Five shopping centres, sixteen thousand shops, sixty open-air markets, over twelve kilometres of arcades .

Five shopping centres, 16,000 shops, 60 open-air markets, over 12 kilometres of arcades. These are the figures of one of the Italian capitals for quality shopping.
Haute couture boutiques and jewellery under the arcades of Via Roma and the Subalpina and San Federico galleries; antiques shops and restoration workshops in Via Maria Vittoria, Via della Rocca and Via Principe Amedeo; bookshops, perfume and clothes shops in Via Garibaldi - the city's longest pedestrian street.
The whole historic centre of Torino has a wealth of small shops - haberdasheries, wine bars, delicatessens, herb shops, bakeries, leather and silver workshops, bookbinders and tailors.
Torino's arcades are the longest in Europe where you can walk for hours passing from one arch to another. But you can also do your shopping in the open air, in one of the markets that fill the city's streets and squares with colour and noise.
Already in the Middle Ages, the area of Piazza Palazzo di Città was the centre of flourishing commerce. Today, on the first Sunday of every month, the Herb Market (from the old name of the square) is held here, where you can find the best local food and drink products.
Europe's biggest open air market, Porta Palazzo, is found in Piazza della Repubblica, the largest in the city. Just behind this, started in the mid 19th century, is the Balôn - the area of the city's second-hand dealers. On Saturday, it is filled with stalls, always attracting crowds of buyers or just the curious. The second Sunday of every month is the day of the Gran Balôn: a market of curios, collector's pieces, lace, toys and period publications - where there is no shortage of objects of great value and antique furniture.