Superb Baroque architecture, excellent museums and the futuristic Antonelliana Mole, in the home of the famous Turin Shroud and The FIAT company
Turin, the capital of the Province of Piedmont, is situated on the western edge of the Padana Plain, between the Po hills and the Alps, where the Doria Riparia and Po Rivers converge. Turin is the fourth most popular city in Italy, after Rome, Milan and Naples. An important economic center, its main industry is automobiles (80% of Italy’s entire production), along with subsidiary industries like steel and metal working, and motors for aeronautical and naval industries.

Augusta Taurinorum was a Roman city from the 11th Augustan region (Transpadana) in the Taurini territory. It acquired notable importance thanks to its geographically central location in the sub-alpine region. Later it became a Lungobard duchy and a Frankish county. The Savoy asserted their power from the 13th century onward. In 1563, Turin became their State capital. At that time, the city’s transformation began and it assumed its characteristic Baroque stamp. Subsequently, Turin was dominated by the French, until 1814, when it was again under Savoy rule. From then on the city became the center of the Italian Risorgimento and had the privilege of being the first capital of Italy (1861-1865).

By car
Highways:
A4 Turin-Milan-Venice,
A5 Turin-Ivrea-Aosta,
A6 Turin-Fossano-Ceva-Savona,
A21 Turin-Asti-Alessandria-Genoa,
A21 Turin-Asti-Alessandria-Piacenza,
A32 Turin-Frejus-(Francia).

Connections:
N.10 Lower Padana (Turin-Moncalieri-Alessandria-Piacenza-Cremona-Mantua- Monselice);
N.11 Upper Padana (Turin-Chivasso-Vercelli-Novara-Milan-Brescia-Padua-Venice); N.20 from Colle (Pass) della Maddalena (Turin-Borgo San Dalmazzo-French Border,);
N.23 from Colle (Pass) of Sestrieres (Turin-Stupinigi-Pinerolo-Sestrieres-Cesana);
N.24 from Monginevro (Turin-Susa-Cesana-Monginevro-France);
N.25 from Moncenisio (Turin-Collegno-Susa-Moncenisio);
N.26 from the Valle d'Aosta (Turin-Chivasso-Ivrea-Aosta-Piccolo San Bernardo);
N.27 Gran San Bernardo (Turin-Aosta-Gran San Bernardo);
N.10 Lower Padana, direction Liguria (Turin-Alessandria-Novi Ligure-Genoa).


By train
Turin has three train stations: Porta Nuova (Piazza Carlo Felice), Porta Susa (Piazza XVIII Dicembre), and Lingotto (via Pannunzio).

Porta Nuova is the Central Station, from which trains arrive and depart for every destination. Situated in the center of the city, it is easily reached by foot or by public transport. It faces the beautiful Piazza Carlo Felice, from which one can reach Via Roma, the central road in Turin. Inside the train station there are car rentals, restaurants, newsstands, a Duty-Free Shop, automatic teller machine, tobacco shop and bars.
The main lines are:
/Milan, Verona, Bolzano, Brennero, in the direction of Austria and Germany /
/Venice, Trieste/
/Alessandria, Genoa, Rome, Naples, Reggio Calabria /
/Bardonecchia-Modane, Paris and France /
/Cuneo, Savona, Ventimiglia, in the direction of France /
/Aosta /
/ Pinerolo, Torre Pellice/.
The station is at Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, tel. 011-6653098.

Porta Susa is the usual station for trains running through Milan and in general for trains coming and going to the east and west. Situated in Piazza XVIII Dicembre, it allows easy connections with bus and inter-city and suburban transportation lines. Within this station are a bar, restaurant, newsstands, tobacco shop, and automatic teller machine.
The station is at Piazza XXVIII Dicembre 8 Tel. 011-538513.

Turin Lingotto is a station of strategic importance. Once it only connected transport services, but now it connects Turin with southern Italy. Some Intercity trains also stop here. It offers every possible convenience, having been built only recently. It is located in the south of Turin, near Moncalieri and the Conference Center (Centro Congressistico).
The station is at Via Pannunzio Tel. 011- 3173897


By airplane
Open to commercial and international traffic, Turin Caselle Airport is 15 km to the north/northwest of downtown Turin and is connected to the highway system (northern section.
It is a natural arrival point for international tourism, especially in winter when people head for the splendid mountain locations of the Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta.
From the airport there is continual round-trip bus service for Turin.
Information: 011 5676361 - 2
Tickets: 011 535181

By car
The city, with its wide streets and generous boulevards, facilitates easy driving. Exiting from the various highways, one can enter the circumferential and the principal arteries leading downtown. From the southern part of the circumferential, at the Stupinigi exit, one arrives at Corso Unione Sovietica, which leads directly to the Porta Nuova Station, in the middle of the city. From the A32-Frejus, following Corso Francia e Corso Peschiera, we reach Porta Nuova. Or, taking the Corso Allamano e Corso Sebastopoli, we come into Corso Turati, in the very center of the city. From the circumferential to the north, from Caselle Airport and from the A5, one comes into Corso Lecce, and continuing along Corso Peschiera we once again reach the downtown area.

