Torino - Internet Points & Wi-Fi
by ant1606
List of public free internet access, generally limited to sessions of 45 minutes. Multiple desktops.
List of public Internet Points, minimum rate 2.00 Euro/hour. Multiple desktops.
Lists (may be incomplete) of cybercafes in Torino:
List 1
List 2
The City of Torino has recently passed a bill to install Wi-Fi coverage for the entire city. The project is currently in progess, concept is to provide free access for the first hour, after which a rate of 2.00 Euro/hour is applied.
List of currently covered areas.
Complete list, both free and paid, of hotspots in Torino.
Drinking water
by ant1606
Abundance of water from the Alps is a blessing and a public resource in town. The typical drinking water outlet is named "Toret" (pronounced "tuh-ret" in Piedmontese language) or Italianized as "Toretto" which means "small bull". Torino has about 700 of such fountains scattered all over the city territory and most of these are well over a century old. These are about 1.2 m (4 ft) tall cast-iron, green painted units, where untapped water spouts from the mouth of a bull's shaped head down into a grill to the ground level. Same water being distributed to every home in town, it is absolutely safe to drink and generally of good taste. If you don't have a glass or a bottle to fill, try to do as locals do by standing on the side and leaning for a direct drink from the stream. Standing on the side will most likely keep your feet dry. Caution with nearby icy patches in winter due to spatter.
One thing that puzzles me is the cumulative amount of free-flowing liquid at all time when a "save water" conservation concept is generally advised. Torino is evidently rich with this precious asset and can afford to waste it. A pilot project is in progress and foresees the gradual removal of these convenient outlets which should be replaced - not all though - with modern dispensers of refrigerated plain and carbonated water, the latter for a small price. Some of these units are already installed in adjacent towns as a test and drag the attention of bypassers who can quench their thirst by pushing a button.
Mercato at Piazza della Republica
by Renescheffer
I have never seen so much fruit and grocery for such low prices. Two kilo of grapes for 1 euro. 3 kilo of prunes for 1 euro's.
Clothes, shoes. Fish inside the Mercato building. I am sure the mercato is on friday morning and saturday. Perhaps also on other days ? You can combine it with a visit to the Duomo (watch out....the Duomo is closed between 12.30 and 15.00 hrs).
Airports connections
by marco2005
I want to share my personal experience. Living in the center of Turin, I am used to go to the airports by bus.
The closest airport is Caselle (code TRN) but there are few flights, the other airport is Malpensa (code MXP) that is near Milan. You can also consider other airports like Linate (close to Milan) or Genova.
Taxis to/from Caselle: the service is more expensive, and are subject to the traffic jam.
2008 UPDATE: flat fare all inclusive (7/7, 24/24, luggage, night sur-charge, and so on) 30 euro from and to Torino city center;
be aware: this means the "ZTL ambientale" a limited central area, light green shaded in this interactive map
and downloadable as a pdf file.
Railway to/from Caselle: You arrive in Dora Station then you have to take a bus to arrive in city center. And it can be boring depending on the weight of your luggage and the time you have to spend (but no traffic problem)
Bus to/from Caselle: there are 30 rides per day, and cost 5 euro one-way. 30 min. Direct to/from the very center (with some stops along the way).
Railway to/from Malpensa : you have to go first to Milan. From airport there is a train ("Malpensa Express") that connect the airport with Milano Cadorna station , then you have to go from Cadorna station to Centrale station and for this you can use the metro. Then from Centrale station there are a lot of trains to/from Turin. All this trip will take a lot of time (3 hours and more, minimum) and transfers (remember to consider the weight of your luggage).
Bus to/from Malpensa : there are only 3 rides per day (this is the bad), but it will cost only 17,50 euro one-way, and it take 2 hour (in these days 2h and 30 min because of the work in the highway) and you arrive very near the center (from the bus terminal a taxi ride to Piazza San Carlo will cost 5 euro)
Stylish food, modest place
by Saagar about Ristorante Al Garamond
Info coming here
Probably essential to book table ahead. A place where businesses take theiur foreign visitors. Super dessert!!!!
Not a wine card, but a wine book to select from. Very good wines.
The waiter will pop by with small tasty tidbits prepared to kill time between courses.
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Valentino Park
the famous cafeteria Baratti & Milano
Superga in viewfinder -my favourite pic of Superga
Mole from distance
