Somewhere Tour & Events, the Magic and Underground Turin tours

Who Somewhere is

Somewhere Tour & Events is a Turin agency that has spent roughly three decades working in tourism in the city and across Piedmont, with tours for individuals, schools and companies. Its name is tied above all to two formats it created and registered as trademarks: Torino Magica®, an evening tour of the city’s symbols, legends and mysteries, and Torino Sotterranea®, a descent into historic underground spaces. Alongside these it runs guided visits to the main museums, themed evening tours, family activities and day trips into the Piedmont countryside.

It is a local operator in the full sense: the guides are from Turin, the tours start in the city centre and many formats are designed for Italian visitors as well as for travellers from abroad.

The most popular tours

Of the city tours, these are the three most visitors are looking for.

Torino Magica® (Magic Turin)

This is Somewhere’s signature tour: about two and a half hours in the evening, partly on foot and partly by private bus, visiting the places that earned Turin its reputation as a city of magic. It usually starts in Piazza Statuto and takes in doorways, statues and façades full of symbols, with stories of alchemy, freemasonry and folk legend. It costs about €32 per person. It is storytelling rather than an art-history lecture, and people who already know Turin enjoy it too.

Torino Sotterranea® (Underground Turin)

This one takes you below the streets: the eighteenth-century countermine tunnels linked to the Pietro Micca Museum, a Second World War air-raid shelter, the royal ice houses of Porta Palazzo and the cellars of a noble palazzo. It lasts about three hours, usually in the evening on certain dates each month, with an afternoon version too. It costs around €39 (the daytime version a little less). It is cool underground all year, so bring a sweater and comfortable shoes.

Museums and evening openings

Somewhere also runs guided visits to the Royal Palace, the Egyptian Museum and the Automobile Museum, as well as evening openings at the Royal Palace and Palazzo Madama, typically priced between €28 and €32. Before buying, check whether museum admission is included or paid separately.

Why Turin is called a “magic city”

Turin’s esoteric reputation comes from popular tradition rather than historical sources. According to legend, the city sits at the tip of two triangles: one of white magic with Lyon and Prague, and one of black magic with London and San Francisco. In these stories Piazza Statuto, once a place of execution, stands for the dark side, while the Gran Madre church across the Po guards the light one. Tours such as Torino Magica weave these tales together with documented facts, from alchemists’ workshops to Masonic symbols on the façades: take them as a different and entertaining way of looking at the city, not as a history lesson.

More options: families, food and Piedmont day trips

• Families: a children’s version of Torino Magica, a fairy-tale visit to the Royal Palace and a young explorers’ trail at the Egyptian Museum, typically €20–28.
• Themed tours: Torino Noir on the city’s historic crime stories, a route following Lidia Poët, Italy’s first woman lawyer, and a roving aperitivo on an open-top minibus.
• Day trips: days out in Monferrato, the Vercelli rice fields and Piedmont castles, typically from €48 to €98.

The programme changes with the seasons and with events in the city, so check the current calendar on the official website.

How to book direct

All tours must be booked in advance. The simplest way is the calendar on the official website, somewhere.it, where you choose a date and time and pay online; you can also book by phone, WhatsApp or email using the contacts on the site. The office is at Via Santa Chiara 20 in Turin and answers on weekdays; at weekends WhatsApp is the channel for urgent questions.

Your confirmation email gives the meeting point, which varies from tour to tour. Arrive a few minutes early, as tours with a private bus leave on time. If you need an English-speaking guide, say so when you book.

Practical tips

• Book a few days ahead for weekends and in autumn, when the evening tours are in high demand.
• Check the language of the date you pick: many departures are in Italian only.
• Dress in layers: evening tours are mostly outdoors, and the underground spaces are cool even in summer.
• Fit the tour around your day: Torino Magica works well after dinner, leaving the day free for museums; for ideas see our guide to things to do in Turin.

Somewhere or a tour booked on a platform?

Some Somewhere tours also appear on international booking platforms, but the full programme, the English dates and the family versions are on the operator’s own site. If you simply want a guided walk around the centre, you might also consider the tip-based free walking tours or the guided tours sold on GetYourGuide. This page is an independent guide: we have no commercial relationship with Somewhere.