Caffè Palatino
Porta Palatina
One of the world’s best preserved 1st century Roman gateways, the Palatine Gate once provided access to Augusta Taurinorum from the north side. In the 11th century, it was turned into a fort, and it was partially rebuilt in the 15th (the western tower almost fully, and both had battlements added for defensive purposes).
It was nearly torn down in the 18th century, due to an urban renewal project led by Vittorio Amedeo II, but the architect and engineer Antonio Bertola campaigned extensively for its preservation, eventually convincing the duke.
Caffè al Bicerin
Aside from vermouth and Nutella, Turin has also gifted the world bicerin, a drink made of layered espresso, hot chocolate, and milk.
Bicerin comes from the Piedmontese for “small glass” (not to be confused with the Italian equivalent, “bicchierino”). The drink itself has existed since the 18th century, and is believed to have been inspired by the Bavarian drink bavarèisa, the difference lying in the fact bicerin is served without mixing its three layered components.
Local lore would suggest that the drink was first served either at the Caffè Fiorio, or here, at the Caffè al Bicerin.
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