Truffles and Barolo in the Langhe hills, snowy Alps on the horizon and Turin’s elegant arcades. Piedmont is Italy’s quiet gourmet corner, the place that gave the world vermouth and gianduja chocolate.
Turin’s historic cafés offer quite different reasons to stop for coffee. Choose Caffè Al Bicerin for the chocolate-and-coffee drink itself, Caffè Mulassano for a small savoury sandwich, or one of the grand rooms around Piazza San Carlo for a seated pause. These five addresses are all in the centre, but your choice of counter or […]
Turin gives you more than one way into Piedmontese food: a layered bicerin at a café, a cold veal starter at dinner, or foil-wrapped hazelnut chocolates for the journey home. Choose by the moment and your appetite, then look for the name on the menu or ask at the counter. Some traditional dishes contain meat, […]
The Egyptian Museum’s Gallery of the Kings, the Royal Armoury, Via Po and the view over the Po from Monte dei Cappuccini make a full day in Turin feel varied rather than hurried. It ends over dinner in Borgo Po. Starting at Porta Nuova, you cross the centre on foot, give two museum interiors real […]
