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Torino and Piemonte Card - Discount Passes for Turin and Piedmont
Save money on your vacation in Turin and the Piedmont Region

By Martha Bakerjian, About.com

La Venaria Reale Picture, Royal Palace picture, piedmont royal palace

La Venaria Reale Picture: Royal Palace Grand Hall

Progetto La Venaria Reale

Torino+Piemonte Card

If you're planning on spending a few days in the city of Turin or the Piedmont region, take a look at the Torino+Piemonte card. The card gives you:
  • Free admission to more than 160 sites including museums, castles, and palaces
  • Discounts on guided tours, ChocoPass, theatre, concerts, opera tickets, and adventure park
  • 10% discount on the 48 hour ticket for the Torino City Sightseeing Bus. Free transport on tourist transport like the panoramic lift and shuttle buses to La Venaria Reale, Rivoli, and Pralormo
  • Rebates at ski resorts

The card comes in 2, 3, 5, or 7 day versions with prices ranging from 18-35 euro in 2008. There are also junior cards for those under 18 or free cards for under 12. More information and current prices

ChocoPass

Turin is the home to chocolate and there are plenty of places to sample it. With the ChocoPass you can prepay for chocolate tastings. A 24 hour pass gets you 10 tastes and a 48 hour pass gets 15. There's also a 5 day pass good for 23 tastings. In 2008, passes cost 10, 15, and 20 euro.

Turin Tourist Offices

Torino+Piemonte Cards and ChocoPasses can be bought at Turin's tourist offices. The tourist offices can also book accommodations or guided tours. They have maps and lots of useful information, too.

Tourist offices, open daily, are at Piazza Castello/via Garibaldi, Porta Nuova railway station, and Turin's Caselle Airport.

Passes can also be bought online on the Turismo Torino web site.

Photo - La Venaria Baroque Savoy Palace

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