12 Days in Europe - Torino (day three)

Today the rain continued, add the fact that all museums are closed in Italy on Mondays, and that did not leave me with much to do. First, I got an umbrella and a daily transportation pass (bileto gilatero?) to prepare myself for the adventures to follow. I checked out the street market at Porta Palazzo, hoppend on the bus to Piazza Palazzo di Citta and then on a tram to get to the other side of the river. There I walked up to Monte dei Cappuccini to church overlooking the city. Another good vantage point is a basilica in Superga, but I could barely see it because of low clouds so there was no point for me to try to get there.

Instead, I jumped back on the train and then on a bus to head over to Venaria Reale - the country residence of the city rulers that has a castle and lots of parks and gardens. Stadio delle Alpi was on the way so I hopped out to take a quick picture. Unfortunately, the old stadium was torn down and the new one is currently being built so there was not much to see there. Once I got to Veneria, I walked around for a bit. Everything was closed for the day and it was still raining. Even thought it is located next to the Alps, I have not seen the mountains at all because of the weather. That kind of sucked and soon I was on the way back.

Overall, I still enjoyed Torino a lot.

torino palazzo di cita 150x112 12 Days in Europe Torino (day three)
torino city view from corso moncalieri 150x112 12 Days in Europe Torino (day three)
torino city view from corso moncalieri and me 150x112 12 Days in Europe Torino (day three)
torino piazza gran madre de dio 150x112 12 Days in Europe Torino (day three)

torino torino rapids 150x112 12 Days in Europe Torino (day three)
torino piazza vittorio veneto 150x112 12 Days in Europe Torino (day three)
torino stadio delle alpi 150x112 12 Days in Europe Torino (day three)
torino a street by vineria reale 150x112 12 Days in Europe Torino (day three)


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