Among the unusual attractions to see. The finger of Fortune, the little finger known as the “traveler’s finger” which indicates the route of fortune.
Legend has it that rubbing the little finger of Christopher Columbus’ hand brings a lot of luck.
This gesture has today become a real tradition of the city of Turin and for this reason the statue’s finger appears much more polished than the rest of the work.
It is above all university students, who hope for this help to pass exams with top marks, who rely on the statue of Columbus.
The high relief which depicts Christopher Columbus with the globe in his hand, is located in the central Piazza Castello a few steps from the Royal Library and the complex of the Royal Palace of Turin , a place to which the people of Turin are particularly attached.
The sculpture by the artist Dino Somà was commissioned by the Municipality of Turin in 1923 to remember the sacrifice of the many Piedmontese who emigrated to Latin America and then returned to fight in the Great War.
High relief Christopher Columbus
Piazza Castello
Turin
Piedmont – Italy
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