Introduction to Turin, Italy

Turin is a city in northern Italy. In the center of the city, is the Antonelli minaret. The tower is equipped with elevators for tourists to get on and off. The walls of the elevator are transparent. Visitors can take the elevator to the top of the tower (tower height167.5m, 1897 was the tallest building in Europe). You can see the layout and squares of square city streets in Turin, facing northwest. You can see the snow all year round in the Alps. To the east, the Po River, the longest river in Italy, flows through the urban area, and together with the other three tributaries, it forms the framework of urban waters. The river adds a lot of atmosphere to the city.

Turin has long streets, including narrow roads in the old city since Roman times and wide boulevards built in19th century. Streets are numbered from the city center, but don't try to finish a street easily. Turin people will remind you that the number may not be large, but it can extend to hundreds of meters away.

Turin used to be the capital of savoia dynasty, and the Italian kingdom also built its capital here, so it also left many historical sites. From the railway station to the central square of the city, it is the central street of the whole city, Rome Street. The central square is also a place where ancient buildings in the city are relatively concentrated. In the center of the square is Notre Dame, which was built in15th century. Now it has become an art museum, displaying famous ancient paintings. On the other side of the square are magnificent palaces and back gardens, followed by the famous Renaissance Cathedral and Baroque Bell Tower. The reputation of this church comes from the mysterious shroud of Jesus, also known as the shroud of Turin, which is a linen cloth with a faint human figure printed on it. It has always been thought that it wrapped Jesus' crucified body.

Thinking is the way of life in Turin.

Many streets in Turin are lined with arcades and there are many shops. Many famous fashion shops are scattered in the streets of the city center. Almost every store is worth mentioning. For example, there is a store called ladies' world treasure, which is a high-end second-hand store. People who like nostalgic brand-name goods can find brand-name clothes 60 or 70 years ago here, all of which are authentic. There are shops displaying designers' works everywhere, each with a unique personality, and some fashion shops need to make an appointment.

Like many cities in Europe, there are not too many noisy large shops here, only small shops that reflect the original spirit. Handmade is a common concept here. Some shopkeepers are designers, and ornaments, purses, clothes and embroidered shoes are all designed by themselves. There are also bookstores with various themes. Turin people seem to have a lot of time to think.

There is a coffee bookstore that says, "Drink coffee while reading, or read while drinking coffee. This is the problem. " This is really a problem for a city like Turin.

The sweetest place in Italy

Turin is the capital of Piedmont, Italy, and because one third of Italy's chocolate factories are located in Piedmont, it is called the sweetest place in Italy. Turin naturally won the reputation of the chocolate capital. The skills of making chocolate and cocoa sauce here are quite mature. Generally, tourists will go to a small shop to taste bicerin, which is a mixture of coffee, chocolate and milk. Pineapple chocolate ice cream is also an ideal companion when watching performances.

Every chocolate shop in Turin should not be underestimated. They have a history of hundreds of years, and every shop has "masterpieces" to be proud of. The most classic ones are Jiangdu jodo coconut powder chocolate and Pralina sandwich chocolate. You can choose at will.

Of course, there are other desserts. If it happens to be Saturday when you go to Turin, you can arrange your own morning like a Turin person-take a walk in the city center early in the morning, and then go to Gerardo Shaw's pastry shop to buy a hazelnut cocoa cake. Or buy a bag of candied chestnuts in Xstrata candy store, soak them in sugar for 80 hours and process them for 96 hours.

Tips for visiting the city

Stay in a lovely family inn.

Hotels in Turin are very interesting. The cheapest youth hostel costs only a dozen euros a day, but the most interesting ones are some family hotels, which are hidden in some old buildings, but the rooms on the first floor or the same floor are decorated into hotels, so in a building, when you get out of an old elevator, you may suddenly see a small hostel. This is the case with family hotels in April. There are three rooms, 60 euros a night, covered with "lavender-scented sheets". They introduce themselves like this. This is the way Europeans enjoy life.

There is also a family hotel, run by a woman, near the Po River and the city center. There is only a double bed and a single bed, but the owner can rent a bike from you. There are 65 kilometers of bicycle lanes in Turin, and you can cycle around the park. Of course, there are many big hotels in Turin, but the prices are relatively expensive.

Eating aperitif is a happy process.

Restaurants in Turin are concentrated in the city center and on both sides of the Po River, and there are many Chinese restaurants. It is said that they are "China Southern Cuisine", which is suitable for Guangzhou people in theory, but Turin people say that the so-called Chinese food has been transformed into Italian taste, so it is better to choose local dishes. In Turin, you can try all kinds of delicious food, but drinking aperitif before meals is a procedure you really can't give up. Generally speaking, at about 7: 30 in the evening, almost all the people in Turin's pubs are gathered, and there are people everywhere. Drinking, eating snacks, listening to music and even some bars are all about movies, and ELENA Cafe was once a must-see for Nietzsche. Drinking aperitif is a happy process. Aperitifs generally start at 2 to 3 euros, including buffet snacks, starting at 7 euros.