Destination Weddings in Piedmont Turin - Italy
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Piedmont and Turin are famous for the beautiful baroque buildings, the Alps and the food and wine
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PIEDMONT land of passion! You will find many itineraries to discover Piedmont: please do not think all you can do in Piedmont is eat and drink! Far from it. Spend a few romantic days on Lake Maggiore or teensy Lake Orta. Visit a Sacro Monte, a very unique local invention that offers you the chance to stroll among a dozen or so miniature chapels in an idyllic setting.
Tour an authentic medieval castle - the region has some of the country's most dramatic fortresses. And do try to schedule a couple of days in the capital, Turin. This stately 19th-century city is virtually free of tourists, except for the aficionados who come to see Europe's best Egyptian Museum, the Automotive Museum or the Savoys' Royal Palace. The Holy Shroud also abides in Turin and is periodically on display for believers and skeptics alike.
Piedmont is one of the great winegrowing regions in Italy. More than half of its 700 km² (170,000 acres) of vineyards are registered with DOC designations. It produces wines of renowned depth such as the famed Barbera, Barolo and Barbaresco, as well as the more approachable Dolcetto.
The main cities of the Piedmont region are the provincial capitals (Alessandria, Asti, Biella, Cuneo, Novara, Vercelli, Verbania, Torino, Moncalieri and Rivoli).
The Turin (Torino) Olympic Mountains e valleys, is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating and evocative areas of the province. Its wealth comprises top-level sports facilities with excellent opportunities for appreciating the culture and the food and wine, located in magnificent natural surroundings, with as many as six protected areas.
The mountainous landscape surrounding Turin is just one of the many reasons for visiting the city. An unbroken screen of mountains and hills closes in the plain in which this large working city is situated.The city traces the Savoy's spread from the mountains to the plain. However, despite the flat geographical position, Turin has retained an alpine feel that distinguishes it from any other modern European city. The flat valley corridor was created by erosion from the Po's tributary rivers and it is at Turin that this important river reaches its greatest dimensions. The genius of Augustus Caesar was the driving force behind the first foundations of the city and the building of the castrum Augusta Taurinorum, whom it is dedicated to.
The first buildings had a decisive influence on the architectural style of the city which was followed by architects and engineers from the House of Savoy as well as during the 19th and 20th-centuries. As a result, the city has a rigorous simplicity that is reminiscent of cities such as St. Petersburg. The consistent use of perspective creates a dreamlike quality favoured by the Metaphysical painter De Chirico. It is also a rich and complex city with its amazing gardens.