One of the very first things I learned about life in Turin is that soccer or.. football is life. If you are into the game you then you are generally asked if you are Juve or Toro. Meaning, do you root for Juventus or Torino FC. Like any sport, there is a rivalry and it’s … More History of Torino: Grande Torino
*This post is part of a Bloggers Link Up that I decided to participate in. Thank you to Kelly from Italian at Heart, Jasmine from Questa Dolce Vita and Kristie from Mammaprada for hosting. Click on the badge below for more information and to read about the other bloggers participating this month. December’s topic is: … More My Italian Connection: Lessons in Family History
FIAT. You hear Fiat, you think Turin… that is if you KNOW cars. Did you know that FIAT actually stands for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino? Now you may think that an Automobile museum would be “boring” to the average person BUT.. I’m here to tell you that you’d be surprised by what you may … More City Museums: Museo dell’Automobile
This past Sunday, the Husband and I decided to take the kids to the Air show. The Aeritalia- Torino airport celebrated 100 yrs of operation. It was a 2 day event and unfortunately we missed quite a bit of excitement. The program states that on Saturday, there were planes on exhibit along with Hot Air … More Centenario Aeritalia
Another school year has come and gone and as usual, the middle school and high school kids have all gathered to celebrate! It’s tradition. Go to the fountains at Piazza Castello and play. I remember the first time I saw the kids playing back in 2009. It was my first summer here and Carlo and … More Schools out for summer! 2016
In April, I got the chance to visit one of Torino’s most beautiful villas. Villa della Regina is one of the Savoy’s family residence. Built in the 17th century it was originally built for the Prince-Cardinal Maurice of Savoy whose brother Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy was ruling at the time. The Villa has … More Villa della Regina
Many people don’t realize that Torino is actually a very green city. Images of a grey, industrial mess is probably what most image. In the last couple of years, the city has taken great strides to make a more environmentally friendly way of life. When I first moved here 7 years ago, trash recycling was … More A surprisingly green Torino
In June, our Blogging Piemonte group tackled the topic of Authenticity in Piemonte. After I wrote my post, I a lot of other thoughts came up as to how I and the other expats somehow magically transformed more Italian. This actually became more and more apparent after this past summer. I had a few visitors … More Authenticity pt2: They just don’t get it
One of the things I love about living in Torino is that it is filled with so much history and elegance. Everywhere you go it’s all around you and that’s because the House of Savoy LOVED to show off. You know the House of Savoy right? No? Well, here’s a quick history lesson: The House … More Feel like a Royal in Torino
I wish I could remember who told me about La Fattoria del Gelato. I need to hug them.. or buy them a huge gelato! La Fattoria is an agrigelateria located in Pianezza which is located 15km west of the city center. Most people aren’t aware that this place even exist and that probably because it’s … More Giro del Gelato: La Fattoria del Gelato
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