The view from the top

Day 30 - Torino

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August 19th 2013
Slow start again, we started packing, everyone was sharing photos etc. After lunch of rolls, tomato, prosciutto and cheese we headed into the Antonettiano Mole, one of the symbols of Torino and home of the Museum of Cinema. The museum was very cool with a Martin Scorsese exhibition. We then got the lift to the top, great views over the city. Just had time to walk to the Piazza Castello,and meet th ... 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