A day trip from Turin that I always recommend if you’re spending a few days in the city is a Venaria Reale day trip to visit the Reggia di Venaria, the vast Baroque palace the House of Savoy built just outside the city. It was designed as a hunting residence for Duke Charles Emmanuel…
Here’s a name you don’t usually see paired with Vercelli: Marc Chagall. And yet, from October 13, 2026 to March 29, 2027, this quiet Piedmontese city — better known for its rice paddies than its blockbuster art shows — is about to host one of the most anticipated exhibitions of the season. Fifty original…
There’s one weekend a year when Turin sheds its formal suit and transforms into the global capital of electronic music. We’re talking, of course, about Kappa FuturFestival (KFF)—one of Europe’s most iconic open-air festivals, drawing tens of thousands of clubbers from over 100 countries every summer. Here’s a smart urban guide for anyone who…
May in Turin has a specific scent: a blend of fresh ink, sun-warmed asphalt, and the pollen from the grand boulevards leading to the Po River. The Salone del Libro (Turin International Book Fair 2026) is not just Italy’s most important publishing event; for those who live here, it is a surge of adrenaline…
In a post some time ago (read it here), I told you about how the habit of having an aperitif in Turin was born and how Vermouth, together with the city, was the protagonist in this invention. If you are in Turin as a tourist, a student or simply if you live nearby, I’m…
You’ve just arrived in Turin ready to start your fabulous vacation. But you’re faced with a dilemma. Do you buy a museum pass card such as the Torino+Piemonte card or the Abbonamento Musei Piemonte card in advance to save yourself money for when you visit the individual museums? Don’t worry, I’m here to help you make that decision. I’ve visited all of the key places, calculated the costs and determined the best choices.
Article and photos by Luigi Ranzani If you look north from the lakefront of Stresa or from the enchanted gardens of Isola Bella, you will be fascinated by the continuous profile of mountains that seem to embrace the basin of water of Lake Maggiore from above. Below this rock belt a succession of valleys…
When we asked Marco and Marta from Cascina Albano (Barbaresco) to tell us about their wine production in the Langhe, they began as follows: “Tasting our wines we feel like we are drinking our vineyards, we say it with pride because it has always been the aim of our cellar.” It seems very interesting…
Article written with the precious contribution of Virginia Pellegrin. Photos by Fashion-Vegan-Blogger. My previous post on the Sacra di San Michele ended with the promise to talk about the Lakes of Avigliana, because, being on the road to the Sacra, the town of Avigliana and its lakes are an inevitable stop. But what to…
When the torrid summer heat afflicts the city, everyone, even the most avid sea lovers like my husband and I, feels the “passion” for the mountains… and when this passion manifests itself as a decision to escape from the city at the last minute (sometimes we just can’t manage to organize everything in advance),…