Piedmont
Italy's second-largest region is arguably its most elegant: a purveyor of Slow Food and fine wine, regal palazzi and an atmosphere that is superficially more français than italiano. But dig deeper and you'll discover that Piedmont has 'Made in Italy' stamped all over it. Emerging from the chaos of the Austrian wars, the unification movement first exploded here in the 1850s, when the noble House of Savoy provided the nascent nation with its first prime minister and its dynastic royal family.
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Top places to visit in Piedmont
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Attraction in ItalyCantine Bosca - Attraction in TurinReggia di Venaria Reale
- Attraction in TurinCastello di Rivoli
- Attraction in TurinCattedrale di San Giovanni Battista
- Attraction in TurinMuseo Egizio
- Attraction in TurinPalazzo Reale
- Attraction in ItalySacra di San Michele
- Attraction in TurinMuseo Nazionale del Cinema
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Piedmont and beyond
- destinationTurin
- destinationLanghe, Roero & Monferrato
- destinationAlba
