Milan or Turin?

Transportation, Travel and Trips
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I've not been to Turin but i adored Venice and was underwhelmed by Milan. I'd rather visit Leeds than Milan.

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I've never been to Turin before. Based on my experience, I would say: Turin!

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Milan! It's close and with an SBB Sparbilet or Gemeinde Tageskarte very cheap and easy to get to! Plus there are many shopping opportunities and the city has many nice museums and parks to offer.

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Turin, hands down.

Milan is cold, grey and people aren't that friendly... it's not really Italy - kind of a weird touristic shopping mall for high end fashion.

Turin (and the valleys/mountains around it) easily wins hands down. Make sure you spend a day or two in the wine valleys around Asti and Langhe, a day or two in the mountains (Bardonecchia is nice and accessible), and a day doing historical turin (it used to be the capital).

Oh and spend a day in the Egyptian museum, it's the world largest Egyptian museum outside of Egypt... the cellar is filled with artifacts that haven't been categorized yet (they were boxed up and shipped over in the British/Italian plundering days), so every few months there are new "discoveries" on show.

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Well of course, there's no competition!

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Aren't you going to post some pictures of Milan so we can compare?

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Seriously? How about I go around insulting your kids? Surely how you feel about somewhere is entirely a matter of personal opinion.

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Not sure how to embed videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRtJb7MFKO4

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Well, actually one is, I did the same on FB in Jan and most of my (non Yorkshire) friends thought they were all taken in Milan.

Got you!

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I loved that video, that is one of the best ad for Turin

and if you think you have heard the voice before: is Andre Braugher, aka Captain Holt on Brookline nine nine

31
Exactly. Milan's Galleria is tiny by comparison.

It may be a busman's holiday for you when you do go to Turin, but I enjoyed Eataly. I know there are tonnes of independent restaurants in town, but on a snowy night, Eataly was heaving with locals til midnight. The menus were completely baffling as my Italian is nowhere near that level yet, but the communal dining plus slow cooking concept is clever, and far more friendly than a table for one in a restaurant.

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I am originally from the mountains between Milan and Turin, but Milan has a bigger influence in my area, despite Turin being my "capoluogo".

My 2c: go to Milan first. It is a must do, and by train you get to Milano Centrale and use the metro to hit the most important spots. Then, next time, go to Turin. As said above, you might need a bit more planning, also in term of transportation. You might end preferring Turin, but Milan is not bad for a day/weekend trip.

My outsider: Bergamo Alta. Went there one day before having to take a flight from their Airport (Orio), and was pleasantly surprised.

33
Milano for the Last Supper of Da Vinci

Turin for the food and country side

Milano is, to me personally, kind of a stop on my way to either Venice or Genoa or Turin or even to Florence

34
Ah, Florence. I was there three nights last January. I enjoyed the areas away from the Dom and city center, which was a maze of confusion caused by too many tourists and artifically high prices from some business owners.

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If you haven't been to either of them, go to Milan first. Duomo, Galleria, Sforzesco Castle, all must-dos. I recommend that you eat a panzerotto at Luini (closed on Sundays) and then a gelato right in front of it.

Interesting things in Torino are the egyptian Museum, cinema museum, and my favorite of all, the automobile museum.

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Exactly

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OK, so the general consensus seems to be leaning towards Turin, in which case we will probably drive down. That beggars the question; how's the parking in central Turin? Given that we are looking at AirBnB rather than hotels with their own parking.

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The middle of Turin is basically car-free or has limited traffic. Check out a map and investigate the distances and public transportation possibilities and then make your decision from there.

We stayed three nights in Turin and were never bored.

39
When we first went over to Italy for a weekend we asked the same question, and as a result we ended up in Milano. We were told not to go to Torino as it is basically an industrial city with very little to offer.

How wrong they were! We found Torino to be a far more enjoyable city, without all the hoity toity mob prancing around in their Gucci-pucci as they do in Milano, which is understandable seeing as it's the centre of Italian fashion houses. Torino has a wealth of attractions to offer as already mentioned, it is also cheaper than Milano for restaurants. The big bonus in Torino are all the high street fashion shops available, furthermore, should it unfortunately be rainy, all major high street pavements are protected from the rain by ancient covered passageways, akin to Berne.

If you choose Torino i highly recommend you stop for tea at Baratti e Milano at the Piazza Castelo, a historical spot.

Obviously I would recommend you visit both as each is worth a visit.

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Hmm, Juventus vs Real Madrid in the CL 1/4 final on 3rd April, I wonder how the missus would feel about that....