Over the summer, I spent several days in Turin, but I spent one day really exploring the city. And so, I want to share what my highlights were from that day.
We started the day off with a trip to the Egyptian Museum. Ever since I was a child, I’ve always been obsessed with Egyptology, so this was quite the treat for me! This is a massive collection with rooms of artifacts that we explored all day. We saw the book of the dead, mummies, statues, amulets, pottery, and of course… cat mummies. The museum itself sits in a gorgeous building as well, in the heart of Turin.
After the museum, we walked around the city to look at some popular sights. I had the best guide, as my boyfriend lives just outside the city. First, we saw Piazza San Carlo. There’s a large statue in the center of Emmanuel Philibert by Carlo Marochetti, and there are twin churches behind. It was laid out in the 1500-1600’s, and this is a beautiful piazza of baroque style.
Then, we walked to Piazza Castello, where the royal palace sits. The architecture was gorgeous here.
In this piazza, we saw one of the many “Turet” bull drinking fountains around Turin. The name of the city in Italian, Torino, means little bull. So these little bull fountains are a fun tribute to the city name.
Now for the food! We ate so much this day. Lunch was at Poormanger, a restaurant specializing in baked potatoes with interesting toppings. I had a potato with pesto, tomato, and of course some cheese. My boyfriend had a carbonara potato, which was covered in egg, Parmesan cheese, and cured pork. We also had caponata, a blend of eggplant, tomato, peppers, and onions in a savory marinade.
For dinner, we headed to Piadino, a shop for piadina just outside of Turin. What is piadina? It’s basically a wrap with savory or sweet ingredients. I ate one with chicken, lettuce, tomato, and yogurt sauce. For dessert, we even had a piadina with Nutella!
There’s so much more to see and do in Turin, so I’ll have to make another trip soon. But I’d definitely recommend checking these sites out on your next trip to Italy!