Turin
Turin is a city and a business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of the Piedmont region and of the Metropolitan City of Turin. From 1861 to 1865, it was the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy. The city is mainly on the western bank of the River Po, below its Susa Valley, and is surrounded by the western Alpine arch and Superga hill.
Typical weather
1981–presentCity Rhythm
measuredOpening hours, by kind of place
median across mapped venuesVital absurdities
measured · the Anti-AwardsSame time system
by rhythmWhat to do each season
2winter
cold, foggy in the Po Valley, dry; mean 1.2-14.4 °C across the range; January mean min −2.0 °C; snow possible; winter fog banks frequent
- indoor cultural season: the Royal Palace of Turin, the Egyptian Museum (Museo Egizio — the world's second-largest Egyptian collection after Cairo), the National Cinema Museum in the Mole Antonelliana
- Juventus and Torino FC football seasons carry winter public life
- the Savoy Residences (UNESCO World Heritage) host indoor civic and museum life
summer
warm, occasionally hot; mean 16.9-21.7 °C, July mean max 27.2 °C; thunderstorms in the hottest months; alpine-proximity cooling at altitude
- the Po river parks, the Valentino Park and the Hill (Collina) become usable
- the Savoy Residences (Stupinigi, Venaria Reale) at peak visitor season
- outdoor cafés and the Murazzi del Po (former riverbank warehouses now bars) activate
- Turin Film Festival (November) closes the autumn; International Book Fair (May) opens the warm season
What it is known for
Important moments in a year
Cioccolatò
- Turin's chocolate festival — the city is the birthplace of gianduja
Salone del Libro
- Turin International Book Fair — Italy's largest
Turin Film Festival
- international cinema festival — second only to Venice in Italy
Tutti i Santi
- the city's patronal celebrations (Madonna Consolata 20 June is the more local date)
On the record
source-trackedFrom 1563, it [Turin] was the capital of the Duchy of Savoy, then of the Kingdom of Sardinia ruled by the House of Savoy, and then the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1865.
Turin is sometimes called "the cradle of Italian liberty" for having been the political and intellectual centre of the Risorgimento.
Located in northwestern Italy at the foot of the Alps, Turin features a mid-latitude, four seasons humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa), similar to that of Grenoble.
Winters are moderately cold and dry; summers are mild in the hills and quite hot in the plains.
During the winter and autumn months banks of fog [are frequent].
Turin, as the former capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Kingdom of Italy, is home of the Savoy Residences.
In addition to the 17th-century Royal Palace, built for Madama Reale Christine Marie of France (the official residence of the Savoys until 1865) there are many palaces, residences and castles in the city centre and in the surrounding towns.
The Spina Centrale ('Central Spine') project includes the doubling of a major railway crossing the city [a major reshaping of the urban form].
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