Where to celebrate a graduation in Turin: ideas and venues for your group

Right after the ceremony: the first toast

The first toast happens near where the graduation takes place, while the group is still together. Graduates of the University of Turin often come out of the Campus Luigi Einaudi, along the Dora river, or Palazzo Nuovo; Politecnico graduates come out of the Corso Duca degli Abruzzi site or, for Architecture, the Castello del Valentino.

In all these cases it pays to pick a bar within walking distance beforehand and let them know if the group is larger than ten people: on graduation days the venues around the university buildings fill up quickly, and a booked table saves you from standing on the pavement holding a bottle of sparkling wine.

Lunch or dinner with the family

For the meal with relatives the rule is simple: little travel, a table booked well in advance and a set menu if the group is large. During graduation periods, restaurants near the university buildings get many requests for the same days, so booking as soon as you know the date of the ceremony is the most useful move.

If there are elderly relatives or children, choose a place reachable by car or close to a metro stop: the day is long and, for the graduate, the real party often comes in the evening.

The night out with friends: why San Salvario

For the evening with friends San Salvario is a natural choice: it's a few steps from Porta Nuova station, it borders Parco del Valentino and it packs lots of venues into a few streets, between Via Saluzzo, Via Baretti, Via Belfiore and Via Sant'Anselmo. That means a group can move from one venue to the next without taking public transport, and anyone arriving in Turin by train is practically already there.

It's also the right neighbourhood for reading the papiro, the Italian graduation scroll full of jokes about the graduate: you can do it in a venue with room for the group and then carry on the night on foot, without having to regroup everyone in another part of town.

GoCicero partner venues in San Salvario

These are the venues GoCicero routes currently pass through. The list updates itself when a venue joins or leaves the circuit, so what you see here is always the current selection.

• Camping Bar

  Via Sant'Anselmo 34/b, Torino

  Games: Table football, Beer pong, Darts

• La Pergola

  Via Saluzzo 30, Torino

• Alibi

  Via Belfiore 10/D, Torino

• Bar Roma

  Via Saluzzo 32 Bis, Torino

• D.ONE

  Via Giuseppe Baretti 15c, Torino

• La Choza

  Via Saluzzo 42/B, Torino

• Mana Tiki

  Via Giuseppe Baretti 10, Torino

• Spritzerò

  Via Giuseppe Baretti 8 Bis, Torino

A different idea: the graduation party as a game

If you want something more than the usual round of toasts, you can turn the evening into a game trail through the streets of San Salvario: puzzles, team challenges and stops at partner venues, with references to the graduate and their studies woven into the clues. The friends play, the graduate is the centre of attention and the night has an ending prepared especially for them.

The route is built in the app, works from 10 people up and costs from €10 per person, depending on how many stops and drinks you choose. You'll find all the details on the page dedicated to graduation parties in Turin.

Practical tips for organising the party

• Book as soon as you have the date. On graduation days, venues and restaurants near the universities get requests for the same dates.
• Split the moments. Family at lunch, friends in the evening: two smaller parties work better than one long day with everyone.
• Set a budget per person. With a big group it's the simplest way to avoid arguments over the bill at the end of the night.
• Think about people coming from out of town. An area close to a station, like San Salvario with Porta Nuova, makes life easier for everyone.
• Prepare the papiro in advance. Printed and rolled up before the evening, with someone in charge of reading it: it's the moment everyone waits for.