Around here there is always something curious to do: exhibitions, appointments, historical commemorations and traditional holidays alternate all year round, in the towns as well as the valleys.

In February you can’t miss the “Storico Carnevale di Ivrea” with the famous “Orange Battle”; for sports lovers, there are various events to take note of, like the sking World Cup, snowboarding, bobsleighing, and skeleton on the Olympic Mountain and the World Canoeing Championships in Ivrea.

Do you want to treat yourself to the food of the gods?
In February “CioccolaTò” is for you.
If you also want to delight your mind, in May you have an appointment with your favorite authors at the “Fiera Internazionale del Libro” and in Novembre with the Torino Film Festival.

Finally from November to January, Contemporary Arts Torino Piemonte turns the city into an open air museum with “Luci d’Artista”, lighting installations by the most important international artists.

In October the “Salone del Gusto” and “Terra Madre” bring to Torino professionals and enthusiasts of the best food-and-wine production in the world.

Does a shiver run through your spine when the curtain rises? Torino invite you to choose between opera at Torino Regio, the concert of MITO Settembre Musica, of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale RAI and Association Lingotto Musica, Pino Jazz Fest in Pino Torinese and many theatre and dance performances.

The Balon, the biggest antique market in Torino, is every Saturday: there are not only axquisitely manufactured, but also extremely rare, such as old pens and watches, tin toys and precious books, furniture and carpets from every age. There are interesting opportunities also in the antique shops, concentrated in Via Maria Vittoria and Via della Rocca.

Quadrilatero Romano is the oldest part of Torino and it summarizes all its history: from Roman domination to the Risorgimento, through the Middle Ages. This area of town, which once was in the outskirts of the city, is today one of the trendiest to spend the evening.

The Via Borgo Dora area also offers news world flavours, as well as the historic “trattorie” that keep ancient tradition alive, new world flavours in the numerous multiethnic shops.

Cortile del Maglio is particulry interesting to visit before a tasty dinner; a giant industrial find dominates the centre of this courtyard. Furthermore, every year, throughout the month of December, it hosts a traditional Christmas market.