Turin, which touts itself as Europe's capital of baroque, is a gracious city of wide boulevards, elegant arcades and grand public buildings.
Captivating Lake Maggiore is stunning in parts, although its shores are flatter and less spectacular than its pre-Alpine counterparts. Stresa is the main lakeside town.
Genoa doesn't display its charms so easily, but given the chance to wander, explore and discover this historic, cosmopolitan and fascinating port town, you're sure to be won over.
Hello, Columbus
In the wider world, Genoa is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Christopher Columbus. The 500th anniversary of his discovery of America was marked with an Expo in 1992, an event which transformed the ancient Genoese harbor from a decaying backwater into a glitzy showpiece for the city. The face-lift left Genoa with a clutch of lasting portside attractions.
Genoa was named European City of Culture in 2004, an accolade that spurred on yet more renovations and additions to the cityscape, including several new museums and a metro system.
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Beneath the hectic and bustling city of Turin lies another mysterious and unknown world where time seems to stand still.