February 03, 2006
TURIN GUIDEBOOK: Travel after the OlympicsThe attention devoted to Turin for the Winter Olympics may inspire some travelers to consider vacationing there once the hoopla is over and hotel rooms are empty.
"A Civilized Traveller's Guide to Turin" by Eugenia Bell (The Little Bookroom, $14.95) focuses on art, culture, architecture and history, with chapters on food and shopping, plus recommendations for hotels and day trips.
Bell's book highlights Turin's many facets, from its scenic location between the western Alps and the Po River, to its streetscapes and marketplaces that are best enjoyed by strolling under 11 miles of pedestrian-friendly arcades.
Museums include the nearby Castello di Rivoli, a castle that houses contemporary art; Museo della Marionetta, a small museum devoted to marionettes; the Museo dell'Automobile, devoted to vintage cars, and the Museo Nazionale del Cinema, celebrating the Italian film industry, which began in Turin.
Culinary musts include panini, gelato and regional wines and cheeses, not to mention bicerin -- a coffee, whipped cream and chocolate concoction sampled by many of Turin's tourists at a well-known cafe called Al Bicerin.
At 6:30 p.m. or 7 p.m., some cafes will lay out a spread called stuzzichini -- cheese, salami, olives and bread -- to go with your aperitif.
Dinner, typically eaten later in the evening, starts with a first course of pasta, followed by fish or meat, and finally dolci -- sweets like bonet, a chocolate and amaretti pudding, or panna cotta, a creamy pudding with fresh fruit.
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