Criss-crossed by the river Po, the Valentino park is one of the most popular places for tourists and it is not hard to believe this if you have had the good fortune to visit it at least once in your life.
The origin of its name is actually rather uncertain: it would most probably date back to Roman times and would be attributed to the presence of a very old chapel dedicated to Saint Valentine (yes, the very saint of 14 February, the one that lovers know and celebrate).
The Valentino Castle, on the other hand, was built between 1630 and 1660, by Carlo and Amedeo Castellamonte, and later became the summer residence of the Savoy family.
The Valentino park in Turin is one of the most popular places for tourists. The origin of its name is uncertain: it would most probably date back to Roman times and would be attributed to the presence of a very old chapel dedicated to Saint Valentine, the saint that lovers celebrate on 14 February.
Inside, there is also a medieval village, built for the Italian General Exhibition of 1884, which today is mostly used for exhibitions and cultural and artistic events. But the Valentino park is much, much more: it is a walk along the banks of the Po, it is a thousand green corners in which to take refuge, it is ponds and streams near which to be enchanted, it is flowers, plants and animals...
The Valentino park is full of beautiful installations. Many of them feature a kitten.
Here the installation of a fisherman asleep on the bench... while a kitten steals his freshly caught fish.
And here is one of the most famous installations, the lamp-posts in love sitting on a bench.