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WELCOME TO TORINO 10 GOOD REASONS... TO VISIT THE CITY! 1 2 3 The First CAPitaL of Italy, The MUseo EGIZIO is The NationaL the only museum other CINEMA MUSEUM before Florence and Rome than the Cairo Museum inside the “Mole that is dedicated solely to Antonelliana” 4 Egyptian art and culture The city where the 6 The city preserving HOLY ShroUD 5 The RoyaL Residences is conserved declared by Unesco Leonardo da Vinci’s a Human Heritage Site SELF Portrait 7 9 The capital of 8 The capital of contemPorary art The famous historicaL taste, chocoLate CAFÉS and Patisseries and APERITIFS 10 The city with 18 km of arcades for SHOPPING Foto: E. Aretini Photo: Città di Torino, E. Aretini FOR TRAVEL www.turismotorino.org GETTING TO TORINO BY AIR BY TRAIN TORINO AIRPORT Torino is very well linked both to the Italian railway system and The airport is about 16 km from the city centre, about half an to that of neighbouring countries. High-speed trains are used hour’s drive, and boasts a good transport service to the town nationally and internationally, Frecciarossa and Italo for Italy centre, both by bus and train, as well as taxi of course. The and TGV for France, and allow to reach Paris for example in airport has daily flights to major Italian and European cities. about 5 hours. The new high-speed lines also allow to reach www.aeroportoditorino.it Milan in only 44 minutes and Rome in 4h 05’. www.trenitalia.com MILANO MALPensa InternationaL AIRPort www.italotreno.it This airport is located at about 100 km from Torino and offers www.tgv-europe.com daily international and intercontinental flights. www.sea-aeroportimilano.it HOW TO REACH THE CITY CENTRE From TORINO AIRPort From MALPensa AIRPort BY BUS BY BUS The centre of Torino is easily reachable in 45 minutes using the Daily connections to Torino (www.sadem.it), travel time 2 SADEM bus service (www.sadem.it). hours approximately One-way fare: € 6.50 (+0.50 € aboard). One-way fare: € 22.00 BY taXI On-line reservation required The public taxi rank is located on the left at the exit of the www.sadem.it/en/acquistocambio/acquisto-biglietto.aspx Arrivals level. BY CAR Travel time: approximately 30 minutes. Follow the directions for A4 Milano-Torino motorway, direction TAXI TORINO: ph. +39.011.5737 - +39.011.5730 - +39.011.3399 Torino. HOW TO GET TO POLITECNICO OF TORINO - Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 4 The closest metro station is Vinzaglio (about 10 minutes’ walking distance). Many bus and tram lines have stop at the Politecnico: • bus lines 58, 33, 12 and tram line 10 stop near the Politecnico main building entrance (Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24) • bus line 12 stops in front of the Politecnico’s new campus (Cittadella Politecnica) entrance, Corso Castelfidardo 34/A • bus line Star 1 stops at about 300 metres from the same entrance • other bus or tram lines (e.g. lines 33, 42 and 15) have also stops not far from the Politecnico • and if you like to walk, it takes about 30 minutes from Porta Nuova railway station in the city centre to the Politecnico. Ticket City 100 - fare € 1.70 valid for 100 minutes from first validation. The Politecnico is located close to the city centre. It can be reached from the city centre in a short time by metro or bus. TOURIST INFO FOR www.turismotorino.org TURISMO TORINO E Provincia is the Visitors and Convention Bureau of the city of Torino. We promote Torino as a tourist destination for leisure, conferences and business travel and we are pleased to provide you with some useful information. INFORMATION CENTRES TOURIST INFO DESK during the event • Piazza Castello Turismo Torino e Provincia will have a promotional desk near by • Piazza Carlo Felice the reception desk of ECerS where you can find brochures, tourist www.turismotorino.org/en/contact-us information and suggestions to discover Torino. Contact centre (+39) 011.535181 Monday, 17th June: 3pm-7pm Mon-Sat: 9.30am-12.30pm/2.30-5.00pm; Sun: 10am-1pm Tuesday, 18th and Wednesday, 19th June: 9am-1pm PORTA NUOVA SPECIAL BENEFITS Reserved to ECerS DELEGATES CITY SIGHTSEEING TORINO® TORINO + PIEMONTE CARD If you are looking for a unique solution to discover Discover the amazing beauties and the many Torino, hop on a City Sightseeing® bus! Our tours invite activities you can do with the Torino+Piemonte Card: you to get involved into the charm of a city with over ● free admission in the most important museums 2,000 years of history and today even more projected into the future. and exhibitions in Torino, in the castles, fortresses City Sightseeing Torino® offers 3 routes, all equipped with multilingual and Royal Residences in Piemonte digital audio systems: LINE A for city centre and hill, the Po with Valentino ● discounted ticket in many other cultural sites all over Piemonte Park, Village and Medieval Fortress; LINE B for Automobile Museum, ● reduced ticket on the main tourist services of Torino: City Sightseeing