If it’s your first time in Turin, stay in the centre or in San Salvario: you can walk to the Egyptian Museum, the Mole and the trattorias, and Porta Nuova station is a few minutes away. If you want quiet, choose the Crocetta; for evenings out, Vanchiglia; if you’re arriving at Porta Susa or coming for a match at the Allianz Stadium, Cit Turin and Cenisia, on the metro line. These are the neighbourhoods where we manage homes. Below: what to expect from each, how to get there, and what changes if you’re coming for an event.
The best areas to stay in Turin
Turin is a flat city, with a centre laid out on a grid and long stretches of arcades, the portici. You can walk a long way here, and how far you are from what you’ve come to do matters more than the name of the neighbourhood.
The centre and the Quadrilatero Romano
Between Porta Nuova, piazza Castello and Porta Palazzo. This is the area of the museums — the Egyptian Museum, the Museo Egizio, is on via Accademia delle Scienze, a few steps from piazza Castello — of the historic cafés under the arcades, and of the pedestrian streets of the Quadrilatero, where the bars for the aperitivo are concentrated. It’s the right choice for a weekend: you arrive, drop your bag and don’t need another bus or tram. The downside: in the Quadrilatero, weekend evenings are noisy, and the centre has a limited traffic zone, which matters if you’re coming by car.
San Salvario
It starts as you walk out of Porta Nuova on the via Nizza side and runs down to the Valentino park. It’s the liveliest of these neighbourhoods: food from other countries, small shops, bars open late around largo Saluzzo. The metro runs under via Nizza, with the Marconi, Nizza and Dante stops, and takes you to the Lingotto or to Porta Susa in a few minutes. If you’re a light sleeper, ask whether the flat faces the street or the courtyard.
The Crocetta
South-west of Porta Nuova, beyond the railway. Residential, with tree-lined avenues, the Politecnico and the Crocetta market. It’s the quietest of the neighbourhoods where we work, and it suits families and people travelling for work. It’s also the closest of them to the Inalpi Arena, where the ATP Finals are played.
Vanchiglia
Behind the Mole, between the centre and the river. It’s the students’ neighbourhood — the university’s Luigi Einaudi campus is here — with bars and restaurants around piazza Santa Giulia. You walk into the centre along via Po. The metro doesn’t come here: for the stations or the Lingotto you take a bus or a tram, or a taxi.
Cit Turin and Cenisia
West of Porta Susa. Cit Turin is the Art Nouveau neighbourhood — in Italy the style is called liberty — and Casa Fenoglio-La Fleur, on the corner of corso Francia and via Principi d’Acaja, is a building you admire from the street. Cenisia, further south, is residential and local. Both are on metro line 1, with the Principi d’Acaja, Bernini and Racconigi stops: Porta Susa is a few stops away, the centre a few minutes.
Arriving by train: Porta Nuova or Porta Susa
Turin has two main stations, and it’s worth checking which one you’re arriving at before you choose where to stay.
- Porta Nuova is in the centre, at the end of via Roma. You can walk to the centre, San Salvario and the Crocetta, and tram 4 leaves from outside the station.
- Porta Susa is west of the centre. It’s the handy station for Cit Turin and Cenisia, and the one for the airport train.
Both are on metro line 1, three stops apart.
If you’re flying into Turin Airport, at Caselle, there’s a train to Porta Susa that takes about half an hour and runs every day, and a bus that stops at Porta Susa and at Porta Nuova, in piazza Carlo Felice. Times and fares are on the airport’s website, on the pages by train and by bus.
Arriving by car
You don’t need a car to get around Turin: the metro, the trams and the arcades are enough. If you’re driving here, two things to know.
- The centre has a limited traffic zone, the ZTL. Its hours and rules are on the City of Turin’s page (in Italian): read them before you drive in, not after.
- Parking in the blue bays has to be paid for.
Before you book, ask us whether the home is inside or outside the limited traffic zone. The arrival instructions tell you where to leave the car.
Coming for an event
The ATP Finals at the Inalpi Arena
From 15 to 22 November 2026. The Inalpi Arena is in the Santa Rita neighbourhood, next to the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino — not at the Lingotto. From Porta Nuova you get there on tram 4, from Porta Susa on tram 10 (the tournament’s directions).
