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Turin International Airport (TRN)
Airport Information
(Turin, Italy)
Recently completely renovated and relaunched at the cost of almost €100 million, the new and improved Turin International Airport (TRN) is also often referred to as the Torino Caselle Airport. Situated north of Piedmont, Turin International Airport is the gateway to Italy's popular Turin (Torino) region and lies close to Caselle Torinese, Colombretto, Malanghero, and San Maurizo Canavese.
Turin Airport currently handles in excess of five million passengers per year and its new, spacious facility features three floors, covering over 57,000 square metres. The boarding lounge has already become known for its huge glass window, along with its new gateways, bus terminal and luggage system. Flights regularly arrive from all over Europe and America with many international carriers. Many regional flights around Italy are provided by the country's very own Air One, which links Turin Airport with destinations such as Barcelona, Ibiza and Rome.
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Public buses, trains, shuttle buses, taxis and limousines all run to and from Turin International Airport throughout the day, and reaching the airport by car is also straightforward. One of the best ways to travel into the cultural centre of Turin from the airport is to take a train from the onsite railway station, which offers connections to the north-easterly city of Milan (Milano), on Italy's plains of Lombardy.
Turin International Airport (TRN) Information: History and Facilities
Turin International Airport has a long history and a promising future. Close to Turin and in the Venaria Reale area, the region's very first flight dates back to 1909, although it was not until the late 1930s that the city's airport came into being. Used mainly by the military for the next decade, in 1953, the city of Turin took over the site and began to develop a modern, civil airport, which became known as the Torino Caselle Airport, due to its location next to the town of Caselle.
The following 20 years saw much expansion at Caselle Airport, as demands grew, tourism boomed and more passengers began flying into Turin. By 1995, a large new passenger building had been erected, capable of dealing with more than three million passengers each year. However, as the host city of the Winter Olympics in February 2006, Turin felt it necessary to completely renovate the airport and in January of that year, the new-look Turin International Airport (TRN) was officially inaugurated.
Facilities inside this single-terminal airport include branches of the Sanpaolo IMI and Unicredit, a Forexchange centre, auto exchange machine, a TIKO Internet Point, video games, and a useful SIBA luggage protection service, where your baggage is sealed in plastic. Turin International Airport is also home to a nursery, an infant-changing room, a lost property desk and first-aid facilities.
Onsite are good shopping facilities, including outlets such as the Beachwear, Di Dodo Jewellery, Juve Store, Media Store, Robe Di Kappa (RDK) and the Duty Free Fashion Shop. In addition, Turin Airport also boasts an array of cafés and restaurants offering hot and cold snacks and meals. The most popular eateries include the Autogrill snack bar, Le Farfalle self-service restaurant, Spizzico pizza outlet and the Terrace restaurant, offering good internal views of the airport terminal.
Turin International Airport comes complete with a business centre, which has conference facilities, telephone and fax services, a photocopier, Internet access and snacks. The nearby Alitalia VIP Lounge is also available to passengers travelling business class.
Turin International Airport (TRN) Information: About Turin Tourism
Turin, referred to locally in Italy as 'Turino', lies roughly in the centre of the north-western province of Piedmont and is best known for the mystical Turin Shroud. The charming old city is loaded with fine churches and museums, which are particularly plentiful around the Piazza Castello and include the Museo Civico d'Arte Antica.
Tourists often fly into Turin Airport (TRN) with just one thing on their mind - to get a glimpse of the Turin Shroud itself. The shroud is housed in the opulent 15th century Duomo - a feat of engineering brilliance in itself and well worthy of an afternoon's exploration. Turin also boasts numerous cafés and restaurants around the Piazza Carignano and Piazza San Carlo, and the surrounding towns and villages are delightful, such as Collegno, Moncalieri, Settimo Torinese and Rivoli.
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