Lingotto, Agnelli Picture Gallery, Eataly, Olympic sites and Officine Torino® open bus, panoramic lift in the Mole Antonelliana, Sassi- Grandi Riparazioni; LINE C for Allianz Stadium&Juventus Museum, Superga rack tramway, Venaria Express shuttle bus Reggia di Venaria, La Mandria Castle, Nuvola and Lavazza Museum. ● discounts on prominent cultural events, outdoor activities, PRICES adventure parks, guided tours in the whole region. • Lines A+B - ticket valid 24 hours PRICES Adult € 22.00 • 5-15 years old € 11.00 • Child 0-4 free 2 days: € 34.00 instead of € 36.00 • Lines A+B+C - ticket valid 48 hours 3 days: € 40.00 instead of € 43.00 Adult € 25.00 • 5-15 years old € 12.00 • Child 0-4 free 5 days: € 46.00 instead of € 51.00 • Line C - ticket valid 24 hours Show your badge at Tourist Information Centre of Piazza Castello. Adult € 12.00 • 5-15 years old € 6.00 • Child 0-4 free www.turismotorino.org/card/en Ticket Point in Piazza Castello/Via Po: show your badge and you will benefit from 10% discount. www.city-sightseeing.it/en/turin TORINO OUTLET VILLAGE Just 15 minutes away from the city centre, Torino Outlet Village offers a wide range of stores of the most famous clothing, accessories and footwear, household articles, sport and personal care labels. Discounts up to 70% less all year around. • free shuttle bus from/to Torino Outlet Village (from Thursday to Monday) www.torinooutletvillage.com/en/getting-here/shuttle-bus • One Day Card to get 10% off at the participating stores, presenting your congress badge at the Information Desk (not combinable with any other promotion) • Welcome Drink www.torinooutletvillage.com REDUCED TICKETS for ECerS DELEGATES and AN accomPANYING Person UPON EXHIBITION OF THE BADGE IN THE FOLLOWING MUSEUMS TORINO • Museum of Human Anatomy “Luigi Rolando” - museoanatomia.unito.it • Accademia Albertina Picture Gallery - www.pinacotecalbertina.it • Museum of the Holy Shroud - sindone.it • Basilica of Superga, Royal Tombs and Apartments • Museum of Radio and Television* - www.museoradiotv.rai.it www.basilicadisuperga.com • National Museum of Cinema - www.museocinema.it • CAMERA Italian Centre for Photography - camera.to • National Museum of Italian Risorgimento • Giovanni e Marella Agnelli Picture Gallery - www.pinacoteca-agnelli.it www.museorisorgimentotorino.it • Historical Museum of Reale Mutua Insurance* • National Museum of the Mountain CAI Torino www.realemutua.it/scopri-reale-mutua/il-museo-storico www.museomontagna.org • Juventus Museum+Allianz Stadium - www.juventus.com • Pietro Micca and the Siege of Torino in 1706 Museum • Lavazza Museum- museolavazza.com www.museopietromicca.it • MAUTO National Automobile Museum - www.museoauto.it • Polo del ‘900 - www.polodel900.it • MEF Ettore Fico Museum - www.museofico.it • Royal Museums Torino** - www.museireali.beniculturali.it • Merz Foundation - www.fondazionemerz.org • Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation - fsrr.org • Museum of Criminal Anthropology “Cesare Lombroso” • Fondazione Torino Musei - www.fondazionetorinomusei.it museolombroso.unito.it • Museum of Decorative Art “Accorsi-Ometto” DINTORNI www.fondazioneaccorsi-ometto.it • Rivoli Castle Museum of Contemporary Art - www.castellodirivoli.org • Museum of Fruit “Francesco Garnier Valletti” • La Venaria Reale and Gardens - www.lavenaria.it www.museodellafrutta.it *free museum - **15% discount NOT TO BE MISSED FOR www.turismotorino.org EXHIBITIONS THE MOST VISITED MUSEUMS FONDAZIONE TORINO MUSEI LEONARDO The extraordinary heritage of the Torino Museums Foundation DISEGNARE IL FUTURO includes the GAM-Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary 1519 2019 Art, Madama Palace-Civic Museum of Ancient Art and the MAO- DAAPRILE • DICEMBRE VINCI | TORINO • PIEMONTE Museum of Oriental Art. www.fondazionetorinomusei.it “GIOVANNI E MARELLA AGNELLI” ART GALLERY On the rooftop of Lingotto, the Pinacoteca houses 25 masterpieces between 19th and 20th century from Agnelli’s family (FIAT founder) private collection. www.pinacoteca-agnelli.it MAUTO - NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM It is located near the Lingotto area and on the Po river banks. This place tells the story and the evolution of the motor car, as well as MOSTRE, CONFERENZE, the social themes linked to it, with spectacular displays showing off INCONTRI E LABORATORI DEDICATI AL GENIO DI LEONARDO the valuable pieces in the collection. #disegnareilfuturo #leonardoatorino leonardoatorino.it • visitpiemonte.com www.museoauto.it MUSEO EGIZIO The Museo Egizio is the only museum other than the Cairo Museum that is dedicated solely to Egyptian art and culture. The LEONARDO DA VINCI. DISEGNARE IL FUTURO collections that make up today’s Museum were enlarged by the from 15/04 to 14/07/2019 excavations conducted in Egypt by the Museum’s archaeological An exhibition with over fifty works, illustrating Leonardo da Vinci’s mission between 1900 and 1935. studies in art and science, in the form of drawings.