Images of Turin

There is more to Turin than the shroud, or the odd papal visit, as Blandine and I found out staggering around the old part of the city, which goes by the magical name Aurora. Full of grand old palaces, cobbled streets, charming 18^th and 19^th century townhouses and baroque churches. Here, in no particular order, are the things that caught my attention.  None of the monuments and famous landmarks, though. You can find those in any tourist website, so I don’t see the point of shoving them in my blog.

 

Statue of some dude falling off a hoss. I suspect the sculptor had been drinking something, when he designed the statue.

 Cool, a chemist's shop in a baroque building!

Two dudes doing a magic trick in the royal square

Blandine peeking out from begind a pop-art pope.

 

OK, one famous monument: the Basilica of Superga perched atop a hill overlooking Turin.

The magnificent dome of the basilica.

 

We paid 3 euros to go up to the roof via a winding staircase, to take this shot of the roof and bell tower of the basilica.