Messaging Outside The Church

In front of the Church of the Virgin of the Consolation is a small piazza with the famous Caffè Al Bicerin which serves the delicious local speciality beverage : Bicerin and some other restaurants.

A woman stepped away from the crowd to read messages in private, borrowing the light from the entrance of the church. Perhaps it was a message from God?

Location :  Piazza Della Consolata

Al Bicerin

Bicerin is a traditional hot drink native to Turin, Italy, made of espresso, drinking chocolate, and milk served layered in a small glass.

The word bicerin is Piedmontese for "small glass" and is the equivalent of Italian bicchierino (diminutive of bicchiere, or “glass").
This coffee beverage has existed since the 18th century and was praised by Alexandre Dumas in 1852. It is believed to be based on the 17th century drink bavarèisa ("Bavarian"): the key distinction is that in a bicerin the three components are carefully layered in the glass rather than being mixed together.

Everywhere in Torino, you can find bars and caffè offering Bicerin, but the best place to try this drink is at the more than 200 years old Caffè Al Bicerin .
Caffè al Bicerin, sits across from the Santuario della Consolata, a historic coffeehouse in Torino’s piazza della Consolata, has been serving the drink since the 18th century. 

Location : Piazza Della Consolata

Conversation

Guido and Max in front of the info board having a conversation about the bell tower of the Consolata church...

Consolata Church And Its Tower

The Santuario della Consolata at piazza Della Consolata.

 The Consolata standing side by side with its bell tower....

The bell tower was built in the eleventh century, the completion of the church of Sant'Andrea, the bell tower is the work of monaco Bruningo, and only evidence of the previous Romanesque church which was built on the current sanctuary is in fact due to this fact, it  appears to be disconnected from the design of  the main body of the baroque basilica.