New Year's Eve Turin

The city of Turin, regional capital of Piedmonte, besides being one of the cornerstones of economy and of the Italian trade, it is also very active culturally and very lively, perhaps thanks to the presence of a major University, which draws many young people from all over Italy.
It is also for this that Turin could be one of the ideal destinations for your New Year’s Eve!

Turin has always had a great industrial relevance, especially in the metallurgical and mechanical field and more specifically automobile. In fact, the city from always is the headquarters of the Fiat: in its Turin factories, the Fiat not only produces cars, but also aircraft, ships and trains engines, industrial cars etc.
Another strong point in the Turin industry is the textile industry, and then the steel, metallurgical and chemical sector.
Certainly the Piemontese product that is more imprinted, after the Fiat, is that resulting from the wealthy industry of food and wine: precisely in Turin are produced wines, spirits and aperitifs famous all over the world. The history of Turin is very long and tormented, having seen various dominations and periods of different luck. However, in 1861, it became with the Italian Union, the first Italian capital, but soon, in 1864, is moved to Florence.
It is important to remember that, during the Second World War, Turin was one of the cities more trained in the partisan resistance.
Finally, how can’t we mention the many famous names that boast Turin origins: Carlo Alberto, Vittorio Emanuele II, Cavour, Gioberti, Agnelli, Saragat and many others.

Let's start our visit of the city from the Cathedral, with Renaissance origins (dated to 1490 circa) and charcterized by a great Romanesque bell tower.
We continue our visit with Castello Sq., the heart of the historical center: here we can admire the famous Madama Palace, headquarter of the Museum of Ancient Art.
Another building very important is the Royal Palace, dating back to 1600 and the headquarter of the Savoia until 1865: here we can admire, in addition, the royal gardens, the Royal Armoury and the Museum of Cinema, inaugurated in 1958. You can admire many palaces and buildings of rare beauty, all dating back to 1700, in the historic Garibaldi street and still in the charming Carignano square.
Among the numerous museums in Turin, we cannot miss to visit the Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, which keeps a surprising collection of art of the end ‘700.

And yet, the Egyptian museum and the Savoy Gallery, both hosted inside the Academy of Sciences Palace.
Finally, it deserve a visit the Valentino Park and the Valentino Castle, with its medieval suburb dating back to the years that range from 1630 to 1660.