The
last and peculiar frontier in tourism is discovering the most
fascinating and ancient cemeteries in Italy.These special and unusual
places full of poetry, history and poignant beauty are part of our
heritage and worth to be known and appreciated : silent places of
memory, art and melancholy beauty. Torino, the most “metaphysical”
and misterious Italian city could not be absent !
The
itinerary is the result of a collaboration between Somewhere tour
operator (www.somewhere.it–
known for its tours Magic Turin and Underground Turin), Emanuela
Moroni, tourist guide (www.guideonyourside.com), Cavourese bus
company (www.cavourese.it) and, last but not least, Ms Renata
Santoro, in charge for events and visits at the Monumental Cemetery
of Torino.
Our
tour is having a big success thanks to two main factors:
*late
afternoon opening “behind closed doors” when the atmosphere of
the site shows an inspiring and special beauty
*the
electrical, innovative and ecofriendly minibus, “Ecocity bus”.
It’s unique of its kind in Italy: the small “ecobus” drives
visitors inside the Monumental Cemetery for our Travel back in Time
and History, it ‘s discreet, moves slowly and silently according to
the most sustainable trends with zero impact on the environment
We
named the tour “Time Travel at the Monumental Cemetery” for
stressing the importance of the exclusive opening at sunset when the
site shows at its best the eternal and sad beauty and everything
turns into a different, poetical light. Moreover by bus the tour can
last longer considering the rich heritage of the place
The
itinerary enhances the concept of the “city of the dead”
absolutely symmetrical to the “city of the living”: the
Monumental Cemetery of Torino boasts kilometres and kilometres of
splendid and ancient arcades reminding the ones of the city centre.
Here the important persons of Torino rest forever : beauty, fame and
glory are here displayed like in an open air museum with great
funeral monuments realized by artists and sculptors of the Academy of
fine Arts. There are replicas of famous ancient tombs such as the so
called “ Etruscan couple” whose original version dates back
to the 4th century a.C.
There is a “universe”
of angels in Art Nouveau style or symbols hidden in the depths of
history; there is the touching tomb of Laura Vigo, the little girl
with a hula hoop , sculpted in 1908 by the well known artist Pietro
Canonica. The young girl is mentioned in a curious legend told by the
journalist Renzo Rossotti in one of his books about Torino’s
traditions and legends.
The
tour is promoted on Somewhere’s website www.somewhere.it
, on social media,on the tourist board office’s website
www.turismotorino.org
and thanks to the partnership with travel agents and web portals.
The
itinerary starts just before sunset on Saturdays and Sundays at 6
p.m.
Meeting
point: Piazza Castello (via Garibaldi side)
Cost:
25 euro
Info
and reservations: www.somewhere.it
booking@somewhere.it
Ph.
+ 39.011.6680580
