Today I went in the company of a reflex
Superga, I visited the Basilica, the plaque in memory of the players of turin, experts in air nell'icidente 1949, I climbed on the roof of the dome, by 120 steps of the staircase, I leave you to your images, and the view of Turin, unfortunately with a bit of haze.
The Superga Basilica was built to fulfill a vow made by Vittorio Amedeo II had before the statue of Our Lady of Grace in a difficult time for the Savoy dynasty. In 1706 Turin was besieged by French troops, Louis XIV, his great ambition was to transform the Piedmont in a French province, but found a fierce resistance on the part of Duke Vittorio Amedeo II.
The story goes that on September 2 1706 the Duke, with Prince Eugene, climbed the hills of Superga to examine, from a great height, the field of battle. The small church that served as the few parishioners of Superga. In front of the statue of the Madonna, the Duke made a vow: he gained the victory over the French, he would erect a large church in that place in his honor. 
descending the hill the two princes in their plan of battle. On the morning of Sept. 7 at 10 am the fighting began. The battle was bloody and terrible, but the Piedmontese army had the upper hand and the French were defeated. Turin was free, Piedmont kept his freedom. The Duke Vittorio Amedeo II, assumed the crown of Sicily and then Sardinia, in 1717 laid the foundation stone of the glorious temple vowed to honor the "Mother of the Saviour - Saviour of Turin." It was necessary to lower the hill by forty feet, after having demolished the existing church, sold to the King by the city of Turin. The design of the basilica and the palace was handed to the Abbot Philip Messina Juvarra, who made a masterpiece. The Temple was completed and opened to the public, after fourteen years of work on 1 November 1731.
leave the link-site for visitors to the basilica
www.basilicadisuperga.com
MySpace Friends Graphics from SuperPimper.com 
Today I went for lunch by Riri and Nicholas, known on the web, after a period of virtual friendship we decided to know, a short meeting for a coffee and we have gone from virtual friendship reale.Persone splendideRiri excellent cook, kitchen today with fish and mushrooms, all accompanied by a glass of "erbaluce of Calumet" Nicola always cheerful and schersoso! I spent a wonderful day, my heartfelt thanks to Riri and Nicola. 
Browsing the web I found this picture by an unknown author. 
