Turin, Italy

One of the first cities we visited in Italy was Turin - during the 2006 winter Olympics. Since we were only 2+ hours away, we decided to spend some time to get to know the city better. When we woke up on Saturday morning we looked out the window to see the full Alp range of mountains just outside the city - it was spectacular. We found the tourist office and received a great self-guided booklet of 6 different city walks. We were only able to complete 3 of them, but even before we finished the first tour we were hooked - what a terrific city. The shroud of Turin was actually on display (which is very rare), but we didn't see the original due to time constraints. We did see Galleria dell'Industria, Baratti & Milano, Mole Antonelliana, River Po, lots of piazzas and thousands of shops lining dozens of streets. There are so many things to see and do in this city we both agreed that it's worth a trip back. They even have a Choco-Pass to use at all the different chocolate shops around town - THIS alone is worth a trip back. Sunday we drove back through the Great St Bernard Pass and took our first car train through a tunnel at Loetschberg. See the pictures here.