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Turin
4 days · 8 things to do
Best time to go: April to June, and September to October
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Welcome
Turin, in a few days
Italy's first capital and long the city of a single industry, Fiat, Turin has kept an arcaded baroque centre and turned its factories into museums. Many travellers pass straight through on the way to Milan, yet it holds one of the world's largest Egyptian collections outside Cairo and is the birthplace of gianduja chocolate.
- Day by day
- D1 Day 1 2 things
- D2 Day 2 2 things
- D3 Day 3 2 things
- D4 Day 4 2 things
- Worth sorting before you go
- Words that help
- The practical page
- Packing checklist
The trip
Day by day
Map of the sights (numbers follow the suggested order). It prints with the base map.
D1
Day 1
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Egyptian Museum · 2 to 3 hThe route starts on the top floor and works down through the centuries; the tomb of Kha and Merit fills a whole room, intact.
- Afternoon · Royal Museums and Royal Palace · half a dayOne ticket covers state apartments, the Scissors Staircase, Galleria Sabauda, archaeology and gardens; slow down in the Armoury, with its armoured horses mid-charge.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Best Western Plus Hotel Genova€140 a night
D2
Day 2
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Quadrilatero Romano and Porta Palazzo market free · about 1 h 30Come early to the farmers' section, where valley growers sell cardoons, hazelnuts and alpine cheeses, and eat fried fish standing up by the fish hall.
- Afternoon · Historic cafés and bicerin · about 30 minTurin's layered drink of cream, thick chocolate and espresso, sipped without stirring; filling enough to plan for mid-afternoon rather than before dinner.
🛏️ Where to sleep · NH Torino Centro€130 a night
D3
Day 3
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Mole Antonelliana and National Cinema Museum · 2 to 3 hA glass lift rises through the open core of the dome; below, a spiral museum where you sit, lie down and walk into film sets.
- Afternoon · Valentino Park and Borgo Medievale free · 2 to 3 hA riverside park opened in 1856 by the Po, with a Savoy castle and a mock medieval village built for the 1884 Exhibition.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hotel Genio€115 a night
D4
Day 4
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Basilica of Superga · 2 to 3 hBehind the basilica, a plaque marks the 1949 air crash of the Grande Torino team; guided visits reach the dome gallery, facing the Alps.
- Afternoon · Reggia di Venaria Reale · half a dayThe Savoy hunting palace, a barracks for two centuries, reopened in 2007 after a huge restoration; Juvarra's white stucco Great Gallery stands out.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hotel Diplomatic€120 a night
Before you go
Worth sorting before you go
📶 eSIM data
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
🛡️ Travel insurance
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
💳 Fee-free card
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
🚐 Airport transfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
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Good to know
Flavours & local habits
🍽️ Worth tasting
- Neapolitan pizza: soft dough, wood fire, and best eaten in Naples.
- Regional pasta: carbonara in Rome, ragu in Bologna, and never the same twice.
- Gelato: artisan ice cream. Walk past the tubs piled high and glowing.
- Aperitivo: a spritz and small plates at the end of the afternoon.
- Espresso: standing at the bar, and no cappuccino after a meal.
⚠️ Best avoided
- Restaurants with photo menus and a man outside waving you in, especially near the monuments.
- Check the bill for coperto and service before you add anything.
- Cappuccino after midday marks you out. An espresso works at any hour.
- Shoulders and knees covered in churches, and that includes the big ones.
Getting by
Words that help
English ↔ Italian
| English | Italian |
|---|---|
| Hello | Buongiorno |
| Thank you | Grazie |
| Please | Per favore |
| Yes | Sì |
| No | No |
| Excuse me | Mi scusi |
| Goodbye | Arrivederci |
| Do you speak English? | Parla inglese? |
| I don't understand | Non capisco |
| How much is it? | Quanto costa? |
| Where are the toilets? | Dove sono i bagni? |
| The bill, please | Il conto, per favore |
| Help! | Aiuto! |
| Cheers! | Salute! |
The essentials
The practical page
CurrencyEuro (EUR, €)
BudgetAbout €118 a day, mid-range
Best seasonApril to June, and September to October
PlugC/F/L · 230V
Tap waterSafe to drink
TippingCover charge often included, rounding up is enough
Emergency112
EntrySchengen area: an ID card or passport for EU citizens, 90 days visa-free for UK, US, Canadian and Australian passports.
HealthNo specific vaccination needed. Make sure tetanus, polio and MMR are up to date.
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Don't forget
Packing checklist
Have a good trip.
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