Turin Travel Blog

Visit the Gardens of the Reggia di Venaria next month from April 16th, and discover the art of landscaping and savour the tastes of Italy amongst the extraordinary orchards and vegetables gardens. This year, the superb Gardens of the Reggia will also host the new Potager Royal, a 10 hectare site of vegetable...

From 17th March until 20th November 2011, the “Officine Grandi Riparazioni” will be staging three large exhibitions to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy. A journey through the history of Italy over the last 150 years discover who the Italians were and who they believe...

Just a quick reminder that “Assaggi di Teatro”, an event offering an elegant combination of fine cuisine and theatre where Chefs prepare special meals for the occasion, inspired by the shows at the Teatro Stabile is still running until May 2011. Featuring chefs such as Alfredo Russo, Claudio...

From 22nd January until 6th March, Urban Center Metropolitano is organising visits every weekend, to the Officine Grandi Riparazioni (OGR) event site, currently being readied to host some of the large scale exhibitions which are part of the Esperienza Italia 150° initiative.

Finishing this month is the Hans Hartung exhibition at the Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali. Hans Hartung was one of the few painters who spent their entire life working in an informal manner without ever letting himself be imprisoned by definitions. For more information check out the exhibition website.

Turin’s colourful traditional Christmas Market held in and around Borgo Dora runs for another 7 days until 23rd December. Here you will find market stalls, nearby shops open daily, music and many activities for children at the weekends. This year there are stalls from Poland, Israel, Portugal, Belarus...

Known locally as ‘Palaisozaki’ after the Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, who designed the buliding as an ice hockey stadium for the 2006 Winter Olympics. The PalaOlimpico is today one of Turin’s favourite venues for concerts and other events. The futuristic and functional steel and...

Napoletango, the musical arrives in Turin towards the end of December at the Teatro Carignano. This spectacular show is only on for one week, from 30/12/2010 to 06/01/2011, so don’t miss it!!! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjCnyhVTC3A&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

Early next month sees the opening of Turin’s colourful traditional Christmas Market held in and around Borgo Dora. Here you will find market stalls, nearby shops open daily, music and many activities for children at the weekends. When: 3rd December to 23rd December Opening Hours: Monday to Friday...

Stories of ghosts, vampires, mummies and zombies have been a major ingredient in the world of cinema, during the 20th Century and into this new millennium. The “Differently alive. Zombies, vampires, mummies, ghosts” exhibition curated by Peppino Ortoleva, takes a journey in the company of...