TODAY
Today the city has a number of excellent museums: the Galleria Sabauda (Savoy
Gallery) and the Egyptian Musuem, which is the world's oldest and second
in terms of importance; the GAM, Civic Gallery of Modern and
Contemporary Art, is the second most important museum of modern art in
Italy; the Museum of Ancient Art housed in Palazzo Madama; the Royal
Armoury, with one of the world's most important collections of weapons;
the Mole Antonelliana, the symbol of the city and home of the new
National Film Museum.
Torino also has a thousand faces in everyday life: a serious industrial city with unexpected charm and joie de vivre. From the rite of aperitifs to restaurants which offer food made from extraordinary products native to Piedmont; cheeses, mushrooms, truffles, chocolate and prestigious wines such as Barolo and Barbaresco.
After dinner, the bars along the River Po come to life and fill the air with sound. Every night music, art exhibitions and street theatre artists become part of the life of a Torino which will amaze you.
