70. TORINO – A New Tourist Attraction

The Via Po is one of the main streets. One end takes you to Piazza Vittorio Veneto, a huge, glorious piazza and then to the bridge Ponte Vittorio Veneto and across the river Po to where the church Gran Madre looks down. The other end of Via Po you will find the Royal Palace. All very imposing, but I didn’t go in. For those who want to shop you turn on to Via Roma and then look for Via Lagrange. Via Roma is the expensive shopping area but Lagrange is a more pleasant street – traffic free. You will also find a book store focusing on books about Piedmont and Torino.

The large avenue Corso Vittorio Emmanuele II takes you to the Porta Nuova train station and then beyond to GAM -Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna. It’s well worth a visit, and if you still have energy walk on the side streets parallel to Corso Vittorio Emmanuele II. There are some wonderful iron works and stained glass on some of the buildings. There is so much more to see, which, alas, I did not because of my schedule. Go now before the tourists discover Torino and ruin it.