July in Turin

Here are 5 good reasons to visit Turin in July!

1. The sales!!

shoe designer Manuela Gomez drawing her client's foot

St John celebrations

Among the many things Italy is famous in the world fashion, and historical costumes are definitely two.

If you love fashion and its history, if you love Europe because it feels just like a time machine, then Turin is your best destination particularly during the St. John the Baptist Day celebrations.

the Romans in Turin

Once visitors make it over, virtually everybody falls in love with Turin, its elegant architecture and rational structure - a legacy of the Roman times. The ancient Roman military camp on whose grid the Turin's downtown developed together with the Palatine Towers are the local Roman souvenirs to remind everyone that Turin has a long history!

the Palatine Towers with the statue of Julius Caesar

Lyn fascinated by Turin!

Back in October 2015, through Instagram we connected with Louise Rhodes, an Aussie friend with a passion for food, wine and travel. 

The following month, on November 1st, we accompanied her at Manuela Gomez  to pick her "on demand made in Turin" wedding shoes for her wedding in May 2016.

Reine's taste of Turin

Today we are sharing our friend Reine's guest post about her recent visit here in Turin and her fun itinerary!

Be warned: you'll want to follow her steps soon:D

Reine Dugas Bouton teaches English at Southeastern Louisiana University.  She has taken students to Italy for summer study abroad for ten years and has published academic writing, fiction, and nonfiction. She documents her travels on her blog and Twitter account. 

She lives in New Orleans with her son, and her dog and cat too.

Turin's downtown castles

Piazza Castello: Palazzo Reale - the Royal Palace and Palazzo Madama - the Queen's Palace

Thanks to its long tradition of capital of the Savoy kingdom, Turin hosts many royal palaces located downtown, on the river, on the hills and in the suburb.

Museums to see in Turin

Through the centuries Turin has always been one of the main centers where creative minds, intellectuals and innovators converged to. Maybe because of its clean 18th century architecture and polished elegance, the average Turin resident is generally quite into arts and always on the look for mental stimulation, literally of any kind. 

So, it makes sense that Turin hosts many unique museums with incredible large collections you won't find in any other city! 

These are the top 5 musuems you can't miss out on your first visit to Turin!

TurinEpi15 July 22

Wednesday, July 22  was a rich day of events for all the Turin Epicurean Capital 2015 guests. We started the day with the second round table facilitated by Daniela Mondino. 

As there were four guests with a very varied background, Daniela prepared customized questions for each one of them, yet keeping food as the main common topic. 

Daniela introduced herself to explain where her questions where originating, and as a Turinese who had lived in Dublin asked Silvia Baldini about her feelings as a Turinese living in the US.

Turinepi15 day 2

July 22 2015 there will be the second day of Turin Epicurean Capital 2015.

This will be a rich day for all our guests as it will start with a round table and it will finish with 3 tours!!