Parco Stura, Urban park in the northern outskirts of Turin, Italy
Parco Stura is an urban park in Turin that extends along both banks of the Stura di Lanzo river with green spaces organized on either side of the waterway. It is divided into northern and southern sections, each offering different recreational facilities and activity areas.
Parco Stura was designated a park by Turin's 1995 town plan. The northern section, about 80,000 m² along the left bank of the Stura, was reclaimed under the "Torino Città d'Acque" programme and finished in 2008, replacing illegal vegetable plots, scrapyards and workshops. The southern section reopened on 5 June 2019, World Environment Day, after replanting with 700 new trees.
Locals nicknamed the southern section "Tossic Park" in the early 2000s, when drug users and dealers concentrated there; after joint police and army patrols and repeated raids, the open-air market moved to nearby Parco Sempione, whose residents protested. The southern park was reinaugurated on 5 June 2019, World Environment Day, after years of reworking and 700 new trees.
The park can be accessed through multiple entry points, primarily from Corso Giulio Cesare and Via Botticelli. Visitors will find free sports facilities and children's play areas that are available year-round.
The park features an artificial hill with an observation point that offers views over the surrounding area. From this vantage point, tree-lined paths lead visitors past maple, oak, and lime trees that define the park's character.
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