Rivoli is a historic municipality about 9 miles west of Turin in the Italian region called Piedmont. This beautiful city is a mix of new and old, with such a lovely charm.
We started our walk by getting gelato at La Romana, a cute little shop right by the Piazza Martiri della Liberta. I got two scoops, one strawberry and one blueberry with elderberry and lemon. My boyfriend got a bit more elaborate of a cone. He chose to have the cone lined with melted gianduja, which is a chocolate with hazelnut. He then got a scoop of coconut, a scoop of Ecuador dark chocolate, and a nice topping of whipped cream. We ate our gelato by a fountain in the square.
Next, we took a walk up the main shopping street toward the castle. The roads were cobblestone paved and the buildings were colorful and bright. The architecture was incredible.
We stopped to look at all of the sights along the way, including the view of a bell tower off in the distance.
Once we reached the top of the hill, we came up to the castle. This was the former castle of the Savoy king. It also has the best view, looking out over all of Turin.
After sitting here absorbing the view of the city, and the view of a random man doing Zumba in a spandex bike suit by himself, we walked back down the path toward town again. We passed beautiful ornamental prune trees and more historic buildings, and eventually found ourselves back in the center of Rivoli.
We decided to get some dinner and take it back to the castle to eat at sunset. We went to pick up some delicious gnocchi from Bistrot Rigatony. We got one gnocchi dish with several kinds of cheese in a creamy base. We also tried gnocchi with tomato sauce, mozzarella, and basil. We also got a few desserts. We then finished the day with dinner at sunset at the castle park overlooking the town.
Don’t miss out on this beautiful town. It’s definitely on my list to return to again. I recommend visiting Rivoli on your next trip to Italy!