Torre Canavese - Piemonte, Italy

Torre Canavese   - Village  of Art

The Village:   Along the road that links Aglie' and Baldissero, after passing the village of Bairo, Torre
                        Canavese appears on the right like a painted picture. You will catch glimpses  of the
                        landscape framing the soft side of a hill and the rural residential village.  Going into town
                        the first unusual thing you will notice  is that the road suddenly stops,   and the walls  of
                        the houses are covered with brushstrokes of artists.

The Municipal Art Gallery:  In 2003, Michael  Gorbachev opened the Art\Gallery of Torre Canavese
                                                 dedicated to his wife Raissa Gorbacheva.

The Viassa:   The Viassa , one of the most beautiful  pedestrian streets of the village, hosts the most
                        characters from Federico Fellini's movies.

Antiques Gallery "Marco Datrino":   The Datrino have been antiques dealers for three  generations
                                                                  In 1968 they purchased the Castle of Torre Canavese (Turin)
                                                                 from Count Balbo Vinadi. The turning point in the international
                                                                 arena began in 1990, with the relationships with the former
                                                                 Soviet Union.
                                                                 The exhibitions, which were in collaboration with the
                                                                 Russian Ministry of Culture were both a great success. In 1993
                                                                 there was "Treasures from the Kremlin" and in 1994 "Gems and
                                                                 Diamonds"

Ceramic Garden:   "The tree of the righteous"  dedicated to Giorgio Perlasca, who saved thousands
                                  of Jews from deportation at his own personal risk.

Torre Canavese

Tel:   +39 0124 501070
Fax:  +39  0124 501382
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Web:   http://www.torrecanavese.piemonte.it