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FROM THE AIRPORT
Car Hire :
Take advantage of the special easyJet inflight rates. Visit the Europcar desk on arrival or call +39 (0)11 567 8048. Open from 8am-11.30pm seven days a week.
Airport Transfer :
Pre-book your door-to-door transfer online with easyJet's transfer partner A-T-S, which operates a private taxi service from the airport to Turin centre and major destinations.
Train :
The station is a 150-metre walk from the airport. Trains to Dora station run every half hour from 6.49am-9.19pm.
Taxi :
A taxi to the city costs €35-€40. The journey takes about half an hour.
Bus :
Buses leave every half hour from 6.30am-11.30pm. The journey takes about 40 minutes.
(8E Via Alessandro Volta. Tel. 01 154 5896) Choose from an array of pizzas and salads, just two steps away from Porta Nuova station. Monday-Friday is 'movie special' night, where dinner and a cinema ticket is just €15.
(1 Via San Marino. Tel. 01 161 1799) As the name suggests, saucy Brazilian cuisine is served up with a swaggering flair in this busy bar/restaurant. Expect typical South American dishes such as fejioada and arroz (pork and bean stew with rice) to accompany beers and drinks imported from Rio.
(4 Corso San Maurizio. Tel. 011 835 143) Not far from the towering Mole Antonelliana, this restaurant serves a sea-based menu with specialities fresh from Naples, including cetara anchois (anchovies), gragnano pasta and grilled capesante. Finish off the evening with a kick and sample some limoncello.
(6 Via Vittorio Bottego. Tel. 011 518 3218) Gualtiero Marchesi's successor Nathan Cavadini leads this luxury spot in Crocetta district. Furniture and plates are designer items, and you can forget about tablecloths! Unusual food combinations include rice with cocoa, tuna with pumpkin, rabbit with cuttlefish and nuts.
(21 Via Po. Tel. ) This cafeteria comes complete with a projector room for documentaries, indie productions, and original language movies. Nibble on Piedmontese finger-food.
(Via Silvio Pellico. Tel. 011 650 3816) In the heart of San Salvario multi-ethnic district, this is a lively corner to listen to songwriters, blues bands and unsigned artists.
(20 Corso Sommeiller. Tel. 333 274 0081) This is a new address for electronic nights in Turin. At the weekend it's full to the brim with clubbers.
On the ground
Shop
Turin-based tailoring stylist Carlo Pignatelli is known for signing TV, movie and football stars' suits. In his Atelier you find his latest creations for men and women (17 Via Cernaia. Tel. 01 153 3632).
Insider Tip
The B-side Village has great indoor climbing walls for experts and novices. There's also a technical shop and chill-out area, a few steps from Parco Colletta (28 Via Ravina. Tel. 011 248 7352).
Key Area
Meisino Park is a city nature reserve where birds including grey herons, black kites and cormorants reside. There are plenty of lovely areas in which to relax and enjoy a picnic (Strada Meisino, Sassi).
This month
Check out the Winter Olympic Stars exhibition with posters, movies and mementoes marking the amazing feats of snow and ice champions at Museo Nazionale della Montagna (7 Piazzale Monte dei Cappuccini. Tel. 011 660 4104).
Day Tripping
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This opulent 18th-century baroque city, just 45 minutes from Turin, is known worldwide as the home of the Slow Food movement. You'll find wineries, groceries and typical resturants where you can taste the best of Piedmontese flavours.
No way!
Standing on the iron fence in front of the Royal Palace, the equestrian statues Castor and Pollux are said to guard the twilight zone between white and black magic.
