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Turin,
the regional capital of Piedmont, is reputed to be a magical
city. And it can only be by magic that a city, considered
to be the capital of Italian heavy industry Piemonte(FIAT,
one of the biggest automobile producers in the world, is based
here), is also one of the main tourist attractions of Italy.
Of course, there are good reasons for this. In the cathedral
of Turin is kept the Holy Shroud, the ancient linen winding-sheet
in which, according to the tradition, the body of Christ was
wrapped after his crucifixion. At Turin there is also the
Egyptian Museum, which contains an extraordinary collection
of art from Ancient Egypt, and the Sabauda Gallery, full of
masterpieces by great European artists. 
Finally,
at Turin there are some great monumental testimonies to the
important role played by Piedmont in modern Italian history,
as the seat of the House of Savoy (the reigning dynasty of
Italy until 1946) and the first capital of the Kingdom of
Italy: the Royal Palace, Palazzo Madama, the Mole Antonelliana,
and the Royal Villa at Stupinigi. Throughout the rest of Piedmont,
in the cities and provinces of Novara, Vercelli, Cuneo, Alessandria,
and Asti, there are numerous civic and religious edifices
which bear witness to the past: fortresses, basilicae, convents.
Too many to give even a few examples. The natural landscape
is splendid and varied: mountains, valleys, hills (the Langhe
are famous as the setting for many stories by Cesare Pavese
and Beppe Fenoglio, famous writers from Piedmont), lakes (Maggiore,
d'Orta, di Viverone), and the Valgrande National Park. The
gastronomic and wine-producing culture is rich and prestigious
(some of the great Italian wines are from Piedmont)
http://www.regione.piemonte.it/turismo