An aristocratic and blue-collar town, a technological and esoteric site, it's easy to get lost in Turin's well-ordered boulevards that gently follow the Po river. You will find warm and sweet shelter in its Art Nouveau cafes or be astonished by the sudden sight of the white mountain peaks that crown it. Turin, in the heart of Piedmonte, has always been a capital: of the Savoy family, of Italy, of the Alps, of publishing, of industry. A very elegant city that gave birth to the first marketable hard chocolate and Italy's most iconic car, the Fiat 500 - and also gave hospitality to the most important figures in European culture. Visionary architects and enlightened entrepreneurs made it great and beautiful and the city is now booming with contemporary art, live music, museums, and innovative food and wine culture. This guide will reveal 111 different faces of Turin: places, flavours, shades, and people.

About the Author

Alessandro Martini (Turin, 1972) is an architectural historian, journalist and professor at Politecnico di Torino. Promoter of the Museum Online of Turin his editor-in-chief for Il Giornale dell'Arte. Maurizio Francesconi (Turin, 1974) is a fashion historian, journalist and professor of history of fashion design and semiotics of fashion at IED in Turin. They live in Turin and work for Corriere della Sera.

Book Information
ISBN 9783740804145
Author Alessandro Martini
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Emons Verlag GmbH
Publisher Emons Verlag GmbH
Weight(grams) 490g