Turin (Torino) travel tips, quick guide, etc.
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| International Airport: | Caselle, or Sandro Pertini Airport (TRN) | |
| Phone | (011) 56.76.361 or 56.76.362 | |
| Highway: | A4: Turin - Milan - Venice | |
| A5: Turin - Ivrea - Aosta | ||
| A21: Turin - Asti - Genoa | ||
| A32: Turin - France | ||
| Bus Station: | Corso Vittorio Emanuele / Corso Inghilterra | |
| Bus Phone: | (011) 43.32.525 | |
| By Train: | Main Station: Porta Nuova | |
| Many daily trains to Milan, Rome and Venice | ||
| Other Station: Porta Susa | ||
| Approx train times | 2 hours from Milan / 6 hours from Rome | |
| Train Tickets: | RailEurope.com |
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From Airport to Town |
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| Bus shuttle | (Sadem Line) every 30 - 45 min. to downtown | |
| Taxi | About 30 - 40 € for 30 min. to downtown | |
Turin Hotels |
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| Peak season: | book ahead for Easter to September, Christmas | |
| Most economical hotels: | By Via Nizza (sleazy section) | |
| better hotels: | Porta Nuova, next to Piazza Carlo Felice | |
| also reasonable: | Piazza Castello | |
| Book a hotel in Turin | ||
| Getting Around
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| Do not drive! | Try "a piedi", or by foot | |
| Po River | Snakes around Eastern edge | |
| Most sights | North of Porta Nuova to Piazza Castello | |
| Subway (Metro) | www.MetroTorino.it | |
| Taxis | Can be expensive | |
| City bus system: | GTT bus line - excellent system | |
| Trams | Great way to get around | |
| Buses & Trams | Run from 5AM to Midnight | |
Food - Mangia Mangia! |
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| Cheap restaurants: | Around Train station | |
| Morning Market | Piazza della Repubblica | |
| Regional Cuisine: | Butter, cream and cheese dishes | |
| Pasta, chocolate and breadsticks ("grissini") | ||
| Gianduiotto - chocolate hazelnut paste | ||
| Bicerin - chocolate, coffe and milk drink | ||
| Zabaglione - pastry delicacy (cream, sugar, marsala) | ||
| Agnolotti, Cappelletti, Bagna Cauda (winter dish) | ||
Local Wines |
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| Heavy emphasis on red | ||
| Try Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera and Nebbiolo | ||
| Shopping Districts
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| Via Roma | High fashion, boutiques, etc. | |
| Via Garibaldi | Good clothing, funky shops, fine caffe's | |
| Antiques | Try Via Maria Vottoria, or | |
| Via Della Rocca, or | ||
| Via Principe Amedeo | ||
| Porta Palazzo | Largest open-air market in Europe | |
| Go to Piazza della Repubblica | ||
What to see |
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| Shroud of Turin | Duomo di San Giovanni and the Sacra Sindone | |
| Car museum | FIAT, Alfa Romeo, etc | |
| Egyptian Museum | Over 30,000 artifacts dating from 6th Cent. B.C. | |
| Basilica di Superga | On top of a hill on NE side of city | |
| Adjacent park offers great view of Turin | ||
| Mole Antonelliana | One of Europe's largest brick buildings | |
| Was once the largest building in world | ||
| For movie buffs | (Museum) Museo Nazionale del Cinema | |
| Feast of San Giovanni | Honoring the patron saint of Turin, June 23 - 24 | |
| Featuring parade, canoe race Po River, fireworks | ||
| Soccer | Home of the famous Juventus soccer team | |
| Also home of the Turin soccer team | ||
| Parco del Valentino | Beautiful park along the Po River | |
| Also has a castle, botanical garden and Borgo Medievale | ||
| Turin Nightlife
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| Along Po River | Bars and restaurants, crowded on weekends | |
| near Parco del Valentino | ||
| Average Temps
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| January | 40 Fahrenheit, or 4 Celsius | |
| April | 59 Fahrenheit, or 15 Celsius | |
| July | 77 Fahrenheit, or 25 Celsius | |
| October | 57 Fahrenheit, or 14 Celsius | |
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