Day Trips from Turin
 

What do you suggest for side trips and day trips from Turin?

Hi Richard - Several nice options, I think ...

The Riviera - Santa Magherita/Camogli/Portofino ...

Genova, Finale Ligure, Noli ...

The Alps - Valle d'Aosta area.

Lake Maggiore? Milan?

To name a few ...

Steve

I think that the Italian riveira is a little far for a day trip from Turin, but maybe a side trip to spoend a night or 2. However you could do a day trip to Genova, about 1.5 hours by train.

Val d'Aosta I would agree with, also Val di Susa and Val Chisone, you can make a round trip.

The lakes are a bit far for a day trip, unless you anted a long day, about 2 hours to Orta or Maggiore.

Outside of Turin there is the incredible Sacre di San Michele, well worth a visit, and also the Basilica di Superga.

And last but not least, don't forget Piedmont fabulous wine country, centred around Asti and Alba, home to Italy's best wines and food, plus it real white truffle season now.

Check out www.turismotorino.it and www.piemonte-emozioni.it

All the options already given are great; you'll have to make some difficult decisions to narrow them down!

For side trips, I would definitely say the Piedmont wine country, the Barolo, Barbera and Barbaresco-producing areas. That area deserves more than a day trip.

On our recent trip to Turin, we spent a leisurely day driving up the Valle d'Aosta. We did not find it as stunning as, for example, the Swiss or Austrian alps, but enjoyed it nonetheless. We drove up the valley, and had lunch in Aosta. Nice town, with surprising Roman ruins and an amazing church and cloister Sant' Ours (don't miss the crypt, with its Roman columns). On the way back south, we visited the castello in Fenis. It dates mostly from the 14th century, and reminded me a lot of the castles we've visited in the Dordogne, in France. We also made a exit off the autostrada to view the Roman bridge in Pont St. Martin.

Enjoy!