Turin is not to be visited, it is to be lived. Routes designed by people who know the city day in, day out
Welcome to Colazione da Augusta. We created this guide to help you discover the most authentic soul of Turin, and beyond. Here you won’t find the usual tourist itineraries, but routes curated by people who live the city every day: from esoteric Turin to the Turin of chocolate, from the parks along the Po to day trips into the most beautiful parts of Piedmont.
How does it work? Choose the inspiration you like best from the tiles below. If you stay with us, we will give you the complete digital itinerary as a gift: a loop map that starts from the B&B and guides you step by step, including our secret final treat to round off the day in style.
And if you are planning a day trip, ask us for advice: we can suggest the best neighbourhood bakeries for a packed lunch of typical Piedmontese products, because the journey deserves a good breakfast too.
What to see in Turin
WHAT TO SEE IN TURIN: itineraries from 1 to 5 days The insider's guide to planning your perfect trip (stress-free).
Baroque Turin
In Turin, the Baroque is not only to be met by going into the churches and palaces.
Medieval and Roman Turin
From piazza Castello to the Porta Palatina, the centre of Turin changes era several times without your having to leave its streets.
Turin and its shopping streets
In Turin you can devote a day to shopping without spending all your time in the shops.
Turin Art Nouveau
In Turin, to meet the Liberty style, the Italian Art Nouveau, it is worth looking up: between a doorway and a balcony you will find wrought iron, floral motifs, stained glass and façades that…
Torino Risorgimentale
Dove è nata l’Italia. Torino non è stata solo la prima capitale d’Italia (1861-1865): è stata la fucina dove si è forgiata l’Unità.
Esoteric Turin
A star on the forehead of a statue, a door knocker with an unsettling look, a chalice raised in front of a church: in Turin even the most visible details have given rise to mysterious tales.
The monumental cemeteries
There are places where Turin tells its story unhurriedly: through a simple gravestone, a family chapel, a sculpture in front of which you feel like stopping.
Turin: chocolate tour
If you like chocolate, in Turin you can make a walking itinerary of it, going from historic cafés to shops that experiment with new recipes.
The historic cafés of Turin
In Turin there are cafés worth entering just to look around.
Nascita e trionfo del Vermouth
A Torino l'aperitivo è un rito, e buona parte della sua storia comincia sotto i portici di Piazza Castello.
Torino ed i mercati rionali
Ci sono molti modi di conoscere Torino, ma i mercati raccontano qualcosa che le vetrine non dicono.
The best terraces in Turin
When in Turin we say «terrace», we do not think only of rooftops.
The Turin passages: the covered arcades where Turin becomes Paris
In Turin there are streets that, for a stretch, pass under a roof of iron and glass. You go in on one side of the block and come out on the other, among shop windows, shops and cafés.
Instagrammable Turin
A photograph of Turin can start from the Mole Antonelliana, from Palazzo Reale or from the great squares, piazza San Carlo and piazza Vittorio Veneto.
Turin from above: the viewpoints
From above, Turin changes its appearance.
Cinematic Turin
From the B&B cross the ponte Vittorio Emanuele I and you are already in cinematic Turin: in Fast X the bridge stands in for a crossing of the Tiber.
Musical Turin
The opera house, symphony concerts, the radio: musical Turin can be met while strolling in the centre, a few steps from one place to the next.
Literary Turin
Turin's literary side is not made only of libraries. Sometimes it is a plaque on a façade, a school still attended by students, a café where writers and intellectuals once met.
Torino Urban Art
A Torino, per vedere un po' d'arte, non serve sempre entrare in un museo.
Itinerario tra Parco Dora, OGR e i segreti del Lingotto
Torino non è stata soltanto la città dei palazzi e delle piazze.
Tra UNESCO e archeologia industriale
Torino non è fatta soltanto di palazzi sabaudi. C'è anche la città delle fabbriche, dei progettisti e degli artigiani che hanno imparato a usare edifici e materiali in modi nuovi.
Turin, a green city: its parks
Turin has no shortage of green: around 320 kilometres of tree-lined avenues and some fifty parks, from the historic gardens of the centre to the woods climbing the hill.
Turin for free
Turin can also be discovered without buying a ticket.
Turin, a pilgrimage destination
From our B&B you need only cross the Po near the Gran Madre to head towards the centre and a Turin that also tells its story through its places of devotion.
Itinerario a piedi tra Murazzi segreti e canottieri storici
Lungo il Po, tra la Gran Madre e Borgo Po, Torino cambia passo.
Wellness Tour: Relax e Beauty
Torino non è soltanto una città da visitare: può essere anche un posto dove concedersi una giornata tutta per sé.