Torino+Piemonte Card

Discover the beauty of Turin and the Piedmont with the Torino+Piemonte Card.

With this special all-inclusive card you will have access to all the top attractions of the city and of the region!

Pefect for those who do not want to miss anything: You will have access to baroque palaces, amazing museums, and the Royal residences.
The Torino+Piemonte Card makes it easy for you to see all the sights. You will be amazed by the things that you will see.

For a comfortable, stree-free vacation.

TORINO+PIEMONT CARD ALL INCLUSIVE (2, 3, 5, 7 days / new 2 day Junior Card available):

- free admission to more than 170 museums, exhibitions, monuments, castles, fortresses, and Royal residences in Turin and in the Piedmont region.

- free use of all public trasport services in Turin (incl. the panorama lift at Mole Antonelliana and the Sassi - Superga cog railway). Free use of GTT shuttle buses to Venaria Reale, Rivoli, and Pralormo, and the train route Turin - Ceres inclusive the Caselle airport stop

- discounts on Avis and Hertz car rental

- discounts on ski lifts, ski schools, and equipment rental

- discounts on guided visits, concerts, theater, and opera, outdoor activities and much more!

Get your pass for EUR 20 (2 days) EUR 25 (3 days) EUR 31 (5 days) EUR 35 (7 days), EUR 10 (2 day Junior Pass) at the Turin and Piedmont Tourist Information Centers.

The Torino+Piemonte Card is valid for one adult and one child up to the age of 12.

For detailed information go to: http://www.turismotorino.org/citysightseeing

CitySightseeing in Turin

... the special tour!

The CitySightseeing bus is your very special friend... the best way to experience the many attractions of the city.

The red double-decker bus takes you to the most beautiful spots of the city, based on your own interests: culture, shopping, art, and nature.

The tour takes about one hour. A digital, multilingual audio system ensures that you do not miss out on any information. Hear the tour comments in Italian, French, English, German, Spanish, or Russian.

The ticket is valid for 24 hours thanks to the hop on/hop off system easy to use.


End of line: corner Piazza Castello / Via Po


Rates:
Standard: € 15
Reduced: € 7.50 (6 - 15 years of age)
FREE for children under 6 years of age
Family: e 45 (2 adults + 3 children)

For detailed information go to: http://www.turismotorino.org/citysightseeing

DISCOVER THE CLASSICAL SIDE OF TURIN

An interesting tour to elegant squares, Baroque palaces and the Egyptian Museum with professional guide.

An interesting tour to elegant squares, Baroque palaces and the Egyptian Museum with professional guide.


Every Saturday Your First Time in Torino in Italian/English (1st, 3rd, 5th Saturday of the month) in Italian/French (2nd, 4th Saturday of the month)

The old town tour on foot starts at 10 am and takes you to monumental palaces and Baroque churches, elegant squares and shops.

At 11.30 am you can explore the world of the Egyptians in the Egyptian Museum, the second largest in the world.

Each tour lasts approximately 1.5 hours:
- 8 euro for single visit (discount for Torino+Piemonte Card holders 6.50 euro)
- 10 euro for both tours (discount for Torino+Piemonte Card holders 8.00 euro)

Thousand and one delicacies of Turin

The tours start at the IAT of Piazza Castello/Via Garibaldi.

For detailed information go to: http://www.turismotorino.org/citysightseeing

Industrial Tourism

Take part in an unprecedented tour around the innovative and technological patrimony of Turin.

Aboard a bus and accompanied by an industry insider, you will pay a visit to famous companies in search of the secrets which lead to the creation of a high-quality product known all over the world.

Consult the appointment diary on the homepage: http://www.turismotorino.org

Traditional Dishes

Turin deserves being considered the capital of taste. Its cuisine is rich, innovative and at the same time traditional.

