Cycle of events to celebrate the Piedmontese victory in the 1706 siege against the French!
Pietro Micca Museum: Free guided tours at 10.00, 11.30 and 13.30, booking essential: telephone: 011 01167580; email: museopietromicca@comune.torino.it
At 4.00 pm, a floral tribute will be laid in the counter-mine galleries in memory of the fallen Piedmontese and French soldiers.
Rivellino degli Invalidi: Pedestrian area on Corso Galileo Ferraris, opposite number 14
From 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm, free guided tours with no booking required, organised in groups of 15 people approximately every 25 minutes.
Cittadella Keep – National Historical Artillery Museum: From 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm, free guided tours with no booking required. Historical re-enactments and ceremonies
4.30 pm – Via Generale Guido Amoretti 7/A, on the corner of Via Grandis
Assembly of the Pietro Micca Historical Group of the City of Turin, historical recital and laying of a floral tribute at the memorial plaque dedicated to those who fell during the siege. Followed by the formation of the historical procession and a march towards the Citadel Keep.
5.00 pm – Gardens of the Citadel Keep. Tribute paid at the monument dedicated to Pietro Micca.
5.30 pm – Via Corte d’Appello: A walk of remembrance in memory of the prisoners held in the old prisons during the siege.
5.45 pm – Piazza Palazzo di Città: Formation of the Guard of Honour of the Pietro Micca Historical Group
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Via Guicciardini, 7/a, 10121 - 10121, Torino