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The apartment is located in the central area of the city - Crocetta -on the second floor of a nice 19th century building - 10 minutes walking from the main railway station Porta Nuova and 15 minutes from Piazza Castello and via Roma (downtown), 5 minutes by tram or bus (the stop is in front the building).
The apartment consists of:
entrance hallway, fully equipped modern kitchen with dining space and a little balcony overlooking the street, bedrooms with a comfortable queen-size bed and large bathroom with sink, bidet, bathtub/shower.
PRIVATE PARKING GARAGE is located across the street from the apartment and is fully locked. The garage charge is 5 euros per day or upon agreement.
All services ie: transportation, restaurants, bars, supermarkets, hospital are within two minutes walk.
The bicycle is provided, should you wish to use one during your stay.
We can also arrange an AIRPORT PICK UP for the fee of 18 euro which is 25 minutes car ride from the center of the city/appartment (Normal taxi rate is 28-30 euro)
Washing and ironing are provided by a maid for an extra charge, dry cleaning services are next door.
TURIN's HISTORY:
The name of Turin comes from Tau, a Celtic word that means mountains. Its Italian name, Torino, translates as "little bull"; hence the coat of arms and the symbol of the city. The area was settled by the Taurini in pre-Roman times.
GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE:
Turin is located in northwest Italy. It is surrounded on the western and northern front by the Alps and on the southern front by the hills of Monferrato. Turin has a truly continental climate, with nothing to share with the rest of Italy which is famous for its comfortable Mediterranean climate. Winters are cold and dry, summers are cool in the hills and quite hot in the plains.
MAIN SIGHTS:
The best known building of the city is the MOLE ANTONELLIANA, which construction began in 1863 and today houses the NATIONAL CINEMA MUSEUM.
The PALATINE TOWERS are among the best preserved Roman remains in northern Italy.
The Cathedral of St John the Baptist houses the Shroud of Turin, an old linen cloth with an imprint of a man, which is believed by many to be the cloth that covered Jesus in his grave.
Nearby is the former ROYAL RESIDENCE: the seventeenth-century Palazzo Reale, built for Madama Reale Christine Marie of France.
The EGYPTIAN MUSEUM has the most important collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world after the Cairo Museum.
Turin has buildings of great historical and architectural interest: the SAVOY RESIDENCES. In addition to the Royal Palace (the official residence of the Savoys until 1865) there are many palaces, residences and castles in the city centre and in the surrounding towns. Turin is home to Palazzo Chiablese, the Royal Armoury, the Royal Library, Palazzo Madama, Palazzo Carignano, Villa della Regina, and the Valentino Castle.
The complex of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy in Turin and in the nearby cities of Rivoli, Moncalieri, Venaria, Agliè, Racconigi, STUPINIGI, Pollenzo and Govone was declared in 1997 a World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. |
