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ant1606 Says: NOTE: This tip is written as a test, made into a tip from a forum reply.For us Turinese, the concept of aperitivo is associated with food rather than being just...
elpariente Says: Torino =Small Bull= Toret Toret in Piedmont is a fountain with a bull and they are always green Sources with a figure of a bull, the symbol of Torino are in the...
Mikebond Says: Torino is the home of two great football teams: Juventus and Torino.Juventus (the Latin name means "youth") is one of the oldest Italian football teams and the...
ant1606 Says: 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...
ant1606 Says: Although Italian is the official language, Italy is a relatively young country (unified in 1861) and the various regions within have their own tongue. Some of...
marco2005 Says: Torino is one the Italian city most hi-tech. Indeed we have few hot spot!! And very few are free :-(So this is the list of these few free hot spotSeveral...
Klod5 Says: Un monde de curiosités en miniature, entre le jeu et la magie du théâtre : c'est le règne de la marionnette qui a son royaume dans le Teatro-Museo Gianduja. La...
Jetgirly Says: Each spring, Torino hosts an adorable Moscato Festival. Celebrating my favorite sweet, slightly-bubbly wine, this festival takes place in May. The festival is...
ant1606 Says: One of the typical products of Torino exported all over the world is Vermouth, probably best known through a few major brand names such as Martini, Cinzano and...
ant1606 Says: Cocoa was first brought to Torino in late 16th century but it took a couple of centuries before it became available as an ingredient. Torino is credited to be...
San Giovanni - Saint John festival on June 24th
ant1606 Says: Every year on June 24 Torino celebrates St. John's day as the patron saint of the city.In addition to other cultural happenings, the event includes a parade...
vichatherly Says: Turin can be a bit of a cold, industrial city where there seems to be not much fun going on. But if you look carefully and engage with the locals it can be...
Torino - The Italian Motortown
ant1606 Says: To many people Turin is, if ever, known as the Italian Motortown for it's the car design and manufacturing capital.This city is in most cases not even on the...
ZORBA_01 Says: Arount the end of 18th century the formula of the chocolate - a mixture of cocoa powder and milk - was invented in Turin.Later the Swiss copied the...
marco2005 Says: At the time I was attending the university, here in Turin, we had the superstition to NEVER look at the Mole Antonelliana, before of an examination.(I know,...
marco2005 Says: PIAZZA BENEFICAIf you ask to locals where is the street market near the new Courthouse, or where is the the Chuch of "Gesu' Nazareno", they will answer in...
marco2005 Says: Turin has a real passion for tango. Do you know that many italian expats gone in Argentina were from Piedmont? (I do not suggest that tango was imported in...
marco2005 Says: A fact that no one can argue about is that Torino lay on a Roman scheme, with the city streets strictly hortogonal each others. So it's hard for a local to get...
Unofficial names: street by street
marco2005 Says: Here in Turin, as also elsewhere, have the habit to call some place, some street in a different way respect the official name. So it is useful to know the...
Typical Piedmontese Food - "Bagna Cauda"
ant1606 Says: If you visit Turin and Piedmont you should definitely try this delicious dish."Bagna Cauda" - pronounced "bah-nha-cah-uh-dah" - is probably the top ranking dish...
Try "Bicerin" ("little glass" from local dialect)
caldarrosta Says: This historic drink of Turin, which has evolved from the eighteenth century “bavareisa”, was created right here in this café of the same name which jealously...
Torino is one of the very few...
lichinga Says: Torino is one of the very few European cities which kept the original squared map. In the beginning, it was built as a military camp by the Romans, in the first...
call_me_rhia Says: I remember two general topics... Older people used to continuously lament the loss of the monarchy - since the former Italian King was from Torino. The younger...
When I was living in Turin I...
damnu Says: When I was living in Turin I was always told that 'the fish stinks after three days'. In other words, if you are being hosted in a home do not stay longer than...
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1 Review and 245 Opinions I seem to end up here most of the time I am in Torino. I walk the streets near the hotel if I can...
1 Review and 175 Opinions For budgetry reasons, we're not exactly over-familiar with 5-star hotels (this is the first I've...
1 Review and 138 Opinions I stayed in Hotel Genova e Stazione for 5 nights and found not a single thing wrong with it, the...
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Always when trying to speak Itallian go slowly if you dont really know the language. They use alot of slang so in some parts you may not understand every word....
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Q: Looking for good aperitivo spots in Torino. Any suggestions? Thank you.
A: There's no shortage of classy bars in Torino. Can't miss'em.
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As a Torino (Turin) native and resident, I can't be blamed with impartiality for defining it an interesting place to visit. The first capital of Italy is an enriching cultural experience for all. The...
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Did you come to Torino for the 2006 Winter Olympics? Or did you just watch the Games from home? The 20th Winter Olympic Games were held at various venues in and around Torino, from February 9th to...
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Many debates arouse about the skycrapers that someone are planning to build in Torino. So this could be a postcard from the future.
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An Italian who is planning a trip to Torino is often asked "Have you got any relatives living there?", as it was the case when I told to someone I was going to spend some days in that city for 2005......
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I I love Torino, but I I don't spend much time in it, because I live abroad. I lived the last two years in Dublin, the capital of Guinness. This is the main square in Turin. It's very new it's only......
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