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Parco del Valentino


Parco del Valentino (also known as Valentino Park) is a popular public park in Turin, Italy. It is located along the west bank of the Po river. It covers an area of 500,000m², which makes it Turin's second largest park (Turin's largest park, the 840,000m² Pellerina Park, is Italy's most extended urban green area).

The Parco del Valentino was opened by the city of Turin in 1856, and was Italy’s first public garden.

Several now defunct paved street circuits held races in the park between 1935 and 1954. Some of the notable races on these were as follows:

Except for the 1948 Italian Grand Prix, the official title for these races was the Gran Premio del Valentino.

Buildings within the park include:

The medieval village in Valentino Park.

Statue of Cesare Battisti in Valentino Park.

Coordinates: 45°03′14″N 7°41′10″E / 45.054°N 7.686°E / 45.054; 7.686


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