SURVIVAL GUIDE - SPC 2018 - TURIN, ITALY 3RD-15TH MAY - BESTORINO
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Survival Guide - SpC 2018
3rd-15th May
Turin, Italy
Index Welcome to Torino! ................................................................................... 3 Welcome to Italy!.......................................................................................4 Something about Torino ............................................................................5 Typical food ...............................................................................................6 How to reach us ........................................................................................7 Currency and Prices.................................................................................. 9 Some Italian sentences ...........................................................................11 Houston, we have a problem! ................................................................13
Welcome to Torino!
Our dear friend who is reading this, we are
enthusiastically happy to welcome you to this
life-changing experience, Torino’s Spring Course
2018.
Torino was the first capital of Italy and it is now
the city of lovers, passion, good wine, chocolate
and Nutella.
If this is your first BEST course, we guarantee
you will have an extraordinarily intense
experience you will never forget. If this is not your
first course, you’ll wonder why you didn’t apply
before!
In order to have the greatest fun, we recommend
you to carefully read this Survival Guide to get to
know the country and the environment in which
you are going to live for two weeks. If you don’t
feel like it, just look at the pictures, they’re cute.
Welcome to Italy!
Italy is a country located in south-central Europe between the Alps
mountain range and the Mediterranean Sea. Rome is its capital and largest
city but other major cities in Italy include Turin, Milan, Naples and Palermo.
Italy is known for its long history, historic architecture and political, social
and economic importance within Europe.
A short leap in the past
Italy has a very long history that dates
back to the 8th and 7th century B.C.E.
when Greeks settled the southern part
of the Italian Peninsula. At the same
time the central portion of the peninsula
was settled by Etruscans and Romans.
Following the collapse of the Roman
Empire the region was invaded several times and conflicts developed
between the various foreign powers controlling the area. By the 11th century
the 5 northern part of the peninsula began to regain stability and during the
Renaissance the identification of a single Italian nationality and culture
developed. By the 19th century Italy underwent a period of reunification and
the 17th March of 1861 Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy, proclaimed the born
of the kingdom of Italy.
Economics and Land Use
Italy's economy is relatively strong and diversified. The north is highly
industrialized while the south is less developed and more dependent on
agriculture. In general Italy's economy is driven by manufacturing. The main
industries in Italy are tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food
processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear and ceramics. The
main agricultural products of Italy are fruits, vegetables, grapes, potatoes,
grain, olives, beef, dairy products and fish.
Something about Torino Torino it’s the most important city of Piedmont. It lies near the Alps on the Po River. Metropolitan Turin is a major industrial area, Italy's leading producer of automobiles. Other products include textiles, clothing, processed foods, and leather goods. The city has wide boulevards, many parks and squares, and notable 17th and 18th century buildings. Several of these buildings, such as the Royal Palace, Madama Palace, and Carignano Palace, were residences of the dukes of Savoy. Attractions Piazza Castello and Palazzo Reale are in the center of Turin. The Mole Antonelliana, a 167-meter-tall tower built between 1798 and 1888, houses an excellent cinema museum. A panoramic lift takes you to the top of the tower for some expansive views of the city. Egyptian Museum is the second most important in the world (the first is in Cairo). Other important museums are the Museum of Antiquities, and the Sabauda Gallery, which displays works of Flemish, Dutch, and Italian masters. In the Chapel of the Holy Shroud, in St. John's Cathedral, is the cloth that is said to have wrapped Christ's body. The Holy Shroud is housed in the Turin Cathedral but is only put on display every 10 years. The Museum of the Holy Shroud is open daily.
Typical food
While in Turin, you should absolutely try a bicerin, a
local layered drink made with coffee, chocolate,
and cream. These little biscuits are called baci
di dama.
This one is bagna cauda. I’ve never tried it
even if it’s very typical here in Piedmont. If
you like strong taste of onions, garlic and
anchovy… I’m sorry, you can’t have it
‘cause we’re gonna sleep all together and
this would be very rude from you.
How to reach us
Depending on your departure place and the used transport,
you have various ways to reach Torino.
Plane: You can either arrive to Torino Caselle airport directly or arrive to
another airport of another close city like Milan, or even Rome (or any other
city) and then reach Torino by bus or train.
