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Piemonte is the potential centre of a larger European region where Spain and Portugal, France, Switzerland and Italy meet: an excellent gateway for cultural and economic exchange between the north and the south. New projects aimed at improving communications, by extending the existing transport network and supplementing it with new infrastructure, will bring Piemonte to the centre of Europe.
The main aim of this section on the Piedmontese transport system, however, is to be user friendly. Here you will find, in fact, useful information that will help you easily get around the area as well as directions on how to use the facilities. The information available ranges from the weather forecast to a list of the main car-hire companies; from a list of methane, LPG and petrol stations to the addresses of Consulates. Also included is information on local transport networks, fares, timetables, the shortest route for getting from A to B, traffic updates, means of transport equipped for carrying luggage and bicycles, as well as information on disabled friendly means of transport.
Getting Around Piemonte:
Biellese, Canavese e Valli di Lanzo, Cuneo e le sue Valli, Laghi e Alto Verbano, Langhe e Roero, Monferrato, Novarese, Torinese, Valli Olimpiche, Vercellese.
How to reach Piemonte:
Airports
Aeroporto di Torino “Sandro Pertini” www.aeroportoditorino.it
Aeroporto di Milano – Malpensa www.sea-aeroportimilano.it
Aeroporto di Cuneo www.aeroporto.cuneo.it
Trains
www.trenitalia.com
Trains – real time information
www.trenitalia.com/en
Motorways
Latest traffic reports
http://notiziariopiemonte.radiotraffic.it
Infomobilità Piemonte. Real time traffic conditions
http://maps.ubiest.com
Traffico Real Time. Traffic monitoring service by Autostrade per l’Italia
www.autostrade.it
ViaMichelin
www.viamichelin.co.uk
Autostrade per l’Italia
www.autostrade.it
Call Center Road conditions: 840.04.21.21
Public transport in the Piedmont region
The Hello TPL Piedmont website provides information on public transport in the Piedmont region and also helps the visitor to calculate a route.
www.regione.piemonte.it
Car hire
Gas fuel station: methane (metano) and LPG (GPL)
Weather forecast
www.arpa.piemonte.it
Webcam
Diplomatic premises
Addresses of the diplomatic premises in Piemonte
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Places
La “Bollente” di Acqui Terme
This is an elegant, octagonal temple-structure inaugurated in 1879. This eclectic structure has a spring where sulfuric-salty-bromine-iodic water flows at a temperature of 74.5 degrees Celsius.
Castello di Costigliole d’Asti
Surrounded by a large park, the castle houses an international cooking school and the annual “asta del Barbera” (“Barbera auction”) which has become a not-to-miss event for fans of quality wine.
Villa Scott
The little manor house, one of the most important examples of Torino Liberty architecture, is linked to the name of Dario Argento who set his film, “Profondo Rosso” (“Deep Red”) here – perhaps his most emotional film and the one with the strongest visual effects.
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People
Patty Smith
"Torino is a distinct city, with a lot of character. It’s not like Firenze or other Italian cities that overwhelm you, where you’re overcome by tourists. It is a city that has a very precise personality, a style, a soul."
Alessandro Baricco
"Torino is a place where, in general, things are done with great seriousness and exactness. Even living and dying."
Manhattan Transfer
"Torino has a unique allure: aristocratic, elegant. We enjoyed the museums, the parks and the people are warm and passionate. And also the cafés and fantastic restaurants where you eat in the Piemonte style: truffles, Barolo, Arneis were, for us, an absolutely unforgettable delicacy."
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