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Urban parks and gardens

The cities opened up, the walls were demolished and new spaces were conquered by the people. In the cities, living conditions, especially those of the lower classes, improved, and the amount of leisure time increased. Big urban parks such as the Valentino in Turin, were created. Places of leisure, for walking or for practicing sports without being forced to go out of town. Smaller gardens embellished the cities. Places to meet people, made for taking walks, for enjoying the shade of the trees, or for taking a quick lunch break on a bench. Often beautiful architectural jewels scattered throughout Piedmont's towns and cities, they are now part of the urban landscape both in town centres and in the suburbs.

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Giardini Cavour
Giardini Cavour (Torino)
Torino (TO)
Giardini della Basilica di Sant'Andrea
Giardini della Basilica di Sant'Andrea
Vercelli (VC)
Giardini di Piazza Camana (foto di Ivan Ruggiero)
Giardini di Piazza Camana
Vercelli (VC)
Giardino di Via Vallotti (foto di Alessandro DiMartino)
Giardino di Via Vallotti
Vercelli (VC)
Giardino La Marmora. Fotografia di Roberto Goffi, 2010. © MuseoTorino
Giardino Lamarmora
Torino (TO)
Giardino roccioso nel parco del Valentino. Fotografia di Roberto Goffi, 2010. © MuseoTorino (particolare)
Giardino Roccioso del Valentino
Torino (TO)
Giardino Sambuy, foto © MuseoTorino (particolare)
Giardino Sambuy (Torino)
Torino (TO)
Agenore Fabbri, il Monumento alla Mondina (foto di Sergio Rigolone)
Piazza Roma e i giardini di Parco Kennedy
Vercelli (VC)