Description

A few steps away from the Royal Palace and the Palatine gates, is the Porta Palazzo market in the Piazza della Repubblica. It is the most characteristic market in Turin, and takes its name from a disused railway station. It is a place that must be visited to see how Turin is changing. As well as fresh fruit and vegetables, and the best prices in Turin, produce from all over the world can be found here. Next to Chinese supermarkets, Morrocan hairdressers and Indian video rentals, you will find colourful stalls of oriental spices, exotic fruits, aromatic herbs, and Piedmontese specialities. The people who visit are young, the stall holders polite, helpful and ready to chat with everyone.