A feast for the palate. Be tempted by the flavors which distinguish Turin, flavors which have been influenced by the ex Savoy French tradition and the gastronomy of the bordering Italian regions over the centuries. The Turin’s cuisine boasts a perfect identity and can be tasted in the numerous restaurants, trattorias and taverns which bring the squares and elegant streets of the subalpine capital to life.
Every dinner starts with the antipasti: from vegetable bake, omelette of every type and cold cuts to the traditional dishes such as vitello tonnato (veal in tuna sauce) and anchovies accompanied by grissini bread sticks, a Turin invention.
This is followed by agnolotti "del plin" with gravy or butter and sage or truffle au gratin, risotto, potato gnocchi, pot roast in white wine sauce.
For tradition lovers the famous bagna cauda is a real must: An old recipe, a warm sauce made of oil, anchovies and garlic in which you dip in raw or boiled vegetables.
Last but not least the famous cheese, from robiole to tome, from tomini to paglierini.
And all this in one city!

The empire of Bacchus

The region is famous for its red wines and white wines. A must is a glass of Barbera or Arneis.

"Life is too short to drink bad wine”, Lessing said.
As you know Turin and the Piedmont boast a renowned production of excellent wines, which is celebrated every year with the Salone del Vino. Difficult to resist!
A good lunch or dinner is nothing without a fine glass of wine. And in Turin that is not the case. The most famous among the red wines are the Barolo, the Barbaresco, the Barbera, the Nebbiolo, the Dolcetto, and the Roero.
The most typical is the Freisa, a ruby red wine, which is produced in the Chieri region, and the Collina Torinese DOC, a grape which is grown in the Turin hills and used for the production of the red wines Barbera, Bonaria, Malvasia, Pelaverga or Cari.
Among the white wines worth to mention are the Cortese, the Moscato, the Arneis del Roero, and the Gavi.
For rosé lovers there are the Malvasia and the Brachetto, delicious dessert wines.

Choose your menu

Vitello tonnato (veal in tuna sauce), Piedmont fritto misto, raw meat with truffle to name but a few of the typical Torino Gourmet dishes.

No idea where to dine? Go to the information points in the city of Turin and in the Turin province and ask for the "Gourmet in & around Torino" restaurant guide.
Taste the typical dishes, a delicious blend of genuine ingredients and tradition, and discover specialties from all over the world.
Choose from the inviting menus in one of the participating restaurants. Prices start at EUR 20 per person.
The offer includes two courses (starter/first course - starter/second course – first/second course), dessert, coffee, water (wine not included).

For detailed information go to:
http://www.turismotorino.org/gourmet

TURIN – THE CRADLE OF THE APERITIF

The aperitif was born more than 200 years ago in a small shop under the arcades of the piazza Castello.

In 1786 Antonio Benedetto Carpano starts to produce a flavored wine by mixing herbal tea with spices: More than 30 types of vermouth.
The substances derive from the vegetal world, in other words the classic bouquet is obtained from leaves, flowers, seed, roots, bulbs and barks of different plants. The probably most important ingredients are mugwort and wormwood.

Since then it has become a symbol of Turin. In the 19th century, numerous commercial enterprises in the Piedmont exported this particular product to Europe and the rest of the world. One of the most important enterprises was Martini & Rossi. Within a short time “Martini" became the synonym for aperitif. One single word but the definition for a pleasant pastime and an international style with its background in Turin. Today everywhere Martini is the name for the aperitif: You never ask your barman for vermouth but for a Martini, Rosso, Bianco, Dry... Not only in Italy but all over the world.

THE APERITIF AS A SOCIAL RITE

A product that is also a rite. The term “aperitif” does not only mean drink, but refers also to a typical social trend.

In former days, the intellectuals, statesmen or visitors met in the first cafés to drink a glass of vermouth and to discuss politics and culture. Today the rite has not changed, although it is enjoyed according to the rules of modernity: The aperitif is a necessary moment of relaxation, settled into a calm rhythm. It’s nearly a lifestyle which can be experienced in one of the numerous historic cafés in the city center or in the trendy bars in the Quadrilatero Romano zone, the Murazzi zone and the Valentino Park.
Treat yourself to an informal break according to your rhythm... and enjoy your dinner at the same time: Because if you simply order a glass of wine or a Martini cocktail, you will be served samples of pasta and rice dishes, sausages, sandwiches, savory snacks, and Piedmont specialties. So you can discover Turin also through the aperitif!

