My four-day rail and ferry adventure from the UK to Albania
From London to Tirana, via Chambéry’s medieval streets, bustling Bari and Albania’s dynamic capital, this trip across Europe has treats at every turn
May 2023
Grand Torino: why the ‘cacophonous and intoxicating’ Italian city is a must-see
Roman ruins, art nouveau and industrial heritage add a patina of reality to underrated Turin, which feels more worn in than worn out
November 2021
A local's guide
A local’s guide to Turin: five great things to do
Slow food expert Silvia Ceriani celebrates the industrial past and sustainable future of ‘Italy’s Detroit’, with gourmet markets, grand palazzos and kitsch cocktail bars
July 2019
Holiday guides
Turin city break: the best music, restaurants and culture
Electro music fans are heading to Turin for this weekend’s Kappa Futurfestival, but this also one of the best cities in Italy for culture and affordable restaurants
November 2018
Seasonal city breaks: 10 of the best pre-Christmas European getaways
From a bedecked Zagreb to twinkling Turin, here are the best places to spark your festive spirit
May 2017
A great little place I know
A wine romance: veal and vermouth in a traditional Turin watering hole
It may be a simple tavern, but Caffè-Vini Emilio Ranzini has a history of doing the basics well
December 2016
Turin, Italy’s first ‘vegetarian city’
The city now has a pro-veggie mayor and 30 meat-free restaurants, says Katie Forster
October 2016
A great little place I know
From car factory to literati: Turin’s Corraini Lingotto bookshop
Housed in Turin’s iconic Fiat Lingotto factory, the Renzo Piano-designed bookshop is a place to wander and wonder – a tribute to books, art and design
March 2016
Insider's guides
An insider's guide to Turin: church bells and post-industrial electronic rock
From community folk dancing to vibrant art installations, local journalist Aurora Percannella shows us the culture beyond Turin’s Olympic legacy
July 2015
Alternative Europe
The alternative city guide to Turin, Italy
Alternative Europe
Turin, Italy: readers' travel tips
Alternative Europe
Instagram snapshots: Turin through the eyes of locals
Alternative Europe
Share your Turin tips with GuardianWitness or #GuardianTorino
June 2015
Why I love …
Music mogul Maurizio Vitale on the best of Turin, Italy
The music entrepreneur says Italy’s motor city has reinvented itself with an injection of youthful creativity, and the electronic music scene is so good it’s impossible not to have fun there
April 2015
Pope makes a date to see Turin shroud as it goes back on public display
Burial cloth believed to have covered Jesus is on view from Sunday, while Pope Francis will visit on 21 June with Italian relatives
February 2015
The foodie traveller
The foodie traveller … enjoys a sweet taste of Turin
Climb aboard a converted city tram for a tour of Turin’s confectionery tradition, with cakes and chocolates to match
October 2014
Top 10 restaurants in Turin
The foodie traveller
The foodie traveller in Turin, at the Slow Food festival
July 2011
Dance that's out of this world: Turin's Teatro a Corte
Judith Mackrell: From a show inspired by zero gravity to a troupe making work in the world's most polluted city, this Italian festival shows an urgent new side to contemporary dance
June 2011
Jonathan Jones on art
Did Giotto really paint the Turin Shroud? Nah
Claims that the shroud was a 14th-century hoax by Giotto may be far-fetched, but at least they get us talking about this profound and brilliant painter
