The Queen's pearls

Dearest Gentle Reader,

if the royal elegance and rumors of the ton are your cup of tea, you loved The Law according to Lidia Poët and are longing season 3, reading about our very own Margaret of Savoy or Margherita di Savoia, the very first Queen of the United Kingdom of Italy, will definitely bring you much joy.

She was much more than the diamond of the season: she literally built the jewels of the Italian crown! 

Born in the 1850s, Lidia and Margherita are the 2 faces of the same coin and symbols of the genie of Turin and Piedmont of that era, as well as of Italian modernity. Each one in her own very personal way molded different aspects of the Italian customs and history, like very few other women in the world. 

Queen Margaret wasn't as ahead of her times as Lidia Poët yet she did understand what Italy needed and knew how to provide many small meaningful changes on different issues that eventually resulted into a general change of Italian society.

Queen Margaret's portrait in the Queen's Villa, Turin

Chablais Palace

As Turin we are naturally born Bridgerton 😎this post is about Palazzo Chiablese or Chablais Palace where Queen Margarita of Savoy AKA the very first Queen of Italy - the one pizza was dedicated to - was born. 

Why Turin or Piedmont?

It is officially spring 🌷 in Turin too where we have just finished the Special Winter Olympic Games and are now in full Easter mood with bakeries, pastry shops and grocery stores full of huge chocolate Easter eggs and our traditional dove cake.
Because many people are planning their summer trips and more are considering moving over to Turin, or Piedmont anyway, today we are sharing some of our considerations for travelers, movers and students.

For more resources, at the bottom of this post 👇we linked all our Social Network accounts. On Instagram and Facebook we do daily stories so you can get a real life impression of our vidaroyal 👑 and on our YouTube channel you'll find some sample Italian, yoga and pilates classes, and many other videos.

Mimosa cakes in Turin for the International Women's Day on March8th

moving to Turin or Piedmont

Our February means: Carnival 👯, Valentine's Day 🌹, the Turin Wine Salon (Feb 24- Mar 3) 🍷 approaching together with the Turin Chocolate Festival (Feb 27 - Mar 2) 🍫basically a short but intense month that honestly, this year, has been feeling more like a whole year!

So, if you need something to distract your mind and to help you visualize a different life, this is the post for you! Whether you are thinking about a short break or a trip to Italy, or if the idea of moving over is tickling you, we are going to give you some good points to support your project!

L'Erm orchard of wonders

Dearest gentle readers,

it's now been a long time since we last talked about the ton and our very own Piedmont Ms Sharma now Viscountess Bridgerton 👇

Ms Sharma of Piedmont

We started preparing turinepi22 one year ago these days and the first person we interviewed was our very own "Ms Sharma of Piedmont" aka Jyothi Aimino.

If you are a fan of Bridgerton and have been a Turinepi follower for quite some time, by now you know most of Jyothi Aimino's story.

Jyothi Aimino with Lucia of Turinepi

Bridgerton's Turin

Dearest readers,

it has come to the attention of this author that Turin has always been on a Bridgerton's mood since the 10th century at the very least!
Back then of course, not even the Bridgertons were the family we all know today, and the Midland English dialect was emerging over the others and yet... in Turin, in 940, we had already set our local ton that turned royal in 1280. 

Turin's fountains are shaped like a bull