Finally it snowed in Turin and the great cold is come so quickly. If you are planning to visit the city in January, this is definitely the right period of the time.
All around the center, especially in the main squares, such as Piazza San Carlo, Piazza Solferino and Piazza Castello, there are still the Christmas open market, having all the seasonal food and beverages, souvenirs and, of course, Christmas staff.
Feel free to shop and sneak around, finding something interesting for sure.
If you go to Turin and you want to find a place where to enjoy a different evening, then choose the Luce & Gas Pizza & Cocktail Bar.
Located in the center, in Via IV Marzo 12/C, the place is opened everyday, so you can’t miss it or get confused about the day when it’s closed.
That’s basically perfect for all the tourists who are in town during the week or on weekend, since they can always have the chance to try this very nice place.
As in the rest of the country, Turin is a city where people get robbed easily, in several different places. This article wants to be a small practical guide to tourists who do not want to spend their time in the police station but to enjoy their trip or vacation.
First of all, always keep an eye on your bag or purse: robbers can be so great not to let you figure out they are stealing something. In particular, whenever you walk into a very crowded street or you catch a tram or bus where there are so many people, never take your eyes off your bag.
It is very well known tram number 4 is the worst one, since immigrants and not EU citizens are so good in opening bags and taking wallets and or cell phones.
The academic year has begun last Monday, and Turin looks like totally different: so many students walk in the street to go to class, to buy books, to find an accommodation, to try to understand how university life is.
On Mondays there is the TANDEM aperitivo at the Zero bar located in Via Vanchiglia at the corner with Piazza Vittorio, where you can enjoy the happy hour talking different languages (mostly English, actually) to the Erasmus people. It is called “tandem” because it should be an occasion where both you and your new friend can practice a different language (English in your case, Italian for the foreigner), and you can really have fun there. From 7 pm you can have access to the buffet (literally, you can really eat as much as you want) and drink one drink just for 5€.