Hotels in Turin province
A swift guide to some of the major and lesser towns in Turin province, in Italy’s Piedmont region. We’ve given a brief resume of the features of the town - hope you find it useful … Enjoy!
Collegno hotels
The municipality of Collegno is in Torino province of Piedmont region, in the north east of Italy. It lies around 9km west of Turin itself, and most visitors booking a hotel in Collegno will be using it as a foothold for Turin, which is easily accessible. Nearby towns to Collegno include Druento, Venaria Reale, Pianezza, Rivoli, and Grugliasco.
Ivrea hotels
Ivrea is an ancient town, founded as a cavalry station by the Romans, who in 100BC dubbed the settlement Eporedia - which rather delightfully means ‘the place to change horses’. Locals are called Eporediesi to this day. More recent history saw Ivrea as the base for Olivetti, one of the world’s giants of typewriter manufacture. Unsurprisingly, that’s an industry long gone, and with it some 70 per cent of the local workforce. Surprisingly perhaps, Ivrea is far from a depressed or deserted place, and is perhaps best known for its Battle of the Oranges, when different teams from around the town pelt each other with the fruit. The carnival takes place at Mardi Gras, three days of citrus soaked mayhem ending on the day before Lent. If you’re looking for a hotel in Ivrea for the Battle of the Oranges, make sure you book early … the town fills up!
Ivrea has many historic sights, including a brick castle raised by Amadeus VI of Savoy in 1357; you’ll notice that one of the four towers is missing - struck by lightning in 1676 the ammunition store exploded, never to be replaced. The Cathedral dates from 1000AD, a Romanesque edifice built over a 4th century BC pagan temple. There is the Biblioteca Capitolare, a library with an important set of codexes from the seventh to 15th centuries. See too the little Gothic church of San Bernardino, built by the Minorites in 1455. The Museum Pier Alessandro Garda has some archaeological remains and Japanese art, and there is the Open Air Museum of Modern Architecture, which was opened in 2001 (and funded by the Olivetti dynasty). There are the remains of a Roman theatre from the 1st century west of the city centre, and the Ponte Vecchio (old bridge), originally in wood and rebuilt in stone in 1716. See too the 18th century Town Hall and 11th century Romanesque bell tower, the only remains of the old St Stephen’s Abbey.
Romano Canavese hotels
Lying around 40 kilometres north east of the Turin, the little town of Romano Canavese is in the Torino province of northern Italy’s Piedmont (Piemonte) region. Romano Canavese has a population of fewer than 3000 people and borders Pavone Canavese, Ivrea, Mercenasco, Strambino, Perosa Canavese and Scarmagno. Romano Canavese is part of the Canavese area at the foot of the Alps (Piemonte means ‘foot of the mountains’ of course), and which is centred on the town of Ivrea. It joins the Aosta Valley to the north and the River Po to the south.
San Giorgio Canavese hotels
A town of some two and a half thousand people in the Torino province of Italy’s northern Piedmont (Piemonte) region, San Giorgio Canavese lies around 35 kilometres north of the city of Turin itself. The main sight in the town is the Castello (castle) San Giorgio. There is a whole cluster of villages in this part of Piedmont bearing the ‘Canavese’ name. Canavese itself is an area at the foot of the Alps, centred on the town of Ivrea and famed for its castles. To the north it borders the Aosta Valley, and to the east Biella and Vercelli. It’s bordered to the south and west by the River Po. Near neighbours include Rivarolo Canavese, San Giusto Canavese and San Martino Canavese.
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