The tour divides into two halves. The city locations are walkable in a day. The Alps locations are spread over a wide area of the Valle d'Aosta and the Gran Paradiso, and need a car and a day of their own.

How the guide is laid out

Each location in the city is lettered — A, B, C and so on — and runs in walking order. Within each location the individual scenes are numbered 1 to 32, and those numbers match the markers on that location's map.

Every scene carries its coordinates. Tap them and Google Maps opens on the exact spot, which is far more use standing on a street corner than any printed map ever was.

Two kinds of note appear throughout:

• Film notes — things worth looking for when you next watch the film
• Turin notes — background on the city and the places you are standing in

Where something has changed since 1969, or since this guide was last revised, you will find a Since the film note saying so.

Getting to Turin

Turin Caselle airport sits just north of the city and is served by a good spread of European routes, including low-cost carriers. The SADEM bus runs between the airport and the city centre in around 45 to 50 minutes; expect to pay in the region of €6.50, a little more if you buy on board. Milan's airports are also within reach by train if the fares work out better.

By rail, Porta Nuova and Porta Susa both put you within walking distance of the first locations, and Porta Nuova appears in the film itself — the convoy passes it at the bottom of Via Roma.

Getting around the city

You can buy a bus, tram and metro ticket at any tabaccheria, at machines in the metro stations, or through the GTT app. There are several types — 90 minutes, a day, and so on. Public transport here is cheap and good. Stamp or validate your ticket as soon as you board: you risk a fine and being put off if you don't.

How long it takes

Allow a full day for the city, at a comfortable pace, with time for a coffee in the arcades and lunch somewhere near Piazza San Carlo. If you are short of time, locations A to F are the heart of it and can be done in a long morning.

The outlying city locations — Mirafiori, Corso Giulio Cesare, the Valentino and the sewer exit — are scattered and really need a car or a taxi. They are covered separately so you can decide how far to take it.

The Alps

The Alpine locations are a different proposition. They are spread across the Valle d'Aosta and the Gran Paradiso, the driving is superb, and you will need satellite navigation — some of the spots are genuinely hard to find and there is nothing at the roadside to tell you that you have arrived.

The high passes are seasonal. The Colle del Nivolet above Ceresole Reale is generally open from around June to October, and in high summer the top section is closed to private cars on certain days, with a shuttle running instead. Check before you set off; a wasted four-hour drive is a miserable way to spend a holiday morning.

A base for the tour

If you want to sleep inside the film, the hotel in the Lingotto building is the obvious choice — it is part of the old FIAT factory, with the rooftop test track above you. It trades today as the NH Torino Lingotto Congress, on Via Nizza. Staying there puts the Palavela, Via Ventimiglia and the test track all within walking distance.

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