A CITY TO READ ON FOOT
Squares, arcades, galleries and monumental avenues create a distinctive urban landscape.
Read the chapter →TURIN CITY
Turin: history, elegance, cafés and urban life.
Turin is best read on foot: squares, arcades, Savoy residences, historic cafés, trams, markets and neighbourhoods tell the story of an elegant yet grounded city.
THE MOLE AND TURIN’S SKYLINE
The Mole Antonelliana dominates the skyline and links nineteenth-century architecture with the city’s film culture.
Read the chapter →HISTORIC CAFÉS
Historic cafés belong to Turin’s social and cultural memory, bringing together pastry, chocolate and conversation.
Read the chapter →THE PO, VALENTINO AND THE HILLS
The river and green spaces reveal a different rhythm from the monumental city centre.
Read the chapter →TRAMS, TURET AND URBAN DETAILS
Turin is also recognised through its trams, fountains, signs, shop windows and everyday urban details.
Read the chapter →THE SAVOY RESIDENCES
Turin sits at the centre of a wider system of residences and landscapes linked to Savoy history.
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Turin is also a city to taste: continue with Piedmont Food.
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