THE WORLD OF MARTINI

In the hills at a few kilometers from Turin, you can learn about the history of wine in the Martini Museum.

At the gates of the city, in the green hills of Turin, a fascinating museum awaits you. In 1961 Lando Rossi from Montelera decided to open a museum entirely dedicated to wine. The museum is hosted in the original wine cellar of a mansion house of the late 18th century, the seat of the first Martini & Rossi factory. The museum contains more than 600 exhibits: a journey through the history of wine, from the first millennium BC to the 20th century.

Museo Martini Storia dell´Enologia – Martini Museum
Pessione di Chieri - Turin

Chocolate - heaven on earth

The art of chocolate in Turin has its origins in the 16th century when Emanuele Filiberto from Savoy discovered the cacao.

Turin boasts one more attraction. The first production of chocolate in 1678.
Sixty years later chocolate, so far a privilege of the nobles, becomes generally appreciated, the engine of a new entrepreneurship. Within a few years dozens of artisan shops flourish and by the end of the 18th century Turin, with a daily production of 350 kilos of chocolate exported to Germany, France, Austria and Switzerland, is known as the capital of the Food of the Gods. In 1802 Turin makes a leap in quality: The idea of transforming liquid chocolate into solid and long-life bars. Due to the lack of the first material, caused by Napoleon’s blockade, Turin’s chocolate producers have another brilliant idea: They invent a mix of a small quantity of cacao and the more economic hazelnuts from the nearby Langhe region, obtaining a delicious paste that gives birth to Michele Prochet’s "bocconcino or cicca". The progenitor of chocolate is the famous "gianduiotti" which was produced in 1867 on the occasion of the carnival.

Sweet delights

Apart from the gianduiotti, the typical chocolates of Turin, the city offers a lot more sweets to discover.

Chocolates, cakes, hot drinks, ice cream or other chocolate-based sweets of unique and delicious tastes. Is your mouth already watering? Then succumb to the temptation and try the different sweets such as the "gianduiotti" and the "Cremini Fiat", little dices consisting of alternating layers of hazelnut and almond chocolate, which have been created for the introduction of the Fiat Tipo 4. Now the little chocolate dices are made of two layers of either hazelnut chocolate, lemon or coffee cream or lemon extract from Sicily. Turin also takes pride in its "alpini", which were invented by Peyrano in 1922. These chocolates are based on liqueur cream and they are wrapped into a little, silvery box in the middle of which is a thin layer of hazelnut chocolate. And now from the typical chocolates to the delicious ice cream: you definitely have to try the hazelnut ice cream and the pinguino, the famous ice cream on a stick, which was created in 1935 by Domenico Pepino, a pastry-cook and ice cream maker from Naples. At the end of the 19th century the pinguino was then introduced to Turin. And finally there is the typical hot drink called "Bicerin", which is made of chocolate, coffee and milk cream and was praised even by Dumas.

Discover the ChocoPass!

A passport for all chocolate addicts to taste the Turin chocolate specialties, valid for 3 days.

Have you ever thought about discovering a city by visiting its historic cafés, confectioners and chocolate shops? About strolling around baroque palaces, elegant arcades and charming squares while absorbing the historic atmosphere, accompanied by a “sweet passport”? With the Chocopass this is possible!

Available at the tourism boards of Turin and province.

For only €12 you get a pass for 10 tastings to be savored in two days. Every coupon is a voucher for a typical chocolate specialty in Turin and surroundings. With Turin as backdrop, every tasting is a feast for the palate!

Choose your personal music style

Turin, capital of the international music scene.

