Where is Pino Torinese?
On the eastern side of the Turin hills, between Turin and Chieri. From the city you climb along Corso Casale and the hill road: about 10 minutes by car from the centre, or GTT bus line 30. At roughly 500 metres, the air is different from the plain below: a few degrees cooler in summer, and often sunny in winter while Turin sits under fog.
What is there to see in Pino Torinese?
The Turin Astrophysical Observatory (INAF). Founded in 1759 and moved up to the Pino hillside in the early twentieth century to escape city lights, it is one of Italy's historic astronomical research centres. Next door, at Via Osservatorio 30, is Infini.to, the Turin Planetarium and Museum of Astronomy and Space: an interactive museum with one of the most advanced digital planetariums in Europe, normally open Tuesday to Friday (9.30am–3.30pm) and weekend afternoons (2.30pm–7.30pm), with tickets at €13 full and €11 reduced for ages 6–18 and over 60s; free under 6 and for Pino Torinese residents. Free parking, bus 30 stop nearby. Opening hours change in summer and on public holidays, so check planetarioditorino.it before you go.
The panoramic ridge road. The stretch linking Pino Torinese to Superga runs along the crest and opens onto Turin and the Alpine arc, from Monviso to Monte Rosa on clear days. Drive it, ride it or cycle it, and stop at the viewpoints.
The old centre and its villas. The parish church, a handful of nineteenth-century villas and the rhythm of a hill village: cafés on the square, the Thursday morning market in Piazza del Municipio, good bakeries. It is not a tourist destination in itself, and that is precisely the point.
The trails of the Superga Hill Park. Waymarked paths start near Pino and run through chestnut and oak woods towards the basilica and the smaller hills. They suit an hour's walk or half a day, dogs included.
What is worth visiting nearby?
The Basilica of Superga is the closest landmark, a few minutes along the ridge road. Chieri, with its Gothic cathedral and its textile and wine tradition, lies on the other side of the hill. Turin is below, with the Egyptian Museum, the Mole Antonelliana and the Royal Museums a quarter of an hour away. To the south, about 40 minutes, the Langhe begin.
Why sleep in Pino Torinese rather than in Turin?
Three concrete reasons. Parking: central Turin charges for it and runs a restricted traffic zone, while up here the car stays free in the B&B courtyard. Space: for the same price a hillside stay gives you square metres the city centre simply does not have. Quiet: in the evening you hear the woods, not the traffic.
At Paradise – Nature & Wellness, Via Valle Gola 37BIS, that means two independent accommodations: Mansarda Paradise, with two bedrooms, a hot tub and room for eight, and The Green Space, ninety square metres opening onto the garden where dogs are welcome. Breakfast and parking are included, and the bus 30 stop is a ten minute walk away. Book on WhatsApp at +39 338 993 03 39.
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