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Places
Biblioteca Reale di Torino
The Biblioteca Reale (Royal Library) houses important collections of manuscripts, illuminated manuscripts, and engravings. Besides its 2,000 drawings, it has several drawings by Leonard Da Vinci, among which are: the Self-Portrait, the Volto dell’Angelo (the Angel’s Face), the preliminary drawing for the Vergine delle Rocce (Virgin of the Rocks), and the Codice sul Volo (Codex on the Flight of Birds).
Filatoio Rosso di Caraglio
The Filatoio (Spinning Mill), built between 1676 and 1678, is an extraordinary example of 17th century Piemonte “industrial architecture”. Today, completely restored, it houses the Museo Regionale della Seta (Regional Silk Museum), as well as contemporary art shows.
Forte di Vinadio
Requested by Re Carlo Alberto, the Forte (Fort) di Vinadio represents one of the most important examples of military architecture from the Alps. It extends length-wise for 1,200 meters, on three levels, which cover about 10 km of interior passageway.
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People
Luis Sepúlveda
“Torino is a place where I feel great, and I know I’m welcome. I owe this city for some very wonderful moments in my life as a writer and as a person.”
Walter Dang
“Torino is an inexhaustible source of inspiration, women here have an innate sense of elegance… I think that Torino is the most fascinating city in Italy, with the only possible exception of Florence: Art is my muse.”
Davide Ferrario
“That unmistakeable synthesis between snobbery and sense of inferiority, between arrogance and depression. Like being in a city and being somewhere else at the same time. And so Torino appeared an even more beautiful place to see, capable of offering a complexity of sensations.”
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