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Winter sports aside, this diverse and sophisticated region offers plenty to see and do
Getting There
There are no direct flights into Turin from the US; for non-stops, you’ll need to fly into Milan from Chicago (Delta), New York (Alitalia, American, Continental, Delta) or Miami (Alitalia, American, Delta), then connect to Piedmont by train or car – it’s about one to two hours, depending on your final destination. A somehwat pricier option is flying directly into Turin’s Caselle airport via several European gateways, including Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Paris, and a dozen Italian cities.
Few U.S. tour operators effectively cover Piedmont; there are a small handful of exceptions such as ShopWineandDine.com and Butterfield & Robinson, which both offer air and hotel packages to the region, and land-only providers like La Vita Vera and the Tourisimo Torino. The official U.S. sales agent for the Olympics is CoSport (877/457-4647); its still-available hotel packages include breakfast, transfers, and three events but not airfare.
