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  City Sightseeing Torino

It's an ideal bus service for tourists who want to visit the attractions of the city centre but also to go shopping without worrying about finding a car park or getting lost in the city streets.

City Sightseeing Torino

City Sightseeing Torino is the real support of your journey in Torino. Thanks to this service you will get to discover the thousand souls of the city, planning your visit according to your interests: culture, shopping, art, nature. Easy on and off: hop-off whenever you like and on again with the same ticket; the bus is scheduled every hour.
The service operates all days.

The price of the City Sightseeing Torino ticket is 15 € for adults, 7.50 € for guys from 6 up to 15 years old, for children below the age of 12 is free of charge. Tickets are sold on the bus or at the IAT Offices of Tourist Offices and Provinces.
For further information on the service you can contact Turismo Torino and Provinces (call center +39.011.535.181 from Monday to Sunday 9.30 am - 9.30 pm, fax +39.011.530.070) or via e-mail at .

For the Torino+Piemonte Card holders the tourist bus service is free of charge.


  Shipping on the river Po

It is perfect for a romantic trip on the river Po and for those tourists who want to admire the city in an unusual way; the shipping service on the river is run by the Gruppo Torinese Trasporti and with its two motor ships called "Valentino" and "Valentina", equipped with air-conditioning system, toilet facilities and bar, will allow you to choose between three different routes:

Route A) Murazzi - Borgo Medioevale - Murazzi
Route B) Murazzi - Borgo Medioevale - Italia '61 - Murazzi
Route C) Murazzi - Borgo Medioevale - Italia '61 - Moncalieri - Murazzi

A route map can be seen at this address: http://www.comune.torino.it/tracciato.jpg

The embarkation points currently available are the Murazzi del Po and the Borgo Medievale, but in the future other three embarkation points will be operating: Italia '61, Lido (on the opposite riverbank) and Vallere.

The service is accessible also to the disabled clientele.

For exhaustive information on prices and schedules it is possible to log on to: http://www.comune.torino.it/gtt/en/touristfacilities


  The Mole's lift
The Mole Antonelliana

Placed inside the Mole Antonelliana, an iconic Turin monument and current base of the Museo del Cinema, the panoramic lift, with walls made of transparent crystal, rises up to 85 metres, reaching the lantern; from this point you can admire a spectacular view of the city.

The Mole's lift and the visit to the Museo del Cinema are obligatory laps for the tourist who is passing through Turin: information on prices and schedules are available on http://www.comune.torino.it/gtt/en/touristfacilities

The panoramic lift is accessible to the disabled clientele and it is free of charge for Torino Card holders.


  Sassi-Superga rack tramway

Originally born on April 26th, 1884 as a funicular tramway, it was later converted in 1934 into a rack system with central rail, an old days' trip to tourists on original period carriages.

The Sassi-Superga tramway is an historical means of transport which connect the Sassi tramway station (situated in Piazza Modena) with the Superga tramway station on a route of 3,100 metres and with a rise of 425 metres.

When you arrive at the Superga tramway station, following an uphill pedestrian route of a few metres, you reach the Basilica di Superga: from its opposite large square you can enjoy a beautiful view of the city of Turin.

The tramway tickets can be bought in the Sassi tramway station; inside this station it is also possible to visit the tramway historical museum, while to get information on prices and schedules lo on to http://www.comune.torino.it/gtt/en/touristfacilities

The Sassi-Superga tramway is accessible also to the disabled clientele on Wednesdays and Saturdays afternoons with the assistance of two helpers, by reservation at the GTT tourist services offices. It is free of charge for Torino Card.


 The taste tram - Ristocolor
The taste tram

Ristocolor is a completely renewed restaurant-tram; its interior decor and even its exterior look has been modified in order to lead the visitor or the tourist in a journey through the city centre while he is comfortably seated and has the opportunity to taste the gastronomical tidbits of the Piedmontese cuisine served with widely known wines.

On board there is a place intended to be a kitchen, a stereo system and toilet facilities also accessible to the disabled; furthermore the trams can carry a maximum of 32 persons in an elegant and comfortable environment.

For information on the taste tram's prices log on to http://www.comune.torino.it/gtt/en/touristfacilities