{"id":3726,"date":"2014-07-23T06:39:18","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T06:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.italygreentravel.com\/?p=3726"},"modified":"2014-08-15T11:32:53","modified_gmt":"2014-08-15T09:32:53","slug":"visit-turin-personal-greeter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/visit-turin-personal-greeter\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Turin with a personal Greeter? I did and here is my story"},"content":{"rendered":"

What makes a visit with a \u201cgreeter\u201d one of the “things to do” in Turin ?
\nHave a look at my experience in Turin and see if all Italian cities and towns shouldn\u2019t have a \u201cgreeter\u201d to welcome visitors and turn them into loving fans.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Caf\u00e9:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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One of the things to be done in Turin: eat a delicious Meringa at Pasticceria Tamborini, photo by Cristiana Pedrali<\/div><\/div>\n

Are you a chocolate addict? Well, I must admit I am.
\nCould I visit the city of Gianduiotto<\/strong> and Bicerin<\/strong> and miss the opportunity to try them all? Of course, I couldn\u2019t.
\nI forced my \u201cTurin greeter\u201d to escort me to some of the most well-known caf\u00e9s of the city and even forced him to sit and try their specialities though I suspecedt he is familiar with them all.<\/p>\n

Milano&Baratti, in Galleria Subalppina:<\/em><\/h4>\n

An elegant ebony and red velvet caf\u00e9 where Art D\u00e9co in all its glory. I half expected to see a lady with her parasol, full of airs and graces take a seat close by and order a glass of sherry. The arrival of our order of two huge, dark chocolate and noisette ice creams brought me back to the present however and to our conversation.<\/p>\n

Tamburini, in via Garibaldi:<\/em><\/h4>\n

Lying in the mild sun of this unconventional summer, eating a creamy meringa and drinking dark tea with no sugar reminds me of the French caf\u00e9s in Paris, though I would have had red wine instead of a meringa. And yet, Michele reminds me that there is still a strong French presence in Turin.<\/p>\n

Stratta,in Piazza San Carlo:<\/em><\/h4>\n

An impeccable waiter wearing a black and white uniform asks for our iorder and I am afraid I may disappoint him if I ask for something different than the bicerin. The bicerin is a speciality made of coffee, chocolate and whipped cream<\/p>\n

After this sugar overload, Michele led me through his city telling me about his lifestyle, where he works and what he likes to do in his spare time.<\/p>\n

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One of the things to be done in Turin: admire the precious wooden front door, photo by Cristiana Pedrali<\/div><\/div>\n

2. Front gate:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

while chatting about everything, I pointed out to Michele the extraordinary design of some wooden portals. Most of them show precious decorations in Art D\u00e9co or Bauhaus style, with sophisticated lines everywhere and little and graceful sirens that emerge from the dark wood.
\nI am never tired to point them out to my greeter who must think I am a little funny.
\nAnd door after door, strolling along the \u201clongest European portici\u201d<\/strong> we reach, il Parco del Valentino, the city green area.<\/p>\n

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3. \u201cImbarchini\u201dalong the Po river and the \u201cRocky garden\u201d in the\u201d Parco del Valentino\u201d.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Chatting and walking, we reached the banks of the river Po, the longest Italian river.
\nAlong its banks the people of Turin take walks, run, ride bike, walk small and large dogs and…listen to music.
\nAmongst the green and lavish grape trees a few small buildings propose local wine, sandwiches and music of any kind from jazz to rock played by local groups.
\nThe locals call them \u201cimbarchini\u201d meaning the place from where you can board boats<\/strong>. I felt immediately as if I was one of the characters from the French painting Le Moulin de la Galette <\/em>by Renoir where a group of people listen to music, dance and have a glass of wine in the middle of the green along the Seine river.<\/p>\n\n\t\t