Mention the Stadio Olimpico and the majority of Italian football fans would think of Rome’s iconic – if somewhat dated – ground that is home to the Eternal City’s two clubs, Roma and Lazio.

Since hosting the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, Turin has had its own Stadio Olimpico and five years later Torino returned to have a home of their own after almost half a century of ground sharing with Juventus.

Built under Italy’s fascist regime, the old Stadio Comunale underwent a major revamp ahead of the Winter Games and its name – the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino –  pays homage to the Granata’s finest ever team.

The Grande Torino players, whose lives were tragically cut short in a plane crash in 1949, never played at the Comunale, for their home was the Stadio Filadelfia, just 15 minutes down the road in the Lingotto neighbourhood in the south of the city.

In 1963, Torino relocated to the Comunale, which was built 1933, and shared the ground with Juventus until they both moved to the Stadio Delle Alpi on the outskirts of the city ahead of the 1990 World Cup.

Both clubs moved back into their newly-refurbished surroundings in 2006 and continued to share the ground until 2011, when the Bianconeri moved to their brand-new Juventus Stadium, which was built on the site of the old Delle Alpi.

The Olimpico may never replace the Filadelfia – which has since been rebuilt and now hosts the club’s training facilities – in the hearts of the Granata fans, but it deserves its own special place.

It was here that Torino won their last Scudetto in 1976 and here that their new era, post-2005 bankruptcy that threatened to wipe the club off the map, began.

Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino factfile

• Capacity: 27,958
• Club: Torino
• Opened: 1933
• Address: Via Filadelfia 88, 10137 Torino

How to get to the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino

From Torino Porta Nuova station

• 12 bus towards Mirafiori Nord – 13 stops to Santa Rita stop, followed by a 10-minute walk.
• 4 Tram towards Lepanto – Six stops to Lepanto stop, then hop onto the bus 17b at the Turati stop No 271. The bus ride to the closest stop to the stadium – Agnelli Est – takes 10 minutes, followed by a three-minute walk.
• 9 Tram towards Barriera Lanzo/Piazza Stampalia – Three stops to Vinzaglio stop, then 10 tram from Vittorio Emanuele II stop towards Mirafiori Sud – Eight stops to Sebastopoli stop.

From Torino Porta Susa station

• 55 Bus towards Gerbido – 16 stops to Santa Rita stop, followed by a 10-minute walk.
• 10 Tram towards Mirafiori Sud/Corso Settembrini – 10 stops to Sebastopoli stop.

From Torino Lingotto station

• 14 Bus towards Centro – Eight stops to Unione Sovietica stop, followed by a 10-minute walk
• 63 Bus towards Centro – Nine stops to Unione Sovietica stop, followed by a 10-minute walk.
• 74 Bus towards Via Gorini – Five stops to Agnelli stop, followed by a 15-minute walk.

From Turin’s Piazza Castello

• 13 Tram towards Campanella – Three stops to XVIII Dicembre stop, then 10 tram towards Mirafiori Sud and get off at the Sebastopoli stop.

How to buy public transport tickets

Contactless cards and paper tickets are accepted across Turin’s public transport network.

Tickets are available at authorised outlets and vending machines within metro stations and on board buses on routes 6, 8, 11, 12, 17/, 19, 19N, 33, 35, 38, 44, 55, 56, 58, 58/, 61, 63/, 64, 68, 71, 74, 84, CP1, OB1, SE1, SE2, SM2

Tickets can also be bought through the ToMove app, which can be downloaded on Apple Store and Google Play. 

How to drive to the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino

The ground is a 15-minute cab journey from both Porta Nuova and Porta Susa train stations and a 20-minute drive from Piazza Castello.

The stadium is 30 minutes from Turin’s international airport.

If you are driving to the ground, follow the direction towards the city centre and then the signs towards the stadium. There are car parks around the ground, which can be found on Torino’s official website.

How to buy Torino tickets

Tickets can be bought via Ticketone, in person at the Ticketone sales points, or at the ticket office at the stadium, where they are also available on matchday.

For more information call +39 (0) 11 317 01 80 or email [email protected].