About Torino
Roman castrum, medieval town,
first capital of Italy. Torino offers a lasting memory of castles, old
beautiful palaces, royal residences, monuments. Torino is one of the
cultural leading cities in Italy. The city’s lively cultural scene
includes music, theatre, visual arts, photography, film, design, dance
and heritage as well as a wide choice of museums, 46 in town, such as
the world famous Egyptian Museum, the beautiful Galleria Sabauda with
Italian and Flemish painting collections, the Automobile Museum, the
Modern Art Gallery, the Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art, the National
Cinema Museum with its unique interactive approach.The wonderful Reggia di Venaria (Venaria Royal Residence) - photo Symposium srl
Around Torino thousands of excursion opportunities: the Alps, the lakes, the artistic cities and villages, the golf courses, the wine and food tours.
Shopping
Torino
offers both luxury and characteristic shops. Most of the luxury shops
are located in the city centre on via Roma: fashion boutiques, jewelry
shops, perfume shops and food and wine stores which feature the best of
the regional products. Then there are the characteristic shops in the
little alleys of the inner city, full of cafes and craftshops. Torino
has a little bit (or, as is often the case, a lot) of everything and for
all budgets as well.
Eating
Torino is one of the
undisputed world capital of taste. It has always boasted a renowned food
and wine tradition. The region’s extraordinary cuisine can be enjoyed
in over 600 city restaurants. Restaurants are usually open from 12.00 to
14.30 and from 19.30 to 22.30. For those who prefer something different
to the classic menus, Torino proposes a most pleasant alternative: wine
bars. Torino is also renowned for the ability of its pastrycooks..
More info on Turin? visit www.turismotorino.org
About ISPRA
The final conference day will be held at the Europena Commission Joint Research Centre in Ispra (Varese).
Ispra is a beautiful lakeside municipality overlooking the eastern shore of Lake Maggiore (about 130 km from Torino).
Certainly, tourism in Ispra is not a recent phenomenon; in fact, the superb gardens of the great noble residences from the 1800’s embellish the entire surrounding area. Another traditional and age-old activity was the extraction and processing of limestone, as shown by the obvious signs of the white gashes in the sides of the hill and four of the kilns once used to process quicklime.
Lastly, Ispra is characterised by its long lakeshore development. The coast can almost be entirely walked along a section of pedestrian precinct, which is equipped with facilities.