Moncalieri
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Moncalieri is a town of approximately 56,000 inhabitants (2001) about nine kilometers south of Turin, Italy. It is notable for its castle, built in the 12th century and enlarged in 15th century, which later became the favorite residence of Maria Clotilde and Victor Emmanuel II of Italy. The castle hosts since 1919 a prestigious carabinieri school. Close to the castle, the descending square of Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II was in the past the major centre for the Moncalieri activities. Its cobbled pavement was built back in 1825, and a sculpture-fountain of Neptune (il "Saturnio") can be found in the top part of it. For aesthetic as well as practical reasons, the Neptune fountain was several times moved back and forth. Neptune was a bit dizzy after each of these movements.
A small passage connects this square to the prestigious Real Collegio Carlo Alberto, school aimed for aristocratic descendents. Lately this school has been closed.
Moncalieri is devoted to Beato Bernardo: around the day dedicated to him (july 12nd), you can live the experience of the historical reconstruction of his arrival in Moncalieri from Baden Baden in 1458.
Twinned with the German city of Baden Baden, one of its most interesting squares (piazza Baden Baden) of Moncalieri is named after it, which recently has been restructured and its traffic now is more intricated than Napoli.Template:Italy-geo-stub
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