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104 SWEDENBORG’S TRAVELS AND DIARIES. [Doc. 206.
and thence to Montmélian [or Montmeillan], Aiquebelle, Epierre,
La Chambre, [St.] Jean de Maurienne, St. Michel, Lans-le
Bourg , and thus to Mont Cenis. Before leaving the moun
tain the Grande Croix [inn] is reached, where the view opens
to Ferrara and Novalesa. Afterwards Susa is passed which
is fortified by three strong citadels, then Giaconaro[?], St. Am
brogio and Rivoli with a handsome palace or château royal.
After Rivoli comes Turin, where we arrived on March 30.
[The whole route from Lyons to Turin is as follows : ] Bron,
St. Laurent de Mure with a château, Vigaborgho, Pont de
Beauvoisin, Chambéry, Montmeillan, St. Michel, Lans-le-Bourg,
Mont Cenis, Grande Croix, Ferrara, Novalesa, Susa with three
citadels, Gioconaro, St. Ambrogio, Rivoli with a royal palace,
Turin.
March 31. I took a view of Turin. On the tower is a
bull cast in metal, life size, as a symbol of Turin. Before
reaching the town a large and handsome monastery is seen,
belonging to the Carthusians. I visited the royal palace, which
is not large but handsome ; there are larger houses on each
side. An avenue of trees leads to the town, the length of
which is six miles or three French leagues. A royal country
residence, Superga, is seen on a high mountain. It was built
by King Victor [Amadeus II] , the father of the present
monarch, who relinquished the government in favour of his
son, that he might marry his mistress without difficulty. He
afterwards tried to regain possession, but his attempt was
frustrated by his son, who arrested him at Rivoli, where he
was kept a prisoner till his death, which happened from six
to eight months afterwards.
In Turin I noted the following particulars : 1. The King
[Charles Emanuel III] , whose age is thirty-seven years and
a half, looks like a man of fifty. 2. The houses in Turin are
magnificent, ten or twelve houses together forming one con
tinuous building, which gives them an imposing appearance.
3. All who are in possession of riches are either called Counts
or merchants. 4. The streets are not named, but the quarters
(
hörnen), which are called after a saint. 5. The rooms
are not numbered, but named after a saint. 6. An air of
grandeur is also given by the sedan-chairs moving about.
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