Eataly
It is time to travel up North, Turin is the regional capital of Piedmont. This used to be capital of Italy at the time of the monarchy. The Royal link to the city is clear in its architecture grandiose palaces, big streets and squares. And everywhere the Royal coat of arms.
Torino is the surrounded by the Alps in the North West of the peninsula. Is far away from any sea and the only geographical thing to notice except the mountains is that the river Po crosses the city. Another fact to mention is that here FIAT has its Head Quarter, yes all these Italian cars are designed here :-O
During the summer people tend to fled this metropolis of 1m inhabitant, the reason are different but certainly the lack of a beach and the high temperature are top of the list. After the first night
sleep there I cannot blame the people going away. Is surreal see the snow on the top of the Alps but suffer from warm weather.
Wondering around the imposing Via Po or Piazza Castello is simply characteristic. Everything here is bigger that anything else in Italy. Some streets have two additional driveways on the side so while in the central carriageways you can only go straight, the laterals are used to turn.
The place has a big tradition of caffeterias and traditional filled pasta. Every time I visit I discover another piece of this incredible place. This time we went for a Circus style show in the Moncalieri Castle were skilled artists run a shows that ended up with a fire “manipulator”.
Another highlight was dining at a newly opened delicatessen/supermarket/restaurant Eataly. There you can find all speciality from the region and not only and also eat some of the tastier meat and fish freshly cooked in front of you. All in a friendly surrounding with also the possibility to buy some of the most amazing products available. Only one warning, prices here are aligned with the quality.