Piedmont - 80 Attractions You Must Visit

The Museum of Eastern Art is a recent reality among the few Italian institutions completely devoted to the artistic expressions of Asia. The museum contains one of the most important collections of Asian art in Italy. The collection of some 2200 works represents cultural and artistic traditions from across the Asian continent. It will be a new experience visiting this museum and gives information about the eastern arts.

The Museum of the Risorgimento, located in the eighteenth-century Milanese Palazzo Moriggia, houses a collection of objects and artworks which illustrate the history of Italian unification from Napoleon's first Italian campaign of 1796 to the annexation of Rome in 1870. There is particular coverage of Milan’s part in this process, notably the 1848 uprising against Austrian rule known as the Five Days of Milan.

One of the remarkable monuments in this area is home to the National Cinema Museum, where the vast collection of silver-screen memorabilia draws film buffs from around the world. This exhibition is a visual journey across the history of the moving image from the archeology of cinema to television. The exhibition is divided into various sections and presents rare artifacts, films, scene objects and sets, posters, reconstructions, and models.

The Oasi Zegna is a naturalistic area with free and open access in the province of Biella, Piedmont. Its roots date back to the thirties when the entrepreneur Ermenegildo Zegna , founder of the Zegna Group, after having created the company that bears his name in Trivero (in the Biella Pre-Alps ), dedicated himself to giving new life to his hometown.

The Ossola is a leaf-shaped complex of Alpine valleys in the northern tip of Piedmont bordering on Switzerland. It is surrounded by the Pennine Alps on the western side and by the Lepontine Alps on the northern and eastern sides. One of the nice trekking destinations in this area and also you can spend a nice time in this greenish valley.

The Palatine Towers is an ancient Roman-medieval structure in Turin, Italy. The structure served as one of four Roman city gates, which allowed access from north to the cards Maximus, the typical second main street of a Roman town. They are located near the Duomo di Torino and Palazzo Reale. It represents the primary archaeological evidence of the city's Roman phase and is one of the best-preserved 1st-century BC Roman gateways in the world.

The hunting lodge of Stupinigi is a residence, originally used for the practice of hunting, built for the Savoy family between 1729 and 1733 on a project by the architect Filippo Juvarra. The site, part of the circuit of Savoy residences in Piedmont, was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997. The building is located in the locality of Stupinigi, on the south-western outskirts of Turin, from whose historic center is about 10 kilometers away. In 2016 the museum complex reached 115,00

Palazzo Carignano, full name Palazzo Dei Principi di Carignano, is a historic building in the city center of Turin, a fine example of Piedmontese Baroque architecture. Together with Palazzo Reale and Palazzo Madama, it is part of the most important historical buildings of the city and, like these, it is part of the UNESCO Residenze Savoy serial site. It was the historic seat of the Subalpine Parliament and of the first Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy.

Parco del Valentino is the most famous and oldest public park in the city. It is certainly the best-known city park and has been taken as a symbol of the city like the Mole Antonelliana. In a splendid position, not far from the center, it is located along the left bank of the Po, between the monumental bridges Umberto I and Isabella, and in overlooking the hill.

The Gran Paradiso National Park is the oldest national park in Italy, established on December 3, 1922, located between the Valle d'Aosta and Piedmont regions, around to the Gran Paradiso massif, managed by the Gran Paradiso National Park Authority, based in Turin. Extending over an area of ​​71,043.79 hectares, on mainly mountainous terrain, on the French side it borders the Vanoise National Park.

The Alpe Veglia and Alpe Devero Natural Park is a protected natural area located in Piedmont, in the northernmost part of the Ossola Valley, in the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola province. It was established in 1995 and includes two large alpine basins, Alpe Veglia located at the head of Val Cairasca, a side valley of Val Divedro, and Alpe Devero located at the head of Valle di Devero, a side valley of Valle Antigorio which departs shortly after. Baceno .

The Park of Villa Pallavicino in Stresa is a favorite tourist attraction on Lake Maggiore, a paradise of flowers and animals to delight visitors of all ages. The Park was originally the idea of the Neapolitan statesman Ruggero Bonghi, who fell in love with Lake Maggiore and decided in 1855 to purchase the land and build a small house for himself. The estate was begun in the late 17th century by Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi, who established the Giardino botanico Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi at that time.

This large rectangular esplanade is the true center of Turin. The elegance of the Piazza Castello, with its constant flow of trams, is a popular setting for locals to meet for drinks. This amazing spot host the Royal Palace, the castle in the middle named Palazzo Madama, the Teatro Regio where all the operas are performed, and many other important spots.

Piazza San Carlo is one of the most important squares in the historic center of Turin. Often nicknamed by the Turinese "the living room of the city", it is inserted within the road axis of via Roma, which connects it to piazza Castello and Piazza Carlo Felice. To the south, there is another small open space called piazza CLN. The square has other entrances to the north and to the south. It is also accessible by foot from the underground via the stairs that connect it to the underground parking

The Piazzale Michelangelo was built on the hills located south of the Florence's historic center following the design of the architect Giuseppe Poggi. In 1869 Florence was the capital of Italy in this period, the whole city underwent an intense urban renewal. The square, dedicated to the Renaissance sculptor Michelangelo, has bronze copies of some of his marble works found elsewhere in Florence: the David and the four allegories of the Medici Chapel of San Lorenzo. The monument was brought up b

The Safari Park of Pombia is a tourist complex that includes a zoological garden, a safari zoo, and an amusement park, located in Pombia in the province of Novara, founded and conceived by Angelo Lombardi in 1976 initially with the name of Zoo Safari. It is made up of two distinct areas: the amusement park with about thirty rides, with animals in enclosures or cages, and the safari park where the animals live in freedom and can be observed by visitors in their vehicles or special trains.

Porta Palazzo is one of the five parts of the Aurora district of Turin. Its centerpiece is the octagonal Piazza Della Repubblica which, with its51 300 m², is the largest square in the city and hosts the largest outdoor market in Europe every day. The rest of the sub-district is between the Dora Riparia, Corso Regina Margherita, Corso Giulio Cesare, and Corso Regio Parco.

Prato Nevoso is a ski resort, the village of the municipality of Frabosa Sottana, in the province of Cuneo, near Mondovi, part of the Mondolè Ski. Its ski offer is mainly aimed at a clientele of medium difficulty ski level due to the relative ease of its slopes, but the tourist attraction is remarkable because the station is located in a very sunny and warm area. The resourcefulness of its managers and the continuous renewal of its ski lifts have given it the nickname of " Sestriere del Cuneese

The Punta Marguareis is a mountain of the Alps high 2,651 m. It is the highest peak in the Ligurian Alps, a nodal point between the Pesio Valley, the Tanaro Valley and the Roia Valley. It has been located since 1947 on the Italian - French borderline, between the province of Cuneo and department of the Alpes-Maritimes. One of the nice trekking destination and also you can spend some nice time here by enjoying the breath taking views

The Rocciamelone is a mountain of Graian of Rocciamelone-Charbonnel chain, high 3,538 m above sea level, located in Piedmont, on the border between Valle di Susa and Viù Valley, on whose summit the municipalities of Mompantero, Novalesa, and Usseglio converge. One of the nice trekking destination and also a view point in this area.