8 days in Turin Itinerary

A city of technology and industry, Turin is in northwestern Italy, a one-hour drive from the French border and slightly more than that from the Mediterranean Sea.

Your cultural itinerary includes sights like Museo Egizio and Civic Museum of Ancient Art (Palazzo Madama). Get outdoors at Lake Orta and San Giulio Island. Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around Turin: Serravalle Designer Outlet (in Serravalle Scrivia), Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi (in Stupinigi) and Sacra di San Michele (in Sant'Ambrogio di Torino). There's much more to do: see the interesting displays at Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile, admire the striking features of Palazzo Reale, step into the grandiose world of Castello di Grinzane Cavour, and get great views at Basilica of Superga.

To find ratings, reviews, more things to do, and tourist information, refer to the Turin day trip tool.

If you are flying in from Malta, the closest major aiports are Malpensa International Airport, Turin Airport and Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport. Expect a daytime high around 8°C in December, and nighttime lows around 3°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 6th (Fri) to allow time to travel back home.