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Quadrilatero Romano

Turin's oldest quarter and the heart of aperitivo

Turin's oldest quarter on the Roman street grid – quiet lanes and craft shops by day, the buzzing heart of aperitivo and nightlife by night.

The ancient Roman city gate Porta Palatina in red brick, with two massive round towers and arched passageways.

On the grid of Roman Turin

North of Via Garibaldi, the Quadrilatero Romano is the oldest part of the city: its grid-like street plan traces straight back to the Roman Augusta Taurinorum. Narrow, cobbled lanes, old courtyard passages and small churches give the quarter a very different character from the wide baroque avenues of the rest of the centre.

Two faces, day and night

By day, the Quadrilatero is a quiet quarter of craft workshops, galleries and small shops. But come early evening, it turns into the social heart of Turin: the narrow lanes fill with bars and trattorias, and everywhere the famous aperitivo is in full swing – a drink that comes with generous snacks or an entire buffet. It's the best place to experience Turin's evening culture.

Around the quarter

To the north, the Quadrilatero borders the great market of Porta Palazzo and the Balon flea market; to the south lies the shopping street Via Garibaldi. That makes it an ideal base for combining market and sightseeing by day with restaurants and bars by night.

Around Quadrilatero Romano

The Mercato di Porta Palazzo on Piazza della Repubblica from above

Mercato di Porta Palazzo

Europe's largest open-air market on Piazza della Repubblica - fruit, cheese, fish, spices and Turin's multicultural everyday life at hundreds of stalls.

Bright interior of Turin Cathedral with white marble columns, a barrel vault and wooden pews in Renaissance style.

Turin Cathedral

Turin Cathedral, the Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista, is the city's only Renaissance church and home of the Holy Shroud. Free admission.

Close-up of an ancient Egyptian granite pharaoh statue in the Museo Egizio in Turin against a dark exhibition backdrop.

Egyptian Museum Turin

Turin's Egyptian Museum is the oldest in the world and, after Cairo, the most important – around 40,000 objects from 3,000 years of pharaonic culture.

Medieval core of Palazzo Madama on Piazza Castello with its characteristic corner towers and a monument in the foreground.

Palazzo Madama

From a Roman gate through a medieval castle to Juvarra's Baroque facade – Palazzo Madama on Piazza Castello houses Turin's museum of ancient art.

Front facade of the Palazzo Reale on Piazza Castello with Italian and EU flags in bright sunshine.

Palazzo Reale

The Savoy royal palace and heart of the Musei Reali – state rooms, the Royal Armoury, Galleria Sabauda, library and Guarini's Shroud Chapel.

Piazza Castello with Palazzo Madama and the Royal Palace is the cultural heart of Turin and the centre of Savoy rule.

Piazza Castello

Turin's monumental main square, home to Palazzo Reale, Palazzo Madama, Teatro Regio and San Lorenzo. Free to visit and the ideal starting point.

Equestrian statue of Emanuele Filiberto ("Caval ëd Brôns") on Piazza San Carlo, surrounded by baroque façades and visitors.

Piazza San Carlo

Turin's elegant baroque square on Via Roma, with twin churches, the Caval ëd Brôns equestrian monument and historic cafés under the arcades.

Guarini's ribbed dome of the Real Chiesa di San Lorenzo from inside

San Lorenzo

The Real Chiesa di San Lorenzo was the Savoy court church – Guarino Guarini's baroque masterpiece with a star-shaped ribbed dome of eight crossing arches.

The gilded sanctuary of the Santuario della Consolata with its venerated icon

Santuario della Consolata

The Santuario della Consolata is Turin's foremost shrine – a Baroque masterpiece by Guarini and Juvarra built around the icon of the city's patron saint.

The Reggia di Venaria with its imposing Baroque facade and formal gardens is one of the grandest Savoy residences and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Reggia di Venaria Reale

One of Europe's largest royal residences just outside Turin – the UNESCO-listed Reggia with Juvarra's Galleria Grande, vast Baroque gardens and Park della Mandria.