San Mauro Torinese, in the Piedmont Region of northwest Italy, Province of Turin dates back to before 991 A.D. Located next to the Strada di San Mauro in the lush Turin hills, the amazing structures in this city allows tourists to enjoy some of the oldest architecture in the country, such as the Chesa di Dan Saturnino and Museo Etnografico di Rivoli in the Casa del Conte Verde. San Mauro Torinese also hosts sporting events on weekends. San Mauro Torinese also offers concerts, Festa patronale dei Corpi Santi Carnevale and dance productions. Nearby Bertolla offers a 245-hectare protected nature sanctuary called Riserva Naturale Speciale del Meisino featuring many bird species. San Mauro Torinese and area has many upscale as well as cheaper discount hotels to choose from. For a complete list, go to: to http://www.EasyToBook.com.

Turin, 9 km from San Mauro Torinese features many artistic works at such sites as the Museo Archeologico Egizio in the Accademia delle Scienze, Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento, Civic Museum of Ancient Art, Museum of the Automobile, National Cinema Museum and Galleria, Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemoranea. A site to see is Piazza Castello, a 17th century royal palace once home to the Savoia family (House of Savoy). Now a heritage site, the palace features art works by the masters and houses both the cathedral of St. John the Baptist and Chapel of the Holy Shroud, purported to be a cloth that covered Jesus and now bears the image of his body.