Visit to Armeria Real, Tornio (Turin) Italy

DaveA · 20th July 2012, 11:55 PM

Visit to Armeria Real, Tornio (Turin) Italy

Info in English
http://www.visitatorino.com/en/royal_armoury.htm

Slideshow and video here:
http://www.artito.arti.beniculturali...ria_reale.html

This is a really fascinating but small museum. Three rooms only. I went with my wife and her friend who speaks Italian. The pictures I am including here are the only ones I could take before I was busted and had to put the camera away. On the plus side, this guy turned out to be the caretaker and he offered to give us a tour (this is where the friend who knows Italian was handy). He was very knowledgable and as soon as I had passed a few of his little "tests" he got really excited about showing us around. These rooms are packed and you can easily spend a couple hours (well, I could, not my wife)!

Lots of armor in the slideshow at link above!

Best regards,
Dave A.

DaveA · 21st July 2012, 12:04 AM

http://www.artito.arti.beniculturali...ultArmeria.htm

More pictures and description, in Italian.

A Senefelder · 21st July 2012, 12:58 AM

Thanks Dave. I love those two particular Ottoman Turkish suits in the forground. I've got pics of them in a few other books and they're really nice examples of the mail and plates familly of armours.

20th July 2012, 11:55 PM	#1
DaveA Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 432	Visit to Armeria Real, Tornio (Turin) Italy Visit to Armeria Real, Tornio (Turin) Italy Info in English http://www.visitatorino.com/en/royal_armoury.htm Slideshow and video here: http://www.artito.arti.beniculturali...ria_reale.html This is a really fascinating but small museum. Three rooms only. I went with my wife and her friend who speaks Italian. The pictures I am including here are the only ones I could take before I was busted and had to put the camera away. On the plus side, this guy turned out to be the caretaker and he offered to give us a tour (this is where the friend who knows Italian was handy). He was very knowledgable and as soon as I had passed a few of his little "tests" he got really excited about showing us around. These rooms are packed and you can easily spend a couple hours (well, I could, not my wife)! Lots of armor in the slideshow at link above! Best regards, Dave A. Attached Images

21st July 2012, 12:04 AM	#2
DaveA Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 432	Another website for Ameria Reale di Tornio http://www.artito.arti.beniculturali...ultArmeria.htm More pictures and description, in Italian.

21st July 2012, 12:58 AM	#3
A Senefelder Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 214	Thanks Dave. I love those two particular Ottoman Turkish suits in the forground. I've got pics of them in a few other books and they're really nice examples of the mail and plates familly of armours.