The city with rich culture and history, being known for its numerous art galleries, restaurants, churches, palaces, opera houses, squares, parks, gardens, theatres, libraries, museums and other venues…
Turin is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the chief town of Piedmont, and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and has been the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy, 1861 thru 1865. The city is located at the western bank of the Po River, and is surrounded, westward, by the Alpine arch, and eastward, by Superga Hill.
Chocolate & More
Turin is well known for its chocolate production, especially for its traditional, ingot-shapetd chocolate called gianduiotto, named after Gianduja, a local commedia dell’arte mask. Moreover, the city is also known for the so-called bicerin, a traditional hot drink made of espresso, drinking chocolate and whole milk served layered in a small rounded glass.
The iconic gianduiotto
chocolate
Local cuisine also features a particular type of pizza, so-called pizza al padellino or pizza al tegamino, which is basically a small-sized, thick-crust and deep-dish pizza typically served in several Turin pizza places.
Get to know Turin
