Foto: E. Aretini

The firsT capiTal of italy, before florence and rome

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The city preserving leonardo da Vinci’s

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2 The egypTian MuseuM, the second biggest in the world

3The naTional cineMa

MuseuM inside the “Mole antonelliana”

4The city where the

Holy sHroud is conserved

5 The royal residencesdeclared by unesco a Human

Heritage site6

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The famous HisTorical cafés and paTisseries

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The capital of conTeMporary arT

The capital of TasTe, cHocolaTe and

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The city with 18 km of arcades for sHopping

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WELCOMETO TURIN10 GOOD REASONS... TO VISIT THE CITY!

TURIN INFORMATION CENTRES • PiazzaCastello• PiazzaCarloFelicecontact centre (+39).011.535181info.torino@turismotorino.org - www.turismotorino.org

TURISMO TORINO E PROVINCIA is the Tourist Board and theConventionBureauofthecityofTurin.WepromoteTurinas a tourist destination for leisure, conferences and businesstravel and we are pleased to provide you with some useful information.

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CITY SIGHTSEEING TORINOcity sightseeing Torino features 3 routes: the classic Turin city centre (line a), the B line, unexpected Turin and the c line royal residences.SHOW YOUR BADGE ON CITY SIGHTSEEING BUSES AND YOU WILL BENEFIT FROM 10% DISCOUNT

SPECIAL BENEFITS

TORINO + PIEMONTE CARD

Discovertheamazingbeautiesandthemanyactivitiesyoucando with the Torino+pieMonTe card: free access to the main museums, fortresses, castles and royal residences in Turin and in thePiemonteregion.Reducedticketformuseums,exhibitionsand monuments in Piemonte, reductions on panoramic Liftat Mole antoneliana, rack tramway to superga, boats on the Poriver,CitySighseeingbus,guidedtours,outdooractivities,events, shows and much more...

REDUCED PRICES FOR CONGRESS PARTICIPANTSupon exhibition of the congress badge:2 days: € 32,00 instead of € 35,00 3 days: € 39,00 instead of € 42,00 5 days: € 48,00 instead of € 51,00

TEMPORARY ART EXHIBITIONSNOT TO BE MISSED

MUSEO EGIZIO (EGyptIan MUSEUM) second only to that of cairo, it is the only museum outside egypt entirely dedicated to the egyptian art and culture, preserving the exceptional royal statuary for the Tomb of Kha and Merit, and an important collection of papyrus and of accounts of daily life. in april 2015 the exhibition areas were doubled and a new layout was set www.museoegizio.it

NATIONAL CINEMA MUSEUMThe museum is unique in italy and among the most important in the world for the richness of its collections located inside the Mole, the masterpiece by antonelli, the symbol monument of the city. The setting was created by the swiss architect françois confino, who designed an interactive trip through the world of cinema. in the middle of the Mole (tower) there is a panoramic glass lift that rises to the top of the building and from where the whole Turin can be seen.www.museocinema.it

ROYAL MUSEUMS The royal Museums include the royal library, the royal armoury, the palace and the royal gardens, the new savoy gallery, the Museum of antiques, with the roman Theatre and PalazzoChiablese. The connectionof themuseumstructuresoffers an extraordinary three kilometres long visitor’s trail through history, culture, art and landscape to relive the entire history of the city, from its first roman settlement to united italy. The royal Museums are a project which confirms the centrality of Torino and its artistic, architectural, and historical heritage, in europe and the world. www.poloreale.beniculturali.it

NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM it is located near to lingotto area and on the river banks. This place tells the story and the evolution of the motor car, as well as the social themes linked to it, its transformation from a means of transport to an object of worship, and all this is done with spectacular displays showing off the valuable pieces in the collection.www.museoauto.it

THE MOST VISITED MUSEUMS

MATISSE E IL SUO TEMPOFrom 12/12/2015 To 15/05/2016 The works of Matisse in the specific context of his friendships and artistic interactions with other painters. nine sections with around a hundred works, of which 50 by Matisse, are arranged in chronological order and punctuated by thematic analysis.palaZZo cHiaBlese PiazzaSanGiovanni,2-TorinoTel. +39.011.0240113

DA POUSSIN AGLI IMPRESSIONISTI. TRE SECOLI DI PITTURA FRANCESE DALL’ERMITAGEFrom 11/03/2016 To 04/07/2016a major exhibition consisting of over eighty paintings from the Hermitage Museum of st petersburg, illustrating the history of french art and its fortune in russia. a new itinerary that ranges from the pomp of the court of louis XiV and Madame de Pompadourtotheeveoftheavant-garde,wherecanbefoundall the great themes of modern painting. PALAZZOMADAMA-MUSEOCIVICOD’ARTEANTICAPiazzaCastello,10-TorinoTel. +39.011.4433501

IL NILO A POMPEI. VISIONI D’EGITTO NEL MONDO ROMANOFrom 05/03/2016 To 04/09/2016less than a year after the inauguration of its new layout, the Museo Egizio is presenting to the public from 5March to 4september the first temporary exhibition about the spread of egyptian culture in the civilisations of the Mediterranean.Museo egiZioViaAccademiadelleScienze,6-TorinoTel.+39.011.4406903-0115617776

FATTO IN ITALIA. DAL MEDIOEVO AL MADE IN ITALYFrom 19/03/2016 To 10/07/2016The exhibition retraces the steps of italian art production between the Middle ages and the early Modern age to identify key moments when artistic quality, innovation and technical excellence came together to create a unique heritage that became easy to recognize and fashionable enough to beexported across europe.la reggia di VenariaPiazzadellaRepubblica,4-VenariaRealeTel. +39.011.4992333

VAN GOGH ALIVEFrom 26/03/2016 To 26/06/2016an exhibition that transcends time and space: the visitor is invited to accompany Van gogh on a journey through the Netherlands,Arles,SaintRémyandAuvers-sur-Oisewherehecreated many of his timeless masterpieces. in an evocative scenario, the exhibition contains over 3,000 inspiring images, turning every surface into art: walls, columns, ceilings and even the floors.proMoTrice delle Belle arTiVialeBalsamoCrivelli,11-Torino

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