Turin is full of music, paying homage to it in the mighty halls of the local opera house, the Teatro Regio, in three futuristic auditoriums, twelve theaters as well as various other places, where classical music mixes with modern music styles. You have so many choices. The Teatro Regio offers great annual events including operas, ballet performances and pure instrumental music.
The concerts, supported by Unione Musicale, are performed by great artists and Italian and international orchestras. Listen to the symphonic orchestras of Rai and Lingotto for an unforgettable music experience.
And there is even more: In September, Turin will be all music, presenting a mixture between classical music, ritual dances, folk music and modern music.
Jazz is another musical area closely connected to Turin, including events such as "Linguaggi Jazz", "Blues al Femminile" or "Torino International Jazz Festival". Apart from Turin´s traditional facilities, there is a variety of places where classical-traditional music combines with experimental and avant-garde music styles.

The rhythm of the night

In Turin, nightlife is always in fashion.

In earlier times, Turin mostly had tanneries, laundry places, covered boat docks and mills.
Today the city features impressive arcades, and a river walk affords wonderful views of the hills. But most of all, Turin has a variety of bars for every taste, from rhythm-and-blues clubs to commercial discotheques, from small restaurants to wine taverns with live music.
The so-called Murazzi are located here, also referred to as Turin´s Riviera: an exceptional and fascinating quarter that can hardly be found anywhere else.
From the river you will get to an archaeologically significant area, the Quadrilatero Romano. This quarter is characterized by a southern ambiance, the streets lined with bistros, Moroccan cafes and inns. It is one of Turin´s most beautiful areas that is best explored on foot.
Not to forget about the Docks Dora, located along the train track to Milano. It´s an industrial building from the early twentieth century, a former warehouse. Today the building hosts studios of young artists and architects, alternative shops and discotheques.

Fashion for every taste

A mix of big names, studios of young designers and outlet stores.

The city offers something for every taste and budget. A shopping tour through the arcades of Via Roma will avail to you top international designer brands.
The parallel street, Via Garibaldi, the city´s only car-free district in town, offers various clothes and shoe shops. And not only that. You will be spoilt for choice walking along Via Po from Piazza Castello to Piazza Vittorio Veneto.
Young designers can be found in the narrow streets of the Quadrilatero Romano.
If you´re looking for bargains, you can go to the outlet stores of the city and its surroundings such as Robe di Kappa and KristinaT.

Antiques

Turin is famous for its antiques ranging from old ovens to precious fixtures.

Every second Sunday of the month streams of tourists pour from buses to Gran Balôn, the largest antiques market in the Borgo Dora area. With more than 250 exhibitors, this is far more than a simple flea market. Here you can find everything your heart desires: furniture and objects from all over Europe, antiques from the Piemont, clothes and lace, glass and carpets, paintings and clocks, plumes and toys, vases and plates.
If you are looking for more precious items, Via della Rocca will provide you with what you need. In Via Po, you can watch craftspeople at work such as restorers, smiths, gilders and engravers.

Culinary highlights

Gourmets will be spoilt for choice with excellent wines, chocolates and other products typical of the region.

Don´t leave Turin without a fine bottle of Wine from the Piemont or some yummy chocolates.
A walk through town takes you to a variety of wine stores where you can buy the Piemont´s finest wines. Delicatessens offer local specialties, and the famous grissini sticks are available from the bakeries. Last but not least, you can sample delicious foods at the cafes.

THE GEMS OF CONTEMPORARY ART

With its large number of prestigious museums and collections, Turin is considered one of the European capitals of contemporary art.

Maybe not everybody knows that the Arte Povera movement has its origins in Turin in the middle of the 60ies when Germano Celant together with other revolutionary and brilliant authors, most of them from Turin, like Alighiero Boetti, Mario Merz, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Giovanni Anselmo, Luciano Fabro, Giuseppe Penone and Gilberto Zorio, to name but a few, invented this art trend.
The first exhibition in 1985 entitled "Ouverture" and hosted in the Museum of Contemporary Art was dedicated to these artists. Today this museum ranks among the ten most important in the world.
Founded in 1963, the GAM Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art is of artistic importance, too: Besides the temporary collection of more than 20,000 pieces there are lots of temporary theme exhibitions.

