Turin

River Po Park

(http://www.parcopotorines...) piedmontese part of the longest river of italy is protected as a natural park. its benches ar full of interesting and unexpected views onwards the town and the hill and are enriched by the castle of valentino, medieval burgh and gran madre church, which mirror on river po.

Egyptian Museum

Houses the most important collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts outside Cairo. Founded in 1824 by King Carlo Felice after acquiring archeologist Drovetti's collection, the museum contains 30,000 exhibits. It documents the history and civilization of Egypt from the paleolithic to the Coptic era through unique exhibits and collections of objects d'art, articles of daily use and funeral furnishings including the Altar of Isis, the canvas painted by Gebelein, the intact tombs of Kha and Merit, and the exceptional cliff temple to Ellesjia. It is also intelligently laid out and the exhibits are lovingly preserved. Despite a big renovation is currently taking place, the museum is open every day except mondays and 25th December, ticket € 7,5. The end of the works is scheduled for 2013.

Turin's main attractions include important baroque palaces and churches, a regular and attractive street grid, an extensive network of arcades, famous coffeeshops and a number of world-renowned museums.

Mole Antonelliana

Turin's landmark building was completed in 1888 as a synagogue. The 167.5-meter tower is the highest work of masonry in Europe and it now contains one of the finest cinema museum of Europe. A lift is available to reach the top €6Prices July 2012. The National Cinema Museum, . The museum opened in July 2000 in the building that has come to symbolize Turin. The exhibition space covers 3,200 square meters and spans five floors. The themes of the floors are the Archaeology of Cinema, the Video Camera, a collection of cinema posters, video installations including a number of small rooms screening clips on themes such as Turin in the movies, love stories and experimental film, and The Great Temple where you recline in comfortable red chairs and watch classic Italian films projected on giant screens overhead. In a spectacular setting the museum offers artifacts from the collection of the Maria Adrianna Prolo Foundation including magic lanterns, optical illusions, photographs, drawings, models and other curious items. Amongst a fascinating array of other movie memorabilia, be sure to check out the original cape worn by Christopher Reeve in Superman. If you're a certain age, that's incredibly exciting!€9. If you plan to visit both of them then Cinema+Lift ticket costs €12.Prices July 2012

Museo dell'Automobile

Also Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia, Biscaretti for short., Corso Unità d’Italia 40, (http://www.museoauto.it/w...). The collection houses over 170 vehicles, from 18th-century carriages to Formula 1 racers, and lots of gorgeous red sports cars. The museum reopened in March 2011 after a three years long renovation that transformed it in one of the hot spot of the city, a "must see".

The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist

Duomo di San Giovanni. The Cathedral's Chapel of the Shroud houses the controversial Shroud of Turin, which is stored in a vault below the Duomo. It is only displayed by papal decree, and the last time it was shown was during the Jubilee Year of 2000. The next time it is slated to be shown is between 10 April - 23 May 2010. Information about the shroud, viewings, and reservations can be made at the official site (http://www.sindone.org/th...).