Of our neighbourhoods, the closest is the Crocetta. From the centre and San Salvario, take tram 4 at Porta Nuova; from Cit Turin, the 10 at Porta Susa. Dates, tickets and how the tournament works are in our guide to the ATP Finals.
The Salone del Libro at the Lingotto
Turin’s international book fair, from 13 to 17 May 2027 at Lingotto Fiere (salonelibro.it, in Italian). Here the answer is the metro: get off at Lingotto, six stops from Porta Nuova and nine from Porta Susa (how to get there, from Lingotto Fiere). San Salvario is on the same line: you go to the fair by metro, and walk back to dinner in the evening.
Matches and concerts
The Allianz Stadium, where Juventus play, is at the Vallette, in the north-west of the city: far from all the neighbourhoods where we manage homes, and there’s no point pretending otherwise. The simplest way there is the metro to Bernini and then the 9/ line, which on match days starts running about two hours before kick-off (GTT, getting to the stadiums, in Italian). Cit Turin and Cenisia are a short walk from Bernini.
The Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino is next to the Inalpi Arena: same trams, the 4 and the 10. For concerts at the Inalpi Arena, the same goes as for the tennis.
For the late-October weekend with the contemporary art fair and the electronic music festival, there’s our guide to Artissima and Club to Club.
Staying more than a few weeks
For a month or a semester — an internship, a master’s degree, a building project — you don’t book through the portal. We have homes let from one to twelve months, on the contracts Italian law provides for temporary stays and for students: furnished, with the bills and the building’s service charges already sorted, and one person to write to.
How it works is on our page for guests, under “If you’re staying more than a few nights”. To find out what’s free, write to us with the dates and how many of you there are.
More Turin guides for your stay
This page is the starting point. The rest:
- where to eat, which in Turin is half the trip: where to eat in Turin;
- what to see: places to visit in Turin;
- in November: the ATP Finals;
- at the end of October: Artissima and Club to Club;
- before you leave home: why hosts in Italy ask for your passport.
How to book a home we manage
The available homes, with dates and prices, are on our booking portal: you reach it from our page for guests. The same homes are on Airbnb and Booking.com, on the same terms.
Before you arrive you get the instructions: the address, how to get in, where to leave the car and our notes on the neighbourhood, from the café for breakfast to the nearest market. On arrival your identity is checked against your document, as Italian law asks of every host. During your stay, the person who looks after the home answers on +39 011 1962 0297 or on WhatsApp at +39 351 361 3447.
The neighbourhoods, and how a stay works, are also on our Turin page.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best area to stay in Turin?
For a first visit, the centre or San Salvario: you can walk to the museums, the restaurants and Porta Nuova station. The Crocetta is the quietest, Vanchiglia the liveliest in the evening. If you’re coming for an event, choose by where it’s held: trams 4 and 10 for the Inalpi Arena, the metro for the Lingotto.
Is it worth staying near Porta Nuova station?
Yes, if you’re arriving by train and want to do everything on foot: the centre and San Salvario start right outside the station. Porta Nuova is also on the metro and on tram 4, which goes to the Inalpi Arena. If you’re arriving at Porta Susa, Cit Turin and Cenisia are handier.
Do you need a car in Turin?
No. You can get around the centre on foot, and the metro and trams cover the stations, the Lingotto and the stadiums. If you’re driving, the centre has a limited traffic zone: read the rules on the City of Turin’s website and ask us beforehand whether the home is inside or outside it.
Where should I stay in Turin for the ATP Finals?
In the Crocetta, the closest of our neighbourhoods to the Inalpi Arena, or in the centre or San Salvario, taking tram 4 from Porta Nuova. The arena is in the Santa Rita neighbourhood, next to the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, not at the Lingotto. In 2026 the tournament runs from 15 to 22 November.
Where should I stay near the Allianz Stadium?
The stadium is at the Vallette, far from the neighbourhoods where we manage homes. The easiest way there is the metro to Bernini and then the 9/ line, which runs on match days. Cit Turin and Cenisia are close to that stop.
How do I book a Maison Métropole home in Turin?
On our booking portal, where you see the available homes with dates and prices, or on Airbnb and Booking.com on the same terms. For stays of a month or more you don’t go through the portal: call us on +39 011 1962 0297 or write to us through the contact form.
Written by the editorial team of Maison Métropole.
