The city
Turin
Beautiful Torino. Romantic Torino. The city is the birthplace of Ernesto Bonino, one of the most important performers of Italian swing in the 1940s. It’s also where Carlo Prato, member of the Eiar (Ente Italiano per le Audizioni Radiofoniche della Rai) discovered the Trio Lescano, another milestone in Swingin’Italy.
Beautiful by day, lively and fascinating by night. You can sit at a table in one of the many historical cafés to breathe in the vintage soul of the city, tasting fine local chocolates o sipping an Americano (Campari and Martini are from right here!).
TRANSPORTATION
HOW TO GET THERE
Useful information on how to get to Turin.
FLYGHT
By flight:
If flying in at Sandro Pertini Airport (TURIN) or the (not so close: 100Km) Malpensa (MILAN) or Cuneo Airport.
How to get from Turin airport directly to the hotel:
By taxi:
The taxis are outside the arrival exit. The price should be around 30 euros.
By train
ake the train called Sadem and get off at Porta Susa Station. Then take the bus 46 (direction 1° maggio\Leinì) or bus 49 (direction cemetery) and get off at Dora Napoli stop. Walk back 20 meters and then turn left to Str. del Fortino. After 50 meters the hotel will be on the left side of the street.
By car
ake the highway Torino-Aeroporto. Follow directions for Torino-c.so Grosseto. Exit at Barr. Milano-Collina. Once in Corso Grosseto, turn right at Corso Vercelli and then right in via Francesco Cigna. Keep going straight until cross the bridge of Dora river and then take the second street on your right, strada del Fortino. 100 meters the hotel will be on the right.
TRAIN
HOW TO GET TO THE HOTEL
From Porta Susa
Piazza XXVII Dicembre,8 – Tel. +39 011.538.513 Take the bus 46 (direction 1° maggio\Leinì) or bus 49 (direction cemetery) and get off at Dora Napoli stop. Walk back 20 meters and then turn left to Str. del Fortino. After 50 meters the hotel will be on the left side of the street.
From Porta Nuova
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 53 – Tel. +39 011.532.427 Take the Metro (direction Fermi) and get off XVIII Dicembre station. On the square, in front of the train station, you will find the bus 46 or bus 49 stop. (see above) For information about trains, tickets and schedule: www.trenitalia.com
CAR
HOW TO GET TO THE HOTEL
From Highway Turin-Milan: arriving from A4-E64 from Milan (direction Turin). Take the exit C.so Vercelli on the roundabout. Cross Piazza Rebaudengo and slightly turn right to via Cigna. Keep going straight until cross the bridge of Dora river and then take the second street on your right, strada del Fortino. 100 meters the hotel will be on the right. From Highway Torino-Savona/Torino-Piacenza: Take TangeNziale Sud and continue in direction to Milan. Get off Regina Margherita exit. Go straight for 6 Km until the roundabout Rondò Forca, then turn left in Via Cigna. Take the 5th street on the left, Str. del Fortino, 100 meters on the right is located the hotel.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Pacific Hotels
Strada del Fortino, 36 – Turin
Just a few minutes from the historic old town, near the main railway stations and the terminal linking the city with the Sandro Pertini International Airport of Caselle, stands a modern four-star hotel in a peaceful location, where professionalism and courtesy merge to satisfy even the most demanding of clients.
For students enrolled in the workshop we have reserved a special rate.
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Couch Surfing
The Torino Lindy Hoppers will be happy to open their homes to the Festival attendees. These privates accommodations are limited, and they can consist of bedrooms, beds, couches, sofa-beds, or simple spots to sleep on your own air mattress and with your sleeping bag. If you think to take advantage of this option, contact us as soon as possible. We’ll try to help as many Lindy Hoppers as possible!
