Piedmont

Turin

Italy's first capital and its most underrated big city. Eighteen kilometres of porticoes, a serious museum of Egyptian antiquities, and the Alps visible at the end of the street.

Arriving

Stations

Torino Porta Nuova

Central terminus, most Frecce and regional trains.

Torino Porta Susa

Through station on the high-speed line; often the faster stop for Milan and Paris.

From the airport

Caselle connects to Dora station by a regional shuttle, or a 45-minute bus to Porta Nuova.

Onward

Connections

To	Fastest	Operator	Reservation	Frequency
Milan	1h 00m	Frecciarossa	€13	2 per hour
Rome	4h 10m	Frecciarossa	€13	Hourly
Genoa	1h 45m	Intercity	€3	Every 2 hours
Paris	5h 40m	TGV / Frecciarossa	From €19	3 per day

An Italy Pass covers Turin to the French border at Modane only. Onward travel to Paris needs a separate ticket or a Global Pass.

See

Worth your time

Museo Egizio
The largest Egyptian collection outside Cairo, and the better-lit one.
Mole Antonelliana
The cinema museum inside, and a glass lift up the middle of the dome.
Historic cafés
Bicerin — coffee, chocolate and cream in a glass — was invented here.
Basilica di Superga
A rack tramway up the hill for the Alpine panorama.

Eat

What to order

Agnolotti del plin
Tiny pinched pasta, usually served with a roast sauce.
Aperitivo in San Salvario
Turin invented the format; Milan just markets it better.
Gianduiotti
Hazelnut chocolate from any of the old confectioners.

Day trips