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A view over Turin, taken from the Monte dei Cappuccini (Cappuccini 1 and Cappuccini 2 ).

Panorama pic, 30 shots (3 rows of 10 each), no tripod. Original size: 23408 x 3886 px.

Turin's area is surrounded by the Alpes. The triangular peak on the left, visible through the fog, is the Mount Viso (aka Monviso), where the river Po is born.
Halfway between the Mount Viso and the rooftop angle, the Olympic Arch (Turin - 7 ).
Below the Mount Viso, on the river's edge, the back side of the Castle of Valentino (White walls, red flags ) can be clearly seen. Following the river to the right, we meet Valentino and Valentina, the two boats that sail along the river: the trip is mainly a touristic attraction.
Above the boats, the peaks covered with snow locate the valley of Susa (White places ), where many of the 2006 Winter Olympics contests were held. Just below the snow line, the Sacra di San Michele (The Sacra ) is barely visible.
The banks of the river in the middle portion of the image are called Murazzi. It is Turin's groovy nights area, and it also where i took Night on the river from.
Following the river further to the right, we find Vittorio Emanuele I bridge. Turin - 8 was taken from there.
On the left of the bridge, there is Vittorio Veneto Square (aka Piazza Vittorio), the biggest square in Europe. The colored pavilions in the square were hosting the CioccolaTO happening: every year, in march, the best chocolate producers from Turin and the rest of Italy (but someone comes from Switzerland too) expose and sell their products, and show how they make them. Chocolate is an art, in Turin. By the way, Cioccolato is the italian word for Chocolate, and TO is Turin's acronym on car plates.
Behind the square, the Mole Antonelliana (Turin - 2 , Turin - 10 and Olympic fireworks ) dominates the city.
On the right, just in front of Vittorio Veneto Square, there is the Gran Madre Church (Turin - 4 ).
The snowy peaks located halfway between the Mole and the Gran Madre are the top peaks of Monte Rosa (Pink Mountain), one of the major mountain blocks in the Aples; it owns its name to the color its glaciers often get at sunrise and sunset.
And finally, rightmost, on the top of the hill, the Basilica of Superga .

Just in case someone would like to see how Turin looks like - even if there are no leaves on the trees yet.

Description
A view over Turin, taken from the Monte dei Cappuccini (Cappuccini 1 and Cappuccini 2 ).

Panorama pic, 30 shots (3 rows of 10 each), no tripod. Original size: 23408 x 3886 px.

Turin's area is surrounded by the Alpes. The triangular peak on the left, visible through the fog, is the Mount Viso (aka Monviso), where the river Po is born.
Halfway between the Mount Viso and the rooftop angle, the Olympic Arch (Turin - 7 ).
Below the Mount Viso, on the river's edge, the back side of the Castle of Valentino (White walls, red flags ) can be clearly seen. Following the river to the right, we meet Valentino and Valentina, the two boats that sail along the river: the trip is mainly a touristic attraction.
Above the boats, the peaks covered with snow locate the valley of Susa (White places ), where many of the 2006 Winter Olympics contests were held. Just below the snow line, the Sacra di San Michele (The Sacra ) is barely visible.
The banks of the river in the middle portion of the image are called Murazzi. It is Turin's groovy nights area, and it also where i took Night on the river from.
Following the river further to the right, we find Vittorio Emanuele I bridge. Turin - 8 was taken from there.
On the left of the bridge, there is Vittorio Veneto Square (aka Piazza Vittorio), the biggest square in Europe. The colored pavilions in the square were hosting the CioccolaTO happening: every year, in march, the best chocolate producers from Turin and the rest of Italy (but someone comes from Switzerland too) expose and sell their products, and show how they make them. Chocolate is an art, in Turin. By the way, Cioccolato is the italian word for Chocolate, and TO is Turin's acronym on car plates.
Behind the square, the Mole Antonelliana (Turin - 2 , Turin - 10 and Olympic fireworks ) dominates the city.
On the right, just in front of Vittorio Veneto Square, there is the Gran Madre Church (Turin - 4 ).
The snowy peaks located halfway between the Mole and the Gran Madre are the top peaks of Monte Rosa (Pink Mountain), one of the major mountain blocks in the Aples; it owns its name to the color its glaciers often get at sunrise and sunset.
And finally, rightmost, on the top of the hill, the Basilica of Superga .

Just in case someone would like to see how Turin looks like - even if there are no leaves on the trees yet.