Also worth a visit is the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo. Located in a surprising building in Borgo San Paolo, it hosts prestigious exhibitions of the works of the most important artists in the world and emerging artists as well.

The recently opened Fondazione Mario Merz shows the works of Mario Merz.

ART UNDER THE SKY

Where else can you admire works of contemporary art scattered around the city by strolling through the streets, the parks and the yards?

Contemporary art in the street with the two art events Luci d´Artista! Famous artists from all over the world, such as Rebecca Horn and Daniel Burin, to name but a few, turn Turin into an open air museum of contemporary art.
Also regarding the transformation of the city, eleven artists exhibit along the long Spina avenue: Besides the works of Per Kirkeby, Mario Merz and Giuseppe Penone, within the next few years there you can admire the works of the artists Walter Pichler, Giovanni Anselmo, Luigi Mainolfi, Giulio Paolini, Ulrich Rückriem, Gilberto Zorio, Jannis Kounellis and Michelangelo Pistoletto.
Strolling through the streets of the city, you will find numerous sculptures and installations made by famous artist during the last thirty years.

THE PASSION OF GALLERIES!

Exhibitions – Turin spoils you for choice: from the Piedmont surrealists to photographers, from Food Art to poker players.

Around the mole the offer is rich and varied: Choose from the large number of galleries of modern and contemporary art where you can learn about the world’s most famous artists and the latest and alternative trends.
In Turin, talent florishes and artists are in constant, direct contact with collectors and with the public.

The Artissima exhibition is also something truly special. It takes place every year, bringing together top artists from all around the world, and exhibiting next generation artists and their innovative works.

EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF THE CINEMA

Turin has been inseparably connected to cinema for centuries and released some really famous films.

Did you know that in Turin there was shot "Cabiria" by G. Pastrone with sub-titles by Gabriele D'Annunzio - the first film that was internationally distributed? And that in Turin there was founded the first essay cinema, the largest cineclub and the first cinema consisting of different halls?
You will of course remember some great films of the past such as the epic film "War and peace" with Audrey Hepburn and Vittorio Gassman and "Deep red" directed by Dario Argento. Among recent films there are "After Midnight" by Davide Ferrario and "The best of youth" by Marco Tullio Giordana. Those films and many others of course, have been shot in the streets, on the various squares and near the monuments of Turin. Not only that the seventh art has been developed in Turin, the capital of Piedmont is still the most popular location with Italian directors right after Rome. This is however also due to the work of the Film Commission Turin Piedmont whose aim is to invite the film, television and advertisement industries to the Piedmont region and the city of Turin in order to discover their splendid sites.
During the last five years there have been shot more than 150 productions, such as films, TV soap operas, fiction and music videos (Turin is home of Italian’s most important band: the Subsonica).

HOLLYWOOD REVIVAL IN TURIN!

The National Museum of Cinema has been designed by François Confino and is one of them most famous museums of Europe.

Due the amazing National Museum of Cinema situated in the interior of the Mole Antonelliana, a building designed by Alesandro Antonelli in the second half of the 19th century, Turin has renewed its passion for the seventh art. The museum is located in the historic town centre and is 167m high. The 5-storey building has 3,200sqm of exhibition area on which the history of cinema can be explored through stage productions, spectacular light and shadow effects, projections, drawings, sketches and photographs. The cinema features 7,000 film titles in the film library, 9,000 art objects, paintings, antique prints and equipment for viewing and playing films, 125,000 photographic documents, 200,000 posters, more than 200 magic lanterns and more than 20,000 books and 3,000 periodicals.
Special feast for the eyes... the waistcoat, the shoes and the jewellery used by Marilyn Monroe and some unpublished photos of her.

