This palazzo is really unbelievable, it has everything you need, meat, fish, pasta, cheese of all…read morekinds. Restaurants of all kinds. It is kind of crazy on a Saturday!

You can calculate metric while trying to speak Italian? Come home with 2 pounds of everything and…read moreyou'l be glad of it. My best advice: 1) take a couple of laps around the pool and 2) shop at the stall with the longest line of grannies.

This street memorializes Giuseppe Garbaldi when they named the oldest street in Turin after him in…read more1882. Garibaldi is considered to be one of Italy's "founding fathers" and is held in high regard. This is a pedestrian-only street that runs from Piazza Castello to Piazza Statuto and is lined with shops, restaurants, bars and street vendors. Along with via Garibaldi being a hub for shopping, eating or simply a place to socialize, tourists will also want to discover some of the 16th and 17th century religious buildings.

Sadly not many independent shops are left in Turin these days. Only about twenty years or so ago…read moreyou could find an amazing array of independent shops from glove makers, milliners and so on. De Wan is one of the very few left with a proper cachet, in the most desirable shopping area of the centre of Turin. Location aside this is the ultimate gift shop, with an outstanding selection of high quality gifts, from custom jewellery, watches, scarves to pictures and more. I make a point of buying something from this shop every time I visit Turin and I have never been disappointed. Their service is excellent and the assistants go out of the way to please and spend time with you. This has the inevitable result that you end up buy more than you had bargained for, but hey, it's good stuff (and not even outrageously expensive for what it is) and a guaranteed hit when you get back to the UK. Anyway, we should support shops like these where quality, individual service and old fashioned values are still high on their agenda, so give it a try when you are in Turin.

From the owner: Nata nel 1955 a Torino, De Wan offre ai suoi clienti bijoux, accessori moda, borse e articoli da…read moreregalo dal design esclusivo e dalla lavorazione artigianale.

This outlet mall has a mixture of middle and high-end stores. there is not a lot, maybe 20 stores…read moretotal. Gucci, Desigual, Armani, Coach. there are a couple sit down restaurants and a cafe with outdoor seating area. there's a shuttle bus that picks up from a few different places in the city and takes you out to the mall. on their website there's a schedule. you can also take public transportation, which is described on the website also.

If you are travelling around Europe, it can be really expensive especially if you are eating out…read moreevery meal. What we like to do is stop at the local grocery stores and pick up some fruit, a baguette, salami, cheese and whatever else. Doing it this way saves a lot of money that can be used for other things on your trip. As we travelled throughout France and Italy we found several of these stores. The presentation was always good, the prices weren't too bad, we were able to find what we were looking for and the stores were clean.