It's presents-buying time and Turin is ready for the Christmas shopping. With its Luci d’artista installations and festively decorated shop windows, the Piedmontese capital offers a magical atmosphere for the holidays and Christmas shopping.
Are you short of ideas for your Christmas shopping in Turin? Here are our tips with 4+1 unmissable suggestions:
- Biraghi
- Stratta
- Ghigo
- Galup
- Scuola Leonardo
Gourmet gifts are always very welcome and Turin is the ideal city for this kind of purchase. Here you can find Piedmontese top-products in very special locations.
Biraghi is located at 188, Piazza San Carlo, in the heart of the city, and offers a wide choice of Piedmontese delights. This shop, which dates back to 1877, is full of history. It has recently been restored to recall its historical elegance and respecting the original architecture.
Biraghi selects its products with great care and prides itself in its personal relationship with its customers, so if you have any doubts, you can ask for advice on your favourite products.
Spoiler: if you are a student of the Scuola Leonardo you can benefits from special discounts, so don’t miss out!
Stratta is a historic confectioner’s shop in Turin: it opened in 1836 and was awarded the "Suppliers of the Royal Household" recognition. It soon became famous above all for its sweets: an excellent gift idea!
Of course, there you can also find chocolate products, fruit jellies or bonbons in special packaging, in different formats and colours for an unforgettable experience. They even sell a special Egyptian Museum box!
If you want to see everything they sell, don't worry: the shop is located at 191, Piazza San Carlo, right opposite the Scuola Leonardo, so you won't have to walk far!
Ghigo, confectioners since 1870, is located at 52/b, via Po, between Piazza Castello and Piazza Vittorio. Their recipes have been handed down from generation to generation, but their iconic Christmas product is the Nuvola, also known as the pandoro of gourmets.
It is a traditional pandoro covered with buttercream and a sprinkling of powdered sugar, which makes it as soft and white as a cloud.
Here’s a tip: you can taste the Nuvola in miniature format as a delicious snack, perhaps with some hot chocolate topped with fresh cream, another speciality of the Ghigo confectionery shop.
Galup, the historic Piedmontese brand that has marked the entire Italian history of panettone, in 2025 opened another shop in Turin, at 7, via Andrea Doria, not far from the Porta Nuova railway station.
In 1922 Pietro Ferrua made the first low panettone with hazelnut icing, a version which has become a symbol of Piedmont, as an alternative to the higher Milanese version without icing.
In 1928 Galup's patent as a supplier to the Royal Household was registered and in 1948 the Pinerolo plant opened: here the panettone was produced on an industrial scale. The panettone Galup has become the symbol of Piedmontese confectionery all over the world!
In the Italian Christmas tradition, sweets are a must. Their gift is always very welcome and therefore unmissable from Christmas shopping in Turin.
If you’d like to experience other Christmas traditions in person, an alternative gift could be an Italian course at the Scuola Leonardo, which is located at 206, Piazza San Carlo, and enjoys a spectacular view of the square called Turin’s most stylish parlour.
In addition to our Italian courses, we also offer guided tours and a variety of activities to experience the city in all its glory. If you’s like to find out more about our school and our leisure-time activities, follow us on social media or contact us directly. We will be happy to provide all the information you need to make your stay in Turin a truly unique and wonderful experience.
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