ONE FESTIVAL FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER

If you are fascinated by the world of cinema, you don't have to miss the numerous festivals of Turin!

The deep passion for cinema lasting at least for one century is expressed by the cinematographic events.
Among the most significant events is the Torino Film Festival, which has been founded in 1982 as a springboard for up-coming talents. Today it is frequented by cinema lovers coming from all over the world.
Furthermore there are the annually held International Women's Film Festival representing a journey around the globe with the most beautiful pictures and stories shown and told by international women directors, the International Film Festival based on Homosexual Themes, which is the most important of its kind, the Under Eighteen Film Festival based on themes of adolescence and youth, the CinemAmbiente festival and the Virtuality, an avant-garde festival dedicated to virtual reality.

THE CITY OF AUTHORS!

Famous authors of the 19th and 20th century were born or lived in the subalpine city or just traveled there.

There are lots of writers and intellectuals who have influenced the cultural life of Turin.
The famous Edmondo De Amicis dedicated his novel "Carrozza di tutti" to Turin after having traveled the city by a horse-drawn carriage.
Vittorio Alfieri spent his childhood in this subalpine city between 1790 and 1803.
Guido Gozzano, born in Turin in 1883, participated in the cultural and social life of Turin at the beginning of the century and left to his successors the beauty, melancholy and profoundness of his poetic works while the celebrated Nietzsche spent some time in Turin in 1888 before he became insane.
Primo Levi, a Jew who fought against the race law, was born in Turin. D´Annunzio, screenwriter of the screen epic Cabiria, helped Turin to the cinematographic industry.
After the liberation, Italo Calvino joined the Italian Communist Party, collaborated with newspapers and magazines, and began to study at the University of Turin where he wrote a dissertation about Joseph Conrad in 1947. He collaborated with the «Politecnico» of Vittorini, and started to work for the Einaudi publishing house.

THE PUBLISHING HOUSES

The strong relation between Turin and literature is also confirmed by some of Italy’s most important publishing houses which were founded in Turin.

The first to mention is the Einaudi publishing house, founded in 1933 by a group of friends, students of the D´Azeglio school in Turin. The founding group of Giulio Einaudi (1912), Leone Ginzburg (1909), Massimo Mila (1910), Norberto Bobbio (1909) and Cesare Pavese (1908) was joined by others such as Ginzburg (Leone’s wife) and Giaime Pintor. Doubtlessly, one of the oldest publishing houses is the UTET (Unione Tipografico-Editrice Torinese), founded in 1791, the most important publishing house in terms of dimension and tradition. Today the Loescher publishing house, especially known as leader in the educational field, is one of the oldest and most prestigious publishing houses in Italy, founded in Turin in 1867 by Hermann Loescher.

CURIOSITY

Films, poems, cartoons, novels, chronicles, commercials, web pages… this is Turin.

In 1994 Alessandro Baricco, one of the most famous and popular narrative writers in Italy, founded together with a group of friends the "Scuola Holden" school where he is still teaching. At this school narrative techniques are taught.

THE BAROQUE CITY OF TURIN

Turin can truly boast to be the "capital of Baroque". The Old Town of Turin is mainly held in Baroque style.

The Baroque style finds its maximum expression in the churches and palaces of Turin. The Baroque style accompanied the foundation and development of the Savoy state between the end of the 16th until the 18th century. It was part of the rise of a dynasty and represented and celebrated the strength of a dukedom and later kingdom that was playing an important role in Italian history. In Piedmont and Turin the Baroque style was introduced by Emanuele Filiberto, who regained the lost territories of his father by lending King Philip II a helping hand.
Famous architects such as Castellamonte, Guarini and Juvarra have strongly contributed to the great success of this style that has a lot more to offer than splendour and drapes. The Baroque style is an aesthetic style. It represents the artistic expression of an epoch. Its almost never straight lines, its ornamental plasterworks and the stage effects reflect the continuous search of the artists to establish a reconciliation between different components: science and faith, reason and emotions, technology and amazement, thus representing those different opinions which prevailed at that time.

