Piazza San Carlo

Piazza San Carlo is a long parade of a square headed by two churches at one end and consisting of a row of arcades along each of the long sides.

The piazza is is home to the "Caval 'd Brons", a bronze statue of Emanuele Filiberto in the centre, while a variety of shops, cafés and restaurants shelter behind the cooling arcades. The famous Caffé Ristorante Torino is here as is Ristorante Caval 'd Brons.

The square was in a turmoil before the Olympics while construction work was going on to build an underground car park, but now that peace has been restored. Piazza San Carlo has regained its imperial grandeur as well as the tranquility for which it is famed.

Piazza San Carlo was designed by Carlo di Castellamonte in the mid 17th century, with "El Caval 'd Brons" sculpted by Carlo Marocchetti in 1838. Open at one end, the square is topped by the churches of San Carlo and Santa Cristina on the southern side and the Palazzo Solaro del Borgo on the east is the central office of the Whist Club founded by Cavour.

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