Public Transport
Getting around by bus in Turin is easy and economical. Tickets can be bought at tobacco shops, bars, or offices of the GTT (Turin Transportation Group).
GTT (Turin Transportation Group)
For information. Freephone number 800-019152

Taxi
Taxi service is easy and efficient but certainly less economical than bus service.
The numbers to use for calling a taxi are:
Pronto Taxi : 011/5737
Radio Taxi: 011/5730 - 3399

Touristic information
Turismo Torino – offices
Atrium Torino - Piazza Solferino Tel. 011/535181
Porta Nuova Railway Station Tel. 011/53.13.27
Torino Caselle International Airport Tel. 011/5676361 / 011/5676362

Useful numbers
Carabinieri 112
Police 113
Fire Brigade 115
Financial Police 117
Medical Emergency service 118
Urban Police 011/56401
Antivenins Centre 011/6637637
police headquarters 011/55881
ACI – Breakdown service 803000

As is well known, Torinese cooking boasts excellent products, superb meats, wines famous throughout the world, and well known traditional sweets. Among the most famous dishes we can mention are fresh pastas (tajarin), filled pastas (such as agnolotti) and meat dishes (fritto misto and bollito alla piemontese). Not to forget chocolate, which is the mainstay of major pastry shops in the city. Obviously in a city like Turin there are numerous restaurants where one can taste the typical Piedmont fare.

Search along the city streets, through the historical center, and walk under the 14 km of arcades, so that you can savor the high-quality international shops of famous Via Roma, piazza San Carlo, piazza Carlo Felice, Via Po, Via Garibaldi (the longest pedestrian zone in Europe) and many others. These will surely not escape you if you love to shop.

THEATRES
TEATRO REGIO, Piazza Castello 215, tel 011/8815241
TEATRO CARIGNANO, Piazza Carignano 6, tel. 011/547048
AUDITORIUM RAI, Via Rossini 15, tel.011/8104653
TEATRO COLOSSEO, Via Madama Cristina 73, tel. 011/6698034
LINGOTTO, Via Nizza 294 tel.011/6644111
TEATRO DI TURIN, Piazza Massaua 9, tel.011/7795803
TEATRO ADUA, C.so Giulio Cesare 67, tel.011/2482276
TEATRO ERBA, Corso moncalieri 241, tel.011/6615447
TEATRO AGNELLI, Via Paolo Iserpi 111 tel. 011/6192351
TEATRO FREGOLI, Piazza S.Giulia 2/bis tel.011/8122312
TEATRO ALFA, Via Casalborgone 16,tel.011/819352
TEATRO JUVARRA, Via Juvarra 15 tel.011/5175084
T.ALFIERI, Piazza Solferino 2 tel.011/5623800
CAFE' PROCOPE, Via Juvarra 15 tel.011/5175084
TEATRO ARALDO, Via Chiomonte 3, tel 011/331764
FOLKCLUB, Via Perrone 3 bis tel.011/537636.

DISCOS

BARRUMBA
Via San Massimo, tel. 011 - 883322
Closed: Monday and Tuesday

HEAVEN CLUB
Colle Maddalena 172, tel. 011 - 8610377
Closed: Monday and Tuesday

MIRO’ DISCO PUB
Str. Settimo 154, tel. 011 - 2731033
Live Music

NAXOS
P.za Guala 147, Tel. 011 - 616169

GANAS DE MAR
C.so U. Sovietica 411, tel. 011 - 613231

HENNESSY
Str. Traforo del Pino 23, tel. 011 - 8998522
Closed: Monday, Tuesday and Sunday

MIVIDA ROCK CAFE’
C.so Casale 127, tel. 011 - 8194347
Closed: Monday and Tuesday

PICK UP
Via Barge 8, tel. 011 - 4472204

THE BIG CLUB
C.so Brescia 28, tel. 011 - 2485656

VOOM VOOM
Via Ventimiglia 152, tel. 011 - 6637462
Closed: Friday

OPERA MUSIC VILLAGE
Via Cavour 131 Loc. Alpignano, tel. 011 - 9672966
Open: Friday and Saturday

HAVANA CLUB
Via Moncenisio 14 Loc. Avigliana, Tel. 011 - 939685
Summer garden

CHEZ NOUS
Via Freila Mezzi 47 Loc. Moncalieri, tel. 011 - 6467127
Summer garden

SABOR LATINO
Via Stradella 10, tel. 852327

VARADERO
Via O Vigliani, tel. 011 - 344534

ZOO BAR
C.so Casale 127, tel. 011 - 8194347
Closed: Monday and Tuesday

ATLANTIDE
Via Monginevro 10 Loc. Avigliana, tel. 011 - 9367783
Open: Friday and Saturday

LA FAVOLA
Via Monginevro 26 Loc. Avigliana, tel. 011 - 9369064
Closed: from Monday to Thursday

SOLOTALCO CLUB
Via Cuneo 16 Loc. Nichelino, tel. 011 - 6061058

IL SETTIMO SIGILLO
Str. Circonvallazione esterna 10 loc. Orbassano, tel. 011 - 9002014

PIN UP CLUB
P.za M. delle Grazie 2 Loc. Volpiano, tel. 011 - 9881759

TABATA
Via Monterotta 1 Loc. Sestriere, tel. 0122 - 755450

RIMINI NORD
Via Principale 1 Loc. Sauze d’Oulx, tel. 0122 - 858558.