1. From Torino Caselle airport a practical bus can carry you directly to Torino Porta Nuova Station.
Mean of transport: Sadem (bus) http://www.sadem.it
Departure: Torino Caselle airport (arrivals zone)
Arrival: Torino Porta Nuova station
Timetable: every 15' from 07:00 to 19:30, every 30’ from 20:00 to 00:00 Travel duration: 45'
Cost of ticket: 6,50€ (7,50€ if purchased on board)
Where to buy tickets: ticket machines or ticket sellers inside the airport, or onboard.
2. From Milano Malpensa airport you will have to take a bus to Milano Centrale station, then a train to
Torino Porta Nuova Station. Or you can also take a bus directly to Torino from the airport.
Mean of transport: Malpensa Shuttle (bus) http://www.malpensashuttle.it or Sadem (bus) for Torino
directly.
Departure: Malpensa terminal 1, Malpensa terminal 2 (10’ later)
Arrival: Milano Centrale station or Torino Porta Nuova
Timetable: every 20' from 07:00 to 22:00, plus 22:30 – 23:00 – 23:30 – 00:15
Travel duration: 50’ or around 2 hours for Torino directly.
Cost of ticket: 10€ (16€ with return) or around 22€ for Torino.
Where to buy tickets: ticket machines inside the airport, ticket office, or onboard of the bus.
3. From Milano Linate airport you will have to take a bus to Milano Centrale station, then a train or bus
to Torino Porta Nuova Station.
Mean of transport: Air Bus (bus)
Departure: Milano Linate airport (arrivals number 6)
Arrival: Milano Centrale station Timetable: every 30’ from 6:30 to 23:30 Travel duration: 25'
Cost of ticket: 5€ (9€ with return)
Where to buy tickets: onboard of the bus.
4. From Milano (Bergamo) Orio al Serio airport You will have to take a bus to Milano Centrale station,
then a train or a bus to Torino Porta Nuova Station.
Mean of transport: Orio Shuttle (bus) http://www.orioshuttle.com/ Departure: Milano (Bergamo) Orio al
Serio airport
Arrival: Milano Centrale station
Timetable: every 30' from 07:15 to 22:15, plus 23:40
Travel duration: 50'
Cost of ticket: 5€
Where to buy tickets: ticket office inside the airport.
There are also Flixbus buses from the airport Orio al Serio to Torino directly. You need to book it online. From Milano Centrale station a practical train can carry you directly to Torino Porta Nuova station. Mean of transport: Trenitalia Regional (train) http://www.trenitalia.com/ Departure: Milano Centrale station Arrival: Torino Porta Nuova station Timetable: every 60' from 07:18 to 23:18 Travel duration: 110’ Cost of ticket: 12,20€ Where to buy tickets: ticket machines inside the station, ticket office or online. Note that there are other high-speed trains like Italo and Freccia Bianca that sometimes cost less than the Regional Train. Check it online. II. Bus or Train: Torino has a good connection by bus and trains to many European cities. Milano is connected to almost every major European city by bus and trains. You can reach Milano and then take another bus or train to Torino. Flixbus and Eurolines are two companies who have many connections with Torino. III. Car or Van: Torino is well-served by highways network. Don’t worry! Just use Google Maps! ;) Anyway, we will have an organizer who will take care of this and make your life easier for arrival and departure! ;)
Currency and Prices The currency in Italy is EURO (€) The following tables contain some examples of prices in Italy: Item Price (euro) Beer (supermarket - bar - pub) 1.50 – 3.50 – 5.50 Pizza 4.00 - 8.00 Slice of pizza 2.00 Packet of cigarettes 4.10 Ice-cream 1.50 – 3.00 Bottle of wine (supermarket - 3.50-8.00 restaurant) Coke (supermarket - bar - pub) 0.60 – 1.50 – 2.50 Kebab 3.50 - 5.00 Bus/Tramway/Metro ticket 1.50 Electricity In Italy we use "in-line" sockets (they look like this: [o o o]), with 220V, 50Hz AC. Normally, your mobile phone charger should fit in the socket but you may need an adaptor for devices like hair-dryer. In the modern buildings European sockets are usually available. Alcohol Good news! In Italy you can buy alcohol in any quantity, anywhere, anytime and in almost all the public places selling drinks and food. Italian laws, which are surprisingly liberal in this occasion, don't restrict the alcoholic consumption unless you are going to drive. In Turin, though, you can’t drink alcohol from glass from 8 pm in the city center.
