Piedmont, Italy
Turin
Italy's most discreet grande dame
Baroque arcades, gilded cafés and a river that moves as slowly as you will. Turin doesn't perform for visitors — it simply carries on, and invites you to fall into step.
The rituals
Il bicerin, before the city wakes
Espresso, drinking chocolate and cream, layered in a small glass since 1763. Taken standing, slowly, in a café where the mirrors have watched two centuries pass.
The aperitivo hour
Vermouth was born here. At dusk the bars pour it over ice with a twist of orange, and the day is allowed to end properly.
An evening at the table
Agnolotti del plin, a Nebbiolo chosen by someone who knows the grower, candlelight on white linen. Dinner as the destination itself.
