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Balon Market

The guide was updated: 2024-11-18

This is the most peculiar and attractive section of Porta Palazzo Market. It covers Borgo Dora Street and environs, where you can buy literally anything. It is mainly a flea market, hence great part of the stalls are dedicated to vintage objects, but you will see also plenty of second-hand items and real antiques.

Useful Information

Address: Via Borgo Dora, Turin
Opening hours: Tue & Fri 10am–1pm, Wed & Thu 2pm–5pm, Sat 10am–5pm, Sun & Mon closed
Website: www.balon.it/en
Email: associazione@balon.it

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Porta Palazzo Market

Porta Palazzo Market

Porta Palazzo is the multicultural area of Turin, here you can meet people from all over the world. In its large square, the biggest market in Europe takes place daily. You will be able to find all the products you can imagine, from food, to clothes and vintage objects. These markets are feasts for all five senses.

Balon Market

Balon Market

This is the most peculiar and attractive section of Porta Palazzo Market. It covers Borgo Dora Street and environs, where you can buy literally anything. It is mainly a flea market, hence great part of the stalls are dedicated to vintage objects, but you will see also plenty of second-hand items and real antiques.

La Rinascente

La Rinascente

La Rinascente is an Italian luxury department store. In Turin it is located on the exclusive road Via Lagrange, among the boutiques of the biggest worldwide brands. The mall sells multiple big name brands not only when it comes to fashion, but also in furniture and design.

Lingotto Shopping Mall

Lingotto Shopping Mall

The Lingotto Shopping Mall is a modern shopping mall located in the Lingotto neighbourhood. In its spacious interior, once the headquarters of FIAT, it houses more than 90 shops and restaurants and a multiplex cinema. For this reason is one of the locals' favourite places to spend raining days.

Juventus Store

Juventus Store

Juventus is the most famous football team in Turin, and one of the most loved around the world. Besides having its own stadium a few minutes from the city centre, you can easily get all original t-shirts and gadgets of the team in the official shop located in Via Garibaldi. Keep an eye on the website, so as not to miss events and meetings with the players.

Via Roma

Via Roma

Via Roma is one of the two streets dedicated to the classy shopping in Turin. The entire road is a succession of elegant facades, displaying shop windows under their arcades. Here, you will find the boutiques of major high-fashion brands like Pinko and Calvin Klein, as well as affordable world-wide chains like H&M or Stradivarius. Hence, whatever your budget is, this is a must of your shopping experience in Turin.

F.R.A.V.

F.R.A.V.

F.R.A.V. is a made-in-Turin brand born a few years ago. From the beginning, its original style seduced the fashion-addicted population of the city, enough to grow and open several shops all around Turin and in Milan. Here you can find unique items which you can't see anywhere else.

RRRIOT Shop

RRRIOT Shop

Rrriot Shop’s concept was inspired by northerner fashion chains, in which it is possible to find state-of-the-art items without breaking the budget. Among others, you can find brands like Topshop, Dr Denim, Wemoto Clothing, etc. So if you happen to be in San Salvario, drop by to take a look at the newest trends.

Pastificio Defilippis

Pastificio Defilippis

It is impossible to leave Italy without taking with you one of the symbol of this country: handmade pasta. In Turin, to be sure to get the best artisanal homemade products, visit Pastificio Defillips. Open since 1872, here you can find not only all kinds of pasta, but also prepared dishes and top-quality local specialties.

Fein Sas

Fein Sas

If you want to take home a precious souvenir from your stay in Turin, visit Fein Sas. With 30 years of experience, this laboratory offers unique items to remember unique moments. You will have your pick of the litter among all its shining and beautiful jewels.

Rossorubino

Rossorubino

To define Rossorubino in just one word is not simple at all: it is a bar, a restaurant, a cantina and a wine shop, all in one. Located just a few minutes walking from Porta Nuova Station, it features all the local wines that make Piedmont one of the most prolific regions in this field.

Galleria San Federico

Galleria San Federico

You can find the tiny Galleria San Federico on Via Roma, just a few metres from Piazza San Carlo. Just as the area where it is located, it is a symbol of elegance and refinement. Come here for an exclusive shopping experience of antiques and art crafts, or simply walk around admiring the shop windows and the frequent exhibitions.

Venchi Cioccolato e Gelato

Venchi Cioccolato e Gelato

Venchi is one of the most famous local brands. Its first chocolate laboratory opened in Turin in 1878 and since then it has never stopped manufacturing regional products and creating new delicious recipes. Visit the shop, buy some chocolates to take home with you and enjoy its artisanal ice cream on the spot.

Punto Einaudi

Punto Einaudi

Turin has a large academic history, as can be proven by its most successful publishing house — Einaudi. In the shop, you can not only find all books published and translated by the house, but also meet national and international writers during special events. Keep an eye on the webpage to stay updated.

Robe di Kappa

Robe di Kappa

Kappa was born in Turin in 1978 as part of the historical Maglificio Calzificio Torinese. Despite its age, the brand got with the times and reinvented itself various times. Nowadays, K-Way and Superga are grouped under the same brand, other two references in the world of sportswear. Kappa is also Toro's sponsor, so in the shop you can also buy the original t-shirt of the team.

Bialetti

Bialetti

Here is another big made-in-Piedmont name. Bialetti is known to be the biggest Italian coffee-machine producer. Visit its colourful store and choose what you prefer from among its high-quality items: are you a traditional moka pot fan or do you prefer more high-tech machines?

Guido Gobino

Guido Gobino

Guido Gobino is one of the big names in Italian haute cuisine. In the best Piedmontese tradition, he specialises in chocolate. Don't miss a visit to one of his shops in the city centre, or to his laboratory on Via Cagliari where once in a while you can also attend exhibitions and contests related to confectionery.

Via Garibaldi

Via Garibaldi

Via Garibaldi, one of the pedestrian streets of the city centre, has a large range of youth oriented fashion clothes. Here you will also find the Juventus football club shop. In addition, walking around in the side streets you will discover peculiar small shops with unusual items, from antiques to pieces of furniture, and much more.

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