Turin: royal city of arcades, aperitivo and chocolate
Updated October 2026
A royal city of arcades, the home of aperitivo and chocolate, with the Alps behind.
Turin at a glance
- Best time
- April to May, September to October
- Price level
- moderate
- Getting around
- easy without a car, trams and metro
- Best for
- food, wine, history and art
- The catch
- Winters are gray, cold and often foggy, and there's no sea.
When to go
Temperatures are average daily highs in °F and °C (WeatherSpark). Ratings are our own. $ = cheapest, $$$ = most expensive. 🔥 = heat, ★ = big event.
Who Turin is for
Turin is excellent for couples and good for solo travelers. It’s fair for families. Walking is mostly flat.
When to go
The best months are April, May, September and October. March and June are good too. Skip August, when much of the city closes for vacation.
Getting around
You walk the center, and trams, metro and buses work well. For the Langhe wine villages you need a car or an organized tour.
What Turin costs
On a budget, about $100 to $125 per person per day. In comfort or luxury, about $310 to $365. The lower number is the quiet season, the higher one peak season.
Includes your stay, food, activities and local transport, not flights. Converted at about $1.10 per euro. Estimates only.
Flights from the US and Canada
Fly into: Turin (TRN) or Milan (MXP), then train. Typical economy fares per person, round trip, with a connection. Canadian fares are in Canadian dollars. Not live prices, so always check before you book.
What Turin does best
Its strengths: food and restaurants, wine, history and art, and nightlife.
What to do
- Mole Antonelliana: the city’s landmark, with a cinema museum inside and an elevator to the viewing deck
- Egyptian Museum: one of the world’s most important collections of Egyptian art
- The arcades: miles of covered walkways, so you can stroll even in the rain
- Monte dei Cappuccini: a lookout over the whole city and the Alps
- Superga: a basilica on a hill at the city’s edge, with views of the Alps
- Aperitivo: Turin is the birthplace of vermouth, and the early-evening aperitivo is an institution here
Soccer in the 2026-27 season: Juventus and Torino (both Serie A). The season runs from late August to May.
Day trips
Turin makes a good base: fast trains to Milan, and the wine hills of Piedmont close by.
Piedmont’s most famous wines, hazelnut groves and hilltop villages. In fall, Alba has truffle season.
We haven’t been here ourselves, so this is based on other travelers’ reports.
Shopping, the Duomo roof and aperitivo. An easy day trip by fast train.
A small town in the home of sparkling Asti wine.
We haven’t been here ourselves, so this is based on other travelers’ reports.
An abbey built on a mountaintop, with views of the Alps.
We haven’t been here ourselves, so this is based on other travelers’ reports.
Food and wine
Piedmont’s cooking is among Italy’s most admired: truffles, hazelnuts, chocolate and full-bodied reds.
Turin in pictures
Photos: Pexels.
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