GEMS OF BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE... IN THE CITY!

The wonderful palaces and churches let you feel the splendour and great atmosphere of Italians most important capital of Baroque.

Don't miss the Palazzo Madama, which was the residence of Christine Marie of France and Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours. The exterior of the palace and the sumptuous staircase were designed by Juvarra in honour of those two ladies. Next to the palace there is the Chiesa di San Lorenzo, a work of art designed by Guarino Guarini and one of the religious masterpieces of Europe held in Baroque style.
Just opposite, you can see the elegant exterior of the Palazzo Reale, which for two centuries has been the residence of Savoys and today hosts a museum.
Then there is the Palazzo Carignano. It is one of the most important masterpieces of Guarino Guarini and of Baroque in Piedmont and was built between 1679 and 1684. Here was the birthplace of Carlo Alberto and Vittorio Emanuele II and seat of the Piedmont Parliament and of the National Museum of Italian Risorgimento.
Another gem of Baroque architecture is the Chiesa di San Filippo. This church features a single nave, which boasts to be the broadest of Turin, and was designed by famous architects such as Guarino Guarini, Michelangelo Garove and Filippo Juvarra.
And finally you have to visit the Piazza San Carlo with its palaces and its two churches held in Baroque style: San Carlo was built in 1619 but features and exterior facade of the 19th century and Santa Cristina designed by Carlo di Castellamonte and Juvarra.

ROYAL RESIDENCES

The magnificent castles, palaces and gardens, which once belonged to the Savoy family, were added to the list of the World Heritage Sites in 1997.

The Royal Residences in the city and the surrounding area tell the story and the splendor of the Savoy family, of a past with warlike dukes and kings who were interested in art and collection, of noble royal ladies who loved ballets and the theater, of court architects, artists and writers, and of splendid ceremonies and feasts with hunting, labyrinths, parks and fountains. This heritage of extraordinary art-historical interest is known as the Royal Residences.
In Turin and its surroundings you can admire the following Royal Residences: Palazzo Reale and Palazzo Madama in piazza Castello, Palazzo Carignano in piazza Carignano, Castello del Valentino in the Valentino park, Villa della Regina next to the hill, Castello di Rivoli and Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi; Castello di Moncalieri, Castello de La Mandria, Castello di Pollenzo, Castello Reale di Govone, Castello Reale di Racconigi, Castello Ducale di Aglié and Reggia di Valcasotto.

TURIN, THE CITY OF DESIGN

Industry and style in perfect harmony - Turin, the capital of design

Fancy seeing the AMX fighter bomber, the Tornado military jet and the ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle), a vehicle which is used for the transport of food to the astronauts? Or the Salvador Dalì Lips Sofa and the Cactus coat stand? What about the Fiat Mirafiori auto plant? Or some worldwide famous “masterpieces” such as the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint and the Alfa Romeo Brera as well as industrial design objects like the Olympic torch which was produced on the occasion of the 20th Olympic Winter Games 2006? In Turin this is possible: It’s the first city in Italy which offers its guests the possibility to explore the fantastic world of industrial design in Turin and the Piedmont. Participate in the “Made in Torino. Tour the Excellent” tour.

For our event calendar go to www.turismotorino.org or contact one of our TICs.

FASHION

Once Turin was Italy’s city of fashion par excellence. Thanks to contemporary young stylists, the city is becoming again more famous for fashion.

Turin is also committed to fashion and has thus followed a new call for an old vocation. At the beginning of the 20th century Italian tailoring gains more and more popularity first at national and later at European level due to numerous art exhibitions.
Since then, the typical local Piedmont fashion, influenced by the fashion guidelines from abroad, has been exported also to Milan, Genoa, Rome, Naples and Palermo.
During this period the Piedmont has become home to worldwide famous labels such as Borbonese, Superga, Robe di Kappa and Invicta and to original fashion designed by young artists.