The architecture, the elegant squares. It’s reminiscent of Paris, even if Turin has a different charm, more cordial than that which is often lacking in the French capital. Turin is currently undergoing a transformation, from teen to adult, a fact that inevitably puts the city on our bucket list. In autumn, Turin shows its most beautiful side, when frescoes and walls come to life in the evening sun and tell us stories that even the Brothers Grimm could not have written better. One person who listens attentively is Rosy Cantarino, who was born and raised here and is therefore the right person to show us her favorites this month.
Hotels in Turin
At the Duparc Suite Hotel in the city center, you immediately feel at home. In addition to the apartments and junior suites, the hotel is also home to art and a spa, whose amenities make all worries fade away. At B&B Via Stampatori, you can spend the night within historic walls, more precisely in the oldest palace in Turin. The highlight: breakfast on the flower-covered terrace. If you prefer to invest your money in good food rather than expensive rooms, the Tomato Backpackers, which regularly organizes great events in its Caffè Moderno. Furnished apartments for longer stays are available in Turin at Visionapartments in Corso Massimo d’Azeglio.
Duparc Suite Hotel, Corso Massimo d’Azeglio, 21, 10126 Turin, www.duparcsuites.com
B&B Via Stampatori, Via Stampatori, 4, 10122 Turin, www.viastampatori.com
Tomato Backpackers, Via Silvio Pellico, 11, 10125 Turin, www.tomato.com
Visionapartments, Corso Massimo d’Azeglio, 21, 10126 Turin, www.visionapartments.com
Restaurants in Turin
The best way to start is with a coffee in the historic
Caffè Elena
in Piazza Vittorio Veneto to start the day. Then it’s off to breakfast in the Torteria Berlicabarbiswhere the pastry chefs conjure up delicious cakes every day (the range lists over 50!) and you can choose from over 100 types of tea. In the Fanfaron Bistrot you can enjoy Piedmontese specialties such as ravioli del plin or tajarin, a type of pasta with sausage. Wooden tables and checkered tablecloths make the
Barbagusto
which is known for its simple cuisine and dishes that taste like Nonna’s.
Caffè Elena, Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 5, 10124 Turin, www.caffeelena.com
Torteria Berlicanbarbis, Via Catania, 10, 10153 Turin, www.torteria.berlicabarbis.com
Fanfaron Bistrot, Via Piave, 5/d, 10122 Turin, www.fanfaron.com
Barbagusto, Via Belfiore, 36, 10125 Turin, www.facebook.com/BARBAGUSTO/
Shopping in Turin
Via Roma or Via Lagrange are home to the big stores of well-known brands, while smaller craftsmen are at home in San Salvario. La Marchigiana carries handmade shoes and bags from Italy, for example. When it comes to clothing, the Atelier Sassi The collections of stylist Alessandra Berardi are ahead of the game. Souvenirs and objects to take home La Maison De Wana historic boutique in the heart of Turin on Piazza San Carlo. Here you can buy Italian handicrafts, bags, scarves and jewelry.
La Marchigiana, Via Saluzzo, 33 c, 10125 Turin, www.lamarchigianastore.com
Atelier Sassi, Via Claudio Luigi Berthollet, 25/c, 10125 Turin, www.sassi.me.com
La Maison De Wan, Piazza San Carlo 132, 10125 Turin, www.borsedewan.com
Party in Turin
Industrial chic is celebrated at Edit, a former factory that is now a hive of activity in the evenings and at weekends. Barz8 is home to the city’s most gifted bartenders, who are not afraid to mix up some very unusual creations in a shaking cup
Edit, Piazza Teresa Noce, 15/A, 10155 Turin, www.edit-to.com
Barz8, f, Corso Moncalieri, 5, 10131 Turin, www.facebook.com/Barz8torino/
Turin’s neighborhoods
San Salvario has developed from a problem district into a hipster district in recent years, where craftsmen have set up their stores, designers their boutiques, baristas their cafés and young and wild people their bars, clubs and restaurants. Thanks to the 18 kilometer long
arcades
are a great way to explore Turin’s city center on foot, even when it’s raining.
Must do
In San Salvario a
Vermouth da Affini
to enjoy.
Events
Cioccolatò 30.10. until 8.11.
During the annual chocolate festival, chocolatiers from all over the world grace the city.
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Here you can find our tips for a short trip to Ferrara.