Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Best Places to Eat
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L'Acino (
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Trattoria della Raibetta (
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4 Ciance (
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Osteria dei Sognatori (
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Best Places to Stay
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Hotel Royal Superga (
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Hotel Cairoli (
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Hotel Langhe (
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La Torretta Charme & Relax (
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TURIN'S CULINARY CREATIONS
Lavazza The family-run coffee company was founded in Via San Tommaso in 1895 and, along with
Trieste-based Illy, dominates Italy's legendary coffee industry with an annual turnover of nearly €1
billion.
Chocolate
Though no one city can claim to have invented chocolate, the Torinese have better claims
than most: their genius was to blend cocoa with Piedmontese hazlenuts to form the epic
gianduja
(soft
hazelnut chocolate), the precursor to Nutella and plenty of other chocolate goodies.
Grissini
Breadsticks were allegedly invented by a Torinese baker in the 1670s to help the poor diges-
tion of the future king Vittorio Amedeo II. The crunchy snacks caught on and are ubiquitous in most
Italian restaurants and delis.
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Piedmont Discount Card
Serious sightseers will save a bundle with a
Torino + Piemonte Card
(
www.turismotorino.org
;
2/3/5 days €25/29/34)
. It covers admission to 190 of the region's monuments and museums,
and offers reductions on various forms of public transport, including Turin's
Sassi-Superga tram, GTT boats on the Po river and the Turismo Bus Torino. It also offers
