08/04/2016

Exploring Places XLVI: Castellinaldo, Italy

The 22nd postcard received was sent from CASTELLINALDO!

View of Castellinaldo. Trip-Suggest.com

WHERE IS CASTELLINALDO?

Castellinaldo is a village of around 900 inhabitants in the region of Piedmont, in the Northern part of Italy. Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its capital is Turin. Piedmont is in Italy's northwest and borders Switzerland and France. It is the second largest of Italy's 20 regions, after Sicily. 

Location of Italy. Wikipedia

Location of Castellinaldo in Italy. Wikipedia

PIEDMONT, the region in which Castellinaldo is located, IS FAMOUS FOR...
...being one of the great winegrowing regions in Italy.

Wine making in Piedmont. Unesco.org
... being home to the FIAT automobile works, to Olivetti and to the  Ferrero's chocolate factories!
Fiat Headquarters in Piedmont. Wikimedia Commons
Ferrero Rocher. Wikimedia Commons

Olivetti Logo. Wikimedia Commons

Macchina da scrivere. 1910. Massa.Subito-Italia.eu
... hosting the XX Olympic Winter Games in Torino in 2006 
Torino Winter Olympics Logo. Wikimedia Commons
Torino Winter Olympics. Ultragame.es

PLACES TO VISIT

The Egyptian Museum

Invito Museo Egizio

The Shroud of Torino, one of the most precious relics in Christianity

Shroud of Turin. Wikimedia Commons

Mole Antonelliana the National Cinema Museum

Torino Cinema Museum. Wikimedia Commons
The Sacri Monti, a Catholic complex dedicated to the mysteries of the rosary.

Sacri Monti. Wikimedia Commons

Lake Maggiore, a large lake located on the south side of the Alps. It is the second largest lake in Italy and the largest in southern Switzerland.

Lago Maggiore. Wikimedia Commons

If you want to discover more about this breathtaking region, check our next post!

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