# Ivrea

Ivrea is a town of 23,000 (2021) in the province of Turin in Piedmont, Italy. In the middle of the 20th century, many factories and residential buildings designed by leading Italian urban planners and architects were constructed in Ivrea. Particularly notable is the Olivetti plant, headquarters and surrounding buildings which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

## Get in

Nearest airport is Turin, approx 45 minutes by car. Trains and buses run regularly from Turin, and other surrounding towns.

### By car

* From Turin: A5 Turin-Aosta motorway, Ivrea exit
* From Milan: A4 Milan-Turin motorway, A4-A5 Santhià-Ivrea junction, A5 towards Aosta, Ivrea exit
* From Aosta: A5 Aosta-Turin motorway, Ivrea exit
* From Genoa: A26 Genova-Gravellona motorway, A26 towards Alessandria-Santhià, A4-A5 Santhià-Ivrea junction, A5 towards Aosta, Ivrea exit

### By train

* 45.46157.876351 Ivrea railway station (Stazione di Ivrea), Corso Nigra, 73. (updated Jun 2021)

## Get around

By foot

## See

Ivrea is at the foot of the Alps, an area scattered with small lakes which are used for swimming in the summer.
The main pedestrian centre contains some wonderful shops and bars for people-watching.
The medieval castle and the cathedral, both on top of the hill in the centre of the town, are very beautiful and worthwhile.
* 45.46787.88751 Roman Amphitheatre (Anfiteatro romano).
* 45.4678667.8741042 Ivrea Castle (Castello d'Ivrea). Built in 1358, the castle was converted to a prison during the 18th century but restored in 1970. (updated Jun 2021)
* 45.4301527.7965743 Parella Castle (Castello di Parella), Via Carandini 40, 10010 Parella (TO), ☏ +39 0125 422846, fax: +39 0125 422877. It was built in the 13th century and has 17th-century alterations. It is not opento visitors, but is used for private functions.

### Religious architecture

* 45.46837.87574 Duomo di Santa Maria.
* 45.46877.875585 Chiesa di San Nicola da Tolentino.
* 45.4590567.8756 Chiesa di San Bernardino.
* 45.47247.882017 Santuario di Monte Stella.
* 45.4671177.8744228 Sinagoga.

### Buildings

* 45.4668067.87259 Credenza.

### Museum

* 45.456147.86692810 Museo all'aperto di architettura moderna (MAAM), maam@comune.ivrea.to.it.
* 45.467567.87822611 Museo Civico Pier Alessandro Garda, arcobaleno@comune.ivrea.to.it.

### Tower

* 45.465497.880312 Torre di Santo Stefano.
* 45.4663067.87916713 Torre dei Tallianti.

## Do

Join in the Orange Festival at carnival time (February). It's an amazing experience where teams of locals compete over several days for possession of the various town squares by throwing oranges from horse-drawn carts. Spectators should wear a red hat (the official one being the "Berretto frigio") to show their solidarity with the festival or they risk coming under orange-attack!

## Buy

* 45.4669167.8758931 Via Palestro and Via Arduino. Take a walk in Via Palestro and Via Arduino, the main shopping streets, linked together. (updated Mar 2025)

## Eat

* 45.4653027.881 Pasticceria Balla, Corso Re Umberto, 16, ☏ +39 0125 641327, info@torta900.com. Tu-Su 08:00-13:00, 15:30-19:30. Home to Torta 900, a very sweet chocolate cake. (updated Oct 2019)
* 45.4667927.8754022 Panetteria Bonelli, Via Arduino 7, ☏ +39 0125 641472. In this bakery-pastry shop, you can buy Eporediesi, the traditional biscuits of Ivrea. During the Carnival season, a themed dessert called Arancia della Mugnaia, made from leftover panettone dough, orange chocolate, and filled with orange cream, will also be available. (updated Feb 2025)

## Sleep

* 45.3877.871 Sina Villa Matilde, Via Marconi 29, Romano Canavese (5 km south of Ivrea), ☏ +39 0125 639290. Grand 4-star in wooded grounds in the small village of Romano Canavese. (updated Mar 2019)

## Go next

Aosta, Biella, Santhià, Chivasso, Montalto Dora