Turin and the University of Gastronomic Sciences

 The Italy tour continues!

We left our hotel in Milan and headed to Turin on Thursday, June 5, 2025. In Turin, we had a food-themed walking tour. We spent time in the markets and had free time where we got to explore (we spent time in the gorgeous gardens). Turin is a lovely city--and the home of our awesome tour director, Valeria. There were many porticos and the large indoor market was very fun and modern. 

The whole group at the start of the tour

Outdoor markets

Bread on display in one of the indoor markets

This shop had "primo sale" cheese--the same type that we made at the farm outside of Milan

A view of the outdoor markets from far away

Walking tours involved a lot of walking

In the gardens, there is a sculpture called Fontana delle Nereidi e dei Tritoni

Along the food tour--we tried cookies, chocolates, cheese, and even anchovies

They don't look super into sharing that chair, do they? 

After our food tour in Turin, we traveled to the Slow Food University--or University of Gastronomic Sciences--to learn more about the Slow Food Movement and visit their wine library. The library organizes a variety of Italian wines, and even catalogs the soil so that visitors have a sense of what may be contributing to the wine.

Scout with the wisteria vines

The whole group hanging out in the piazza prior to going to the Slow Food University

Emilie, Jayme, Lora--the chaperones

Wine library

Emilie checking out the wine dispenser

We stayed at a really nice hotel outside of Turin called the Phi Hotel. This was the "fanciest" hotel that we stayed in during the whole trip. They had a shave kit AND a sewing kit, in addition to the toothbrush and shower cap. 

A pork dish for dinner--Ruby got a cauliflower steak with a side of cauliflower