, the ‘land at the foot of the mountains’. In fact, as you travel towards the city, you ... read more

Europe » Italy » Piedmont » Turin

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more