Clubs, discos, wine bars and boutiques open until late at night have redrawn the entertainment map. For letting go and having fun.
Torino has a new queen: the night. Entire neighborhoods have been reborn to offer not just one, but a thousand opportunities for seeing friends, getting together, dancing, staying out late. Like the Quadrilatero Romano , a historical downtown area with charm of yore that today has been invaded by clubs, art galleries, wine bars, restaurants and boutiques that stay open until the wee hours.
Nearby are the neighborhoods of Borgo Dora and Porta Palazzo , which by day is a big open-air market and the multi-ethnic heart of the metropolis and by night is gaining ground as the new home of creativity and the Movida. Then there are the Murazzi (the arcades lining the Po that were once used for storing boats), that come alive during the summer months with dozens of places for drinking, dancing, watching clips or improvising DJ sets along the river.
The San Salvario neighborhood retains its soul as a commercial area - the market of Piazza Madama Cristina is its epicenter and is also one of the city's nicest open-air markets - and it's also rapidly becoming a star of the city's nightlife, thanks to new clubs that are opening up and enriching the already varied offering of restaurants and a lively program of cultural events.
And then there is the more traditional city which is accustomed to welcoming guests, both tourists and locals, who are also becoming accustomed to experiencing their city at every hour of the day or night: Piazza Castello, Piazza San Carlo, Piazza Vittorio Veneto and Piazza Bodoni have become splendid pedestrian gathering places with monuments and outdoor cafés for everyone to enjoy.