Piedmont photos

Saluzzo

Traveling in Piedmont, in Italy, you must stop and visit Saluzzo a magnificent and spectacular example of medieval architecture perfectly preserved during centuries. The opportunities to take good pictures in Saluzzo are really many. Saluzzo was for four centuries, an independent and proud marquisate; a territory with vocation for fruits, a fertile and generous soil. The day I came across visiting Saluzzo regretfully was cold and foggy, not really ideal for the shots I had in mind, and the beautiful castle named “Castello della Manta” with its Renaissance frescoes was closed for restoration. It is not sure, of… Continue reading →

Turin’s sunset in Piazza Solferino

One of the most famous historic squares of Turin is Piazza Solferino, located at busy center of the city. The realization of Piazza Solferino started in the second half of the nineteenth century, after the dismantling of the fortifications of the Citadel of Turin in 1852. The main decoration of the square is the fountain Angelica with four groups of statues that refer to the four seasons. The esoteric legend says that between the statues there is a magic door, a gate to the infinite. At the center of the square you see the Atrium pavilions designed… Continue reading →

Roero’s awakening

Today Roero is a recognized wine-making area of Piedmont along with its neighbors Langhe and Monferrato; but Roero region is also known for its fruits production. Therefore during springtime the landscape dominated by orchards changes really rapidly starting from amazing blossom and flowers of all kinds of fruit trees: pears, peaches, apples, apricot, and plums. Here we have some photos I took when I went there for a walk trying to get pictures of the blossom colors but regretfully the light was quite terrible, plus I got also an overexposed development of my film done by some really… Continue reading →

Turin’s Chinese ideograms

A demonstration on how to draw Chinese ideograms grabbed my attention while I was visiting a small town near Turin while an Asia related showing was going on. The grace and the image of the lady movements was intense so I started to shot some pictures with my Canon EOS 300. There was also some interesting decorations items in the garden outside the showroom. Basically another occasion for some good photos. NOTE: - the images have been realized starting from original prints using a scanner HP, wait to load completely the page before click on the photos,… Continue reading →

Roero’s geometry

The name Roero comes from the Roero family who dominated this area of Piedmont for a number of centuries during the Middle Ages, but as geographic identity is quite a recent term. Starting from the seventies Roero has identified the hilly region situated north of Alba in the north-east corner of the province of Cuneo in Piedmont, north-west Italy. The river Tanaro marks its southern border, dividing it from the Langhe. Twenty-four towns today are included in Roero. Here we have the photo gallery of my first trip in Roero many years ago, visiting a friend of mine… Continue reading →

Mole Antonelliana with snow

Last winter, I realized that I had never photographed the Mole Antonelliana as seen by the royal gardens. In this website you will find some other photos of the Mole Antonelliana, it is virtually impossible to come to Turin to photograph the city without its symbol, the one which makes it a unique city with a unique profile. The construction of the Mole Antonelliana began in 1863, and was originally intended to be a Jewish synagogue. The draft of the Mole Antonelliana was revealed long and costly and a series of changes made by Antonelli, the architect of this work,… Continue reading →

The Devil’s door in Turin

In Turin, in Via Vittorio Alfieri, stands an old building, now hosting a Bank. The building has a beautiful huge door of carved dark hardwood. Palazzo Trucchi di Levaldigi, so you call the building, is an imposing building erected in 1673 by the minister of finance of the House of Savoy, it was designed by Amedeo di Castellamonte. The door is decorated with flowers, angels, fruit, but what can not be unnoticed is the clapper in the center of the door, shiny, a smiling a Devil. All Turin, known this place as the Devil’s door. It was once also home… Continue reading →

Life and dead in Turin

This is a series of shots made in Turin in different circumstances, a walk in the old town and a visit to the cemetery. As I watched these pictures of Turin, I immediately realized that they went along, they were opposed and antithetical, but inevitably attracted each other. Life, games, fun, a clown, the street, church, religion, tombs. All what is inevitably a life and all what is inevitably death at its end, all concentrated in few clicks. The first photos were taken in Piazza San Carlo, one of my favorite squares in Turin, then via Giolitti and… Continue reading →

Roero’s trails

Back on Roero trails then, finally I was there again but this time I was taking photos with my new Canon 450D. You can see immediately the difference in quality of the digital images, there is no match at all compared with the old works and pictures. The basic element in the Roero’s landscape along those trails we decided to follow, is the geological formation ‘Le Rocche del Roero’. As you can see in some photo some huge erosional patterns dominate the hills, they were caused by Tanaro river when it diverted its course 250.000 years ago. This… Continue reading →

Turin, parade of Alpini Corps 2011

The last day of the event in Turin was held the big parade where marched over 90,000 Alpini. The parade lasted ten hours, and the event was felt even more this year because we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy, and Turin was the first capital of Italy. The people stand hours under the sun on a beautiful spring day to see them marching, applauding. The banners you can see in the photos highlighted very well the spirit of the Alpini Corps, such as the absolute dedication to the people and to maintain a united Nation fighting… Continue reading →

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