torino

We went to Turin for one clear reason: the Nitto ATP Finals — and it delivered.
Seeing Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Félix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz and Lorenzo Musetti live was unreal. The arena atmosphere was sharp, focused and almost surgical — pure elite tennis energy.

Outside the courts, Turin felt elegant and restrained, with long arcaded streets and royal façades. We walked through Piazza San Carlo, often called the city’s living room, and explored Palazzo Carignano, one of the most important palaces of the House of Savoy and the birthplace of modern Italy’s political movement. We also wandered through the palace garden and chapel area — quiet, symmetrical, timeless.

Food had to be done right. With our friend Birkan, we went to the legendary L’Antica Pizzeria Da Michele Torino — true Neapolitan pizza, simple and brutally good. For coffee breaks, Perino Vesco gave us surprisingly affordable cappuccinos in a city that usually feels royal and formal.

Turin didn’t try to impress loudly — it impressed by precision, discipline and dignity.