Shopping!!! Shops close around 7.30 to 8.00 pm. When you look at the prices remember that VAT (in Italian called IVA) is always included in the showed price. If you wanna go shopping, there are some streets in the center of Turin with a high concentration of shoes and clothes: Via Roma (fashion shops), Via Garibaldi (shops mostly for young people, with moderate prices) and Via Po. Remember that when Greta sees shops, she totally stops listening at you and starts wondering about what to buy. Don’t take it bad. Pubs and Night clubs Torino offers a great variety of pubs, quite popular between Italian young people and everyone will be able to suggest you a good one. If you wan to dance in Turin, you should expect to spend 10 € to enter, but some fancy place can cost up to 25 € and over. Usually the ticket includes the first drink. Italian body language Italians have many superpower, and this is one of the best: we don’t need to speak to communicate. In this pictures you can see a very small and incomplete list of our body dictionary. Wanna know the meaning of every gestures? This guy will make a great lesson only for you!
Some Italian sentences BASICS NUMERS Hello / Bye Ciao 1 Uno Good Buongiorno / Buonasera 2 Due morning / Good evening Good night Buonanotte 3 Tre How are Come stai? 4 Quattro you? Good / Bad Bene / Male 5 Cinque Thank you Grazie 6 Sei My name is Mi chiamo … 7 Sette … Nice to meet Piacere di conoscerti 8 Otto you Yes / No / Si / No / Forse 9 Nove Maybe Nevermind Non fa niente 10 Dieci IN A SHOP ON THE ROAD How much is Quanto costa? What's the time? Che ore sono? it? What is this? Che cos’è questo? I don't speak Italian Io non parlo italiano My size is... La mia taglia è... Street/Square Via/Piazza I want this Voglio questo I don't understand Non capisco Exchange Cambio / Denaro Where is / are.... Dov'è / Dove Office / Mo sono…? Wine / Beer / Vino / Birra / Acqua Where is the toilet? Dove è il bagno? Water Mineral Acqua Minerale Please Per favore Water Coffee / Caffè / Latte / Tè Cheers Salute Milk /Tea May I have Mi può portare il menu / Train / Bus / Taxi Treno / Autobus / the menu / conto, per Taxi bill, please?
SENTECES WE HOPE YOU WILL NEVER NEED
We are in Italy, aren't we? Siamo in Italia, giusto?
I was needing a toilet, but it's too late Avevo bisogno del bagno, ma è troppo
tardi
I want to sleep Voglio dormire
APPROACHES TECHNIQUES
I like you Mi piaci
Love Amore
I love you Ti amo
Honey Tesoro (literally Treasure)
Kiss Bacio
Do you like me? Ti piaccio?
Lips Labbra
Kiss me Baciami
You have so beautiful eyes Hai degli occhi bellissimi
I don't like you Non mi piaci
You are handsome Sei bello / Sei un figo
You are pretty Sei bella / Sei figa
Are you enjoying yourself? Ti stai divertendo?
Do you want to dance with me? Vuoi ballare con me?
Don't even think about it Te lo puoi scordare
It's very hot in here, don't you think? Fa caldo qui, non credi?
Yes, it is. Let's get out and have some Sì. Andiamo a prendere un po’ d’aria fuori
fresh air!
I can give you a lift home if you want! Posso accompagnarti a casa, se vuoi
May I show you my butterfly collection? Vuoi vedere la mia collezione di farfalle?
Oh, help me to get rid of that man (woman) Oh, levami quest’uomo / (questa donna) di
please torno per favore
He is boring! Mi annoia!
He is amazing! Lui è un bomber!
I’m already taken! Sono già situazionato/a!Houston, we have a problem!
If you ever have any question, if you get lost on your way or if you get
arrested, don’t worry, just contact us, Main Organizers ;)
Salvatore Gambino
salvatore.gambino95@gmail.com
0039 3459351798
Greta Gasperoni
greta.gasperoni@gmail.com
0039 3400811215You can also read
