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A visit to Torino's historic coffee houses is a must for the visitor

From Martha Bakerjian, About.com

The common, ordinary bar is, in some ways, the center of Italian life. In Turin, common coffee houses have evolved into extraordinarily elegant places to have a coffee drink, eat lunch or buy another famous Torino treat, chocolate.

Sitting at a table in a coffee house like Baratti & Milano will cost you almost as dearly as one in Piazza San Marco in Venice. But belly up to the bar and a coffee is no more expensive than anywhere else, less than a Euro, in fact, when we visited.

Enjoy our annotated picture gallery of Turin's famous historic cafes.

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  1. Picture of roses and finger food at Baratti and Milano Caffe in Turinroses, picture, baratti, milano, cafe, torino
  2. The elegance of Turin's famous cafes - Baratti & Milanobaratti, milano, turin, torino, picture
  3. The scene behind the bar at Baratti & Milanoturin cafe picture, baratti, milano, torino, picture
  4. Grab a table at Baratti & Milano and look out into the Galleria Subalpinaturin cafe picture, baratti, milano, galleria Subalpina, picture
  5. A picture perfect Bicherin at Al Bicherin caffe in Turinbicherin, cafe, turin, bicherin picture
  6. Caffe Florio has been the cafe of politicians and aristocrats since 1780cafe florio picture, turin, torino
  7. Raining? Duck inside the Galleria Subalpinaturin picture, torino, galleria subalpina, picture
  8. Turin Picture: The Galleria Subalpina, built in 1874turin picture, torino, galleria subalpina
  9. Look Up! Is there wealth in Torino or What?baratti, milano, ceiling, cafe, picture
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