Destination guide
Turin
Italy
Turin (Italian: Torino, Piedmontese: Turin) is a city in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, with a population of about 844,000 in 2023, and another 1.5 million across its metropolitan area.
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Drink a bicerin — espresso, molten dark chocolate and cream layered in a glass — at Caffè Al Bicerin, open since the 1700s, and do not stir it.
Aperitivo was invented here; during the early evening pre-dinner rush, bars along Piazza Vittorio Veneto load your drink order with a massive, complimentary spread of local snacks.
The Mole Antonelliana houses the National Museum of Cinema, and the glass lift shoots straight up the dome's core to a 360° city-and-Alps view.
Eat Piedmontese, not generic Italian: tajarin (thin egg tagliolini), agnolotti del plin, vitello tonnato, bagna càuda and brasato al Barolo.
Turin is Italy's most underrated big city — grand Baroque arcades, royal palaces and almost none of the Florence-style tour-group crush.
Wander Cit Turin, the Liberty-style (Art Nouveau) quarter west of Porta Susa, for architecture most visitors never see.
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Best time to go
Best window: March–May and September–October
No month to avoid, though the shoulder seasons are the pick.
Rated from ten years of daily temperature and rainfall recorded at this destination, via Open-Meteo's ERA5 reanalysis. Hover a month for its real numbers.
Getting around
Public transport
Turin has an inefficient, integrated system of buses, trams and metro all operated by GTT. These run 06:00-00:30, and out of hours there are night buses fanning out from Piazza Vittorio Veneto. Their website has a journey planner and network map.
By taxi
Taxis in Torino start the meter the moment your call is received. It is not customary to hail a taxi on the street, but there are taxi ranks at the main railway stations, at the corner of Via Sacchi and Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, and elsewhere.
By bicycle
The city has a network of bicycle paths, though they're not all in good condition, and pedestrians will try to claim right of way. On the roads, cars, motor scooters and trams will scythe across your path.
By car
You don't need a car in town, and driving here is not for the faint-hearted. You need to beware the many restricted-entry streets, trams, and other motorists who may regard red lights and speed limits as merely advisory.
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What to see
Museo Egizio
nearby piazza San Carlo - Metro 1 - PORTA NUOVA stop, Bus lines 13, 15, 55, 56 - CASTELLO stop, Bus lines 4, 15, 72, 72B, 58, 58B, 11, 55, 57 - BERTOLA stop, Car parking Roma – San Carlo – Castello
"The road to Memphis and Thebes passes through Turin" said Egyptologist Jean-François Champollion about Museo Egizio in Turin, second only in order of importance to the one in Cairo.
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Palazzo Reale
Piazza Castello· Moderate
The Palace was built in the 16th century, modernised in the 17th and converted to a museum in 1946. The result is a wacky hybrid of medieval, baroque and bling. You enter via the palace gardens to reach the ticket office.
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Risorgimento Museum
next to Egyptian Museum· Moderate
Fascinating exposition of the tumultuous birth of modern Italy, set in the very building where many events took place: Carlo Alberto and Vittorio Emanuele II were born here, and the first Italian parliament sat here.
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Galleria d'Italia
Piazza San Carlo· Moderate
Galleria d'Italia is a museum chain to show off the art owned by Intesa Sanpaolo bank, the modern nobility. The Turin branch, opened in 2022, is in the Palazzo Turinetti di Pertengo and mostly displays photography.
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CAMERA – Italian Centre for Photography
Via delle Rosine 18· Moderate
Impressive quality photography, with 3 or 4 exhibitions a year.
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Museo Civico d'Arte Antica
square south of Palazzo Reale· Moderate
This museum is within Palazzo Madama on Piazza Castello. It's misnamed, as the art collection is Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque, and more ancient (eg Byzantine) work is elsewhere.
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What to do
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Torino FC
11 sources agreeAlso recommended by Irene Battistella and 10 others
Bus or tram to Sebastapoli
"Toro" also play in Serie A. The original club was founded in 1906 and dominated until 1949, when team and staff died in the Superga air crash. They had mixed fortunes thereafter and went bust in 2005, so this is a phoenix club.
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Teatro Carignano
Piazza Carignano 6
The city's oldest and premier theatre, opened in 1753. It was wrecked by fire in 1786 but swiftly rebuilt to the original plan, and from 1936 to 1973 it was the opera house during Teatro Regio's lengthy closure.
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Juventus FC
Trains towards airport stop at Rigola Stadio
"Juve", founded in 1897, play soccer in Serie A, Italy's top tier, and have almost never been out of the top flight. Allianz Stadium, capacity 41,000, has a club museum.
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Teatro Regio
Piazza Castello 215
The city opera house is active Oct-June. It was opened in 1740 but burned down in 1936. Reconstruction took until 1973, with a modern building behind the original facade, seating 1500.
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What to eat
Scannabue Caffè Restaurant
Worth itAlso recommended by Michelin Bib Gourmand
Agnolotti del plin and vitello tonnato in a vintage San Salvario room that updates Piedmont without betraying it.
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Consorzio
Worth itAlso recommended by Michelin Guide
Carne cruda hand-chopped with a knife, and meat-filled agnolotti, near Piazza Castello.
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San Giors
Worth itAlso recommended by Gambero Rosso
Turin's second-oldest restaurant, open since 1815, with a delicate low-garlic bagna cauda they call 'bagna freida'.
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Gofreria Piemontèisa
Via San Tommaso 7
Gofri are waffles Piedmont style, thin with sweet or savoury fillings.
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Piola Cianci
Largo IV Marzo 9/b
Popular place for fast inexpensive antipasti and main meals.
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La Stuzzicheria
Via Giuseppe Garibaldi 21a
Good local good pizza and excellent farinata.
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Grom
north side of Porta Nuova station
Renowned ice cream chain. Their other outlets are on Via Accademia delle Scienze, Via Garibaldi, Corso Romania and Via Nizza.
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Bicyclette
round corner from Chapel of Merchants
Impressive variety of sweet and savory crepes; high quality dough and ingredients.
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Focacceria Lagrange
Via Giuseppe Luigi Lagrange 11
Nice place to eat light and crispy focaccia. Fast service. Mostly takeaway but they have a few tables inside and out.
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Where to stay
Casa Romar
Vanchiglia district 2 km east of centre· Expensive
Simple pensione, rooms are en suite but on upper floors with no lift. Good transport to city centre and free parking.
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Hotel Bologna
100 m west of Porta Nuova station· Expensive
Central location, good value and friendly staff. No breakfast facilities.
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Holiday Inn Turin - Corso Francia
Metro Massaua· Expensive
Boxy, modern well-furnished hotel. Underground parking.
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Hotel Artua'&Solferino
Via Angelo Brofferio 3· Expensive
Creaky but central pensione by Re Umberto parking lot.
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Hotel Nizza
east flank of Porta Nuova station· Expensive
Basic but decent-value hotel next to the station. All rooms en suite with air-con. Pets are welcome.
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Hotel Due Mondi
east side of Porta Nuova station· Expensive
A bit shabby, but good location and fair value for money.
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