Articles related to "Turin"



Festival of Chocolate – Turin
Turin holds its annual Festival of Chocolate in Feb/Mar 2008. The city is the Italian home of chocolate and the festival will include tastings and cookery demonstrations.
• turin • chocolate festival • cioccolato • cookery demonstrations • italian speciality

The Shroud as Evidence
A scholar's account of what the Shroud of Turin bears witness to: the torture of our Lord.
• shroud • jesus • turin • shroud of turin • crucifixtion

Italy - Nietzsche in Turin
When the 19th century German philosopher Fredrich Neitzsche moved to Turin in 1888 he loved it instantly. He also loved walking and for him Turin was the perfect place.
• neitzsche moved to turin in 1888 • mole antonelliana - tallest brick building in the • national museum of cinema • 18th-century arcades • carignano opera

Italy - Surprising Turin
But it's not all about ancient history. The Juventis Football Club and Fiat live here - and the Christmas Lights are fabulous.
• leonardo da vinci’s self portrait • shroud of turin said to have wrapped christ's body • porta pallazo europe’s biggest open-air market • balon - an interesting colourful flea market • egyptian museum second largest in world

Italy - Turin - The Cinema Museum
Exciting film exhibition showcases original scripts from Psycho and Empire Strikes Back as well as memorabilia, classic movie clips and lots of interactivity.
• film clips by woody allen and quentin tarantino • mole antonelliana • tallest museum in the world • early projectors and cameras • charlie chaplin's bowler hat

Italy: Turin Travel Facts & Trivia
Tourists in Piemonte's capital can learn about Ancient Egypt, St Giovanni Bosco and Roman influence, or visit Juventus Football Club and the National Museum of Cinema.
• turin travel facts • italy trivia • mole antonelliana • black magic triangles • juventus football club

The Italian Job in Turin, Italy.
Travel to Turin in Piedmont (or Piemonte as the locals call it), Italy, and relive scenes from the classic Michael Caine and minis film, The Italian Job.
• david whitley • turin • italian job • michael caine • mini

Turin Hotels & Restaurants, Italy
Book accommodation in a value for money double room, or try dining with a degustation menu amongst the baroque architecture in the magical capital of the Piemonte region.
• turin hotels • restaurants italy • italian job • magical city break • capital of the piemonte region

Turin's Salone del Gusto
A precis of the BBC's online piece about The Salone del Gusto's (Exhibition of Taste) ingenious way of celebrating both its 10th anniversary while promoting peace.
• salone del gusto • slow food movement • chefs for peace • israeli-palestinian chefs • the peace meal

Mountains on the Left, Ruins on the Right
Tolkien Enterprises recently moved to protect its trademarks in the gaming marketplace. Can they really prevent the gaming community from exercising its imagination, or are they just delaying the inevitable?
• tolkien enterprises • iron crown enterprises • middle-earth • gaming • role-playing games

The Captains Crazy of Middle-earth
A discussion of the inadequate strategies and tactics employed by the Noldor in the Wars of Beleriand, and the blunders which ultimately led to their downfall.
• noldor • beleriand • fingolfin • feanor • hurin

The Manly Men of Myth and Middle-Earth
How much were Tolkien's heroes like the heroes of the ancient Greeks, Hebrews, and Germans? Did Beowulf really serve as a model for any of Middle-earth's men of action? Tolkien is believed to have revived some of the ancient epic traditions, but his heroes display a surprising humility when compared to classic examples.
• beowulf • aragorn • eomer • hurin • turin

Middleton:Victoria Cross
The account of a mortally wounded pilot, Sgt. Middleton who still brought his crew home following a raid on Turin. His devotion to duty against overwhelming odds.
• world war ii • royal air force • bomber command • short stirling • turin raid

A Blooming and Rocking Royal Shropshire
A Royal visit and a world class flower show along with some of the best rock bands on the planet.
• the queen • shrewsbury flower show • v2003 • weston park • telford

California Barbera Comes of Age
The state of Barbera in California. Italian and California Barberas compared.
• barbera • italy • california • wine • french

Alba: Italy's Truffle Capital
White truffles, Piedmont cheeses, Madernassa pears, Barolo and Barbaresco wines, chestnuts, hazelnuts and dark chocolate -- delicious travels in Alba and the Langhe hills
• alba • northern italy white truffle capital • foodie travel • southern piedmont cheeses • barolo

Cool Places for Summer Travel
Summer travel in Southern Europe can mean sweltering cities and overcrowded hot beaches, but Italy, Greece, Spain and Portugal also have cooler places to escape the heat.
• summer travel southern europe • best places escape heat • cool places italy greece spain portugal • avoid hot cites beaches • dolomites mountain temperatures lower

Italian travel facts and trivia
Italy: Information and statistics on the world's oldest museum, the first ghetto, Archimedes, black magic, Passion Of The Christ, Battle of the Oranges & Messina bridge.
• rome • venice • syracuse • padua • turin

Northern Italy's Best Experiences
Whether it's Verona's arena by candlelight before the opera or St Mark's Square in high water, the travel highlights of northern Italy are more than just sightseeing.
• best travel experiences • northern italy • verona arena opera • candle light • st marks square

Northern Italy’s Top 10 Sights
These are not the secret little places - these are the must-see sights, the best of the best, the icons of Italian travel, from Venice to Turin and the lakes.
• northern italy top 10 must-see sights • best icons italian travel • holy shrines • visitors must see • regions north po river

Queens of Egypt: Exhibit Preview
"Queens of Egypt" ("Reines d'Egypte") at Monaco's Grimaldi Forum describes the varied roles of royal women through some 250 objects from collections worldwide.
• art museum exhibitions • reines d'egypte • queens of egypt • grimaldi forum monaco • egyptian art sculpture

Two Centre European City Breaks
Book a cheap flight, then combine Milan and Turin, Marseille and Avignon or Cologne and Bonn. Or maybe Copenhagen and Malmo or Luxembourg and Trier?
• european city breaks • two centre • cheap flight • bus journey • train bonn cologne


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