The Unofficial Name of A Piazza

There are places that the people of Turin usually call by names different from those they have in reality. For example, Piazza Vittorio stands for Piazza Vittorio Veneto just as Corso Vittorio is the abbreviation of Corso Vittorio Emanuele II and there is no risk of making a mistake because everyone knows these names (indeed they often don't know the official one).  

 

One of these places is Piazza Carlina, which is actually Piazza Carlo Emanuele II. Its nickname is so famous and recognized by the inhabitants of the city that a few years ago they started writing it in the maps of Turin instead of its real name.  

 

The square, which is located in the historic center of Turin not far from the Egyptian Museum, was built in 1673, during the second city expansion, designed by the architect Amedeo di Castellamonte. The nickname, with which it was called already in 1600, was given to it by the people of Turin because it was the one with which Carlo Emanuele II of Savoy was called due to his effeminate ways.

Location : Piazza Carlina ( Piazza Carlo Emanuele II )

 

 

Tiny Tiny Snow

Sort of the very first snow of 2019 in Turin city, the snowing was very fine and tiny and as usual it never stayed long on the street.

However, it was still nice and almost magical walking on the street under the falling snow, watching the snow through the street lights.