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Turin Gallery
View the Gallery Savoiard Dinasty at Venaria Reale

Turin Restaurants

  • Affordable (46)

    Circolo dei Lettori

    Beautiful baroque Palazzo Graneri della Roccia hosts the restaurant of the Reader's Club: think creative regional cuisine at affordable prices. read more

  • Fine dining (44)

    Porta di Po

    On entering Turin, Napoleon troops destroyed the entrance to Porta Eridana. You'll find restored drawings of the event adorning the walls and ancient tastes on the menu. Try the roast meat cooked... read more


Turin Nightlife

  • Chilled (44)

    Cabiria Café

    In the basement of the Mole Antonelliana Museum of Cinema you'll fine the intimate seating area and tables where you can sip a cup of tea while watching old movie clips on screen. read more

  • Clubbing (41)

    Victory Pub

    Staggering distance from Piazza Statuto is where you will fine this English-style pub. You'll certainly be convinced by the wide selection of beers and ales on tap, which are supped till the early... read more


This Month in Turin:

By Elena Pietrovichillo

Shopping: P.A.I.S.S.A. has a huge selections of culinary products, both regional and international goods can be found here - the Easter eggs by Venchi are pure delight (196 Piazza San Carlo, tel: 011 562 8462).

Key areas: On Via XX Settembre you can immerse yourself in ancient history. Along this street you will find the remains of a Roman Theatre, the Porta Palatina towers, the interesting Museo di Antichità and the Renaissance Cathedral of Saint John, where the Holy Shroud is exposed for a short time only (10 April-23 May).

Turin News & Gossip

Turin Shroud in 3D

Turin Shroud in 3D

Savvy locals in Turin are selling 3D glasses to pilgrims as they visit the city's famous shroud on display until 23 May. The brainchild of a holographic expert, the specs supposedly show details hidden from the naked eye, allowing visitors to decide for themselves whether they think the burial cloth of Christ is indeed genuine or a fake. Though the Church says the glasses won't make a blind bit of difference to the viewing experience.


Turin Trivia

  • April: The Municipality of Turin produces microfiltered drinking water for International Space Stations. Spring water is iodinated for americans, and groundwater is fluorinated and disinfected with silver for Russians.

  • March: In 1894 Luigi Lavazza started to roast his own coffee in his grocery in Turin, experimenting with different blends. Today, the espresso is sold in 90 countries around the world.

  • February: The Holy Shroud could possibly be the most-viewed piece of linen of all time - in 2000 more than 1,000,000 pilgrims came to see it and even more are expected to come this year on 10 April-23 May.



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