Turin
How to get here?
You can land directly in the airport of Turin or get a fast (or slow, but cheaper) train from Milano.
While walking around Turin, you don’t really need a car as public transportation and taxi is well developed.
However, going to the wineries around the city requires a car. You can rent it in the city.
Where to stay in Turin
District where it is better to look for a hotel if you want to walk around main central points:
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Day 1
Explore the city of Turin
Wake up and breakfast like real Italian, having coffee and brioche 🥐 at the cozy cafe, while exchanging news with local barista, or looking through a newspaper. I prefer sit and watch the people passing by, as Italians is amazingly beautiful and stylish nation.
After a coffee it is always nice to have a slow walk.
Find a golden bull on the ground and make a turn around on his balls for good luck
Pop by San Carlo dal 1973 shop to see selected perfume, clothes brands and souvenirs
Pop by Eataly for souvenirs to your foodie friends.
- Giandujotto - hazelnut chocolate delish from this region
- all kinds of pasta
- Bagna càuda is a tasty milk-based sauce with garlic and anchovies. Usually served hot, but you can buy it cold and serve it with fresh veggies like carrots and bell peppers that you dip in a sauce
Stop by Rinascente, typical shopping mall. But if you go to the ground floor, you can find great Italian brands for home and maybe get a good set of espresso cups or Seletti plate, to bring home for memory
Go through Galleria Subalpina to see the beautiful historical architecture in the city center. Incide you can find a gelateria, restaurants, antic shop with real historical books and posters and a great new wine/beer shop where you will certainly find something worth trying.
Go out to via Roma, the most central street with lots of street artists and tourists and head over to the second part of the city
Walk in the Royal palace to feel the royal family spirit that was here while Turino was the capital.
Walk towards quadrilatero Romano as it is time for a lunch which can slowly take us to Aperitivo
Look for a piece of focaccia here:
Or a very typical farinata - my personal favorite!
It is very hard to have one piece of focaccia as it is so damn delicious!
If you are into museums, apart from the Royal palace, you might be interested to know that there is a second biggest Egiptian museum.
Or see the cathedral where by the legend the shroud of Turin is located
At the end of the day, if you are fan of finding city view points, go up the Molle, the symbol of Turin.
However, be sure that you get the tickets in advance.
As a day comes to an evening, be sure to pop by the hotel and get refreshed before aperitivo.
Turin is the home of the aperitvo, as the one of the most famous vermouth, Martini, started also righ here.
Also note, that with every cocktail during aperitivo in Turin, you usually get a whole plate of snacks, like focaccia pieces, chips, olives. Be careful not to spoil the dinner mood ;)
Here are few places to stop for a drink, depending on where you are on the map:
After having few cocktails it is time to head to the dinner place.
Here are few places, where you can have typical for the region dishes:
After that, you can walk home, get a good sleep and prepare yourself for a day in the truffle and wine paradise.
Or you can wander around, popping by the bars and exploring the lovely city 🏙️
Day 2
To the wineries 🚗
There are two ways to explore this part of the region:
Get the full excursion experience, where private driver or the bus can take you to several wineries with a stop for lunch - there are multiple companies and every hotel can recommend you the best option.
Or just rent a car, or car with a driver and make your own experience (my way). Although be sure to book everything way in advance, as this destination is quite popular.
Truffle hunting
When I talk with locals, they are quite sceptic with this experience, as the white truffle is very rare (especially past few years) and no one can guarantee you finding it when you plan a truffle hunt excursion. Most likely, you will have a wonderful walk in the woods with a “trifulau” (truffle seeker) and heat lots of fun facts about truffles.
Better spend this time enjoying wine tasting in couple of wineries, having a wonderful truffle lunch in the middle and walking around the small cities within the wine region.
However, if you are really curious for truffles, go to the truffle fair in Alba and see how the best restaurants form the World are coming here to buy the best white truffles. It is open from October 7th to December 3d
Wines
In Piedmont, there are a total of 59 regions (including Barolo, Gabiano, Barbera d’Asti, etc.) and the name of the region is listed prominently on Piedmont wine labels (often noted alongside the variety).
Here are few wineries to look into:
There are much more wineries in the region, but to visit them all you’ll need more than a week :)
Although Piedmont is known for its quantity of Michelin starts restaurants for a sq. meter, a cherry to your lovely weekend pie should be this jewel 💎
After this 2 days, full of enjoyment, emotions and hopefully boxes with wine to bring home, hope you will want to know more about this region and will make it a sweet tradition coming here for a autumn weekend ♥️
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