Nature
In the city with the most beautiful natural position – as Le Corbusier noted – new projects will restore to the people an environment that is even more pristine.
Even famous philosophers like Rousseau and Nietzsche were in agreement – when they defined Torino as one of the most charming cities around.
They were referring to the extraordinary setting of the Alps, the rolling hillsides two steps from downtown, and the Po and the other rivers – the Dora Riparia, the Stura and the Sangone – that flow through the city. And to the 18 million square meters of parkland and the 300 kilometers of tree-shaded streets that make the city one of the world’s best from an environmental point of view.
This patrimony is fully enjoyed by Torino’s citizens – who love to pass their free time outdoors – and it is valorized by important public projects like the new river park of the Dora, which is giving the people back an immense green area dotted with installations, paths for cycling and walking, and play areas.
Walks and trekking excursions in the Parco della Collina Torinese – composed of the Bosco del Vaj, the Collina di Superga, the Collina della Maddalena and Cavoretto – represent an opportunity and a patrimony of inestimable naturalistic value for Piemonte’s capital. The Parco del Meisino is a natural oasis and home to one of Europe’s largest colonies of gray herons living in an urban environment. A visit to the historic Royal Gardens, a canoe trip on the Po river, a jog through the Parco del Valentino all the way to the Parco d’Italia ’61, a bicycle ride along the many sylvan bike paths – these are all are opportunities that people who live in Torino, or visitors discovering the city, mustn’t miss.
