Piazza Castello

Piazza Castello usytuowany jest w samym sercu miasta. Prowadza do niego via Garibaldi (od strony Piaza Statuto), via Roma (od strony Piazza San Carlo i stacji Porta Nuova) oraz via Po (od strony Piazza Vittorio i wzgorza turynskiego).

W centralnym pukcie wzniesiony jest Palazzo Madama z okazalymi zbiorami w swoim muzeum mieszczacym sie wewnatrz. Ponadto atrakcja dla odwiedzajacych palac turystow jest wieza widokowa, z ktorej podziwiac mozna wspaniala panorame miasta.

IN ITALIANO

Piazza Castello è la piazza principale di Torino, cuore del centro storico della città: ivi sono situati importanti palazzi cittadini, quali Palazzo Reale e Palazzo Madama. In piazza Castello confluiscono quattro delle principali vie di Torino: via Garibaldi (pedonale), via Po, via Roma

e via Pietro Micca.

IN ENGLISH

Piazza Castello is right in the centre of Turin and the point where Via Po, Via Roma and Via Garibaldi converge.

Comissioned by Carlo Emmanuele I and first designed by Ascanio Vitozzi in the 16th century, Piazza Castello was the power base of the Dukes of Savoy and today consists of a broad square in which pedestrians, cars, buses and trams all vie for priority.

In the centre of the piazza is Palazzo Madama (above), a fusion of a Roman gate, mediaeval castle and baroque facade, while the square is surrounded by buildings such as the Palazzo Reale, the Armeria Reale, the Teatro Regio and the Royal Library.

The latter contains works by da Vinci, while the nearby Piazzetta Mollino houses the State Archives. Also close by is the Church of San Lorenzo.

Palazzo Madama is interesting for another reason, as it is where the father of Carlo Emmanuele I, Duke Emanuele Filiberto, was supposed to have indulged in alchemy.

The arcades surrounding the square offer good shelter from the sun in the summer, behind which you can find a variety of shops and cafés and in the winter the square is equipped with an ice rink.