Former FIAT factory
For decades FIAT built cars at the Lingotto and tested them on a track on the roof. Today you walk up there through a garden with more than 40,000 plants, see Picasso and Matisse in the Pinacoteca Agnelli and eat downstairs at Eataly.
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| Topic | Info |
|---|---|
| Address | Via Nizza 230, 10126 Turin (Pinacoteca Agnelli: entrance int. 103) |
| What to expect | Pinacoteca Agnelli, La Pista 500 roof garden, Casa FIAT, 8 Gallery shopping centre, Eataly, Lingotto Fiere trade fair centre |
| Pinacoteca + Pista 500 | Tue–Sun, closed on Mondays; until 28 October 2026 10:00–19:00, from 29 October 2026 10:00–18:00 |
| Official admission | Pinacoteca + Pista 500 €12.00, Pista 500 only €4.00 |
| Torino + Piemonte Card | free entry to the Pinacoteca and Pista 500 |
| Getting there | Metro to Lingotto; 6 stops from Porta Nuova |
| Nearby | MAUTO car museum, Eataly with the Museo Carpano, the Oval |
The Lingotto was FIAT's most famous factory. It was built between 1916 and 1923 to plans by the engineer Giacomo Mattè-Trucco. The concrete building is around 500 metres long and has five floors.
What made it special was the layout of production: the assembly-line stages were organised one above the other rather than one after the other. Ramps connected the floors, and right at the top, on the roof, was the test track. It has two straights of more than 400 metres each. It went into operation in 1923.
The factory quickly became an icon. Le Corbusier hailed it as a symbol of progress. Peter Collinson's classic film "The Italian Job" was also shot here. Car production at the Lingotto ended in 1982. FIAT decided against demolition.
If you want to dig deeper into the company's history, you will find it at the MAUTO and at the Centro Storico FIAT on Via Chiabrera.
In 1983, Renzo Piano won the competition for the factory's future. Instead of a museum, he planned a piece of city with many uses. Construction lasted from 1991 to 2003. One by one, these opened:
Two structures on the roof bear Piano's signature. The Bolla is a glass sphere 14 metres in diameter, a completely transparent meeting room. The Scrigno, the "treasure chest", is a 450-square-metre steel structure that has housed the Pinacoteca Agnelli collection since 2002.
On 22 September 2021, the old test track opened as La Pista 500. The Turin practice Camerana & Partners, together with the landscape architect Cristiana Ruspa, turned it into a hanging garden – according to FIAT, the largest in Europe.
You walk where new FIAT models used to be tested. You buy the Pista 500 ticket from the Pinacoteca Agnelli. According to Turismo Torino, it includes the Casa FIAT, an exhibition on the company's history in the Pinacoteca foyer that opened in 2024 for FIAT's 125th anniversary, as well as access to the FIATCafé500.
The Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli sits in the Scrigno right at the top of the Lingotto. It shows 25 works from the private collection of Giovanni and Marella Agnelli, from the 18th century to the mid-20th century:
On top of that come temporary exhibitions. The collection is small; you can see it in an hour. Together with the temporary exhibition, Casa FIAT and Pista 500, allow two hours. According to Turismo Torino, there are videos in Italian Sign Language, tactile labels and audio descriptions for visitors with visual or hearing impairments.
For an overview of all the city's major museums, see our page on museums in Turin.
The Pinacoteca Agnelli is at Via Nizza 230, in the Lingotto. It is closed on Mondays. From 19 September to 28 October 2026 it is open Tuesday to Sunday 10:00–19:00, and from 29 October 2026 to 4 April 2027 10:00–18:00. The ticket office closes 30 minutes earlier.
| Ticket | Official admission |
|---|---|
| Pinacoteca Agnelli + Pista 500 | €12.00 |
| Pinacoteca Agnelli only | €10.00 |
| Pista 500 only | €4.00 |
| Reduced: over-65s, ages 13 to 25, groups of 8 or more | €10.00 or €8.00 |
| Children under 12 | free |
| Torino + Piemonte Card, Abbonamento Musei | free |
Official prices according to Turismo Torino, as of October 2026. Prices may be lower when there is no temporary exhibition. Current programme: pinacoteca-agnelli.it.
You can get a plain admission ticket for the Pinacoteca and Pista 500 at the ticket office on site or on the Pinacoteca's website. If you want FIAT's history explained to you, or want to combine the visit with a city sightseeing tour, these are the options:
Three hours with a private guide: Centro Storico FIAT, Pinacoteca Agnelli and the Pista 500 rooftop track, with transfers between the sites and a glass of wine to finish. The meeting point is the Centro Storico FIAT. In English, Italian, German, French or Spanish. The MAUTO is not included. According to the provider, free cancellation up to 2 days in advance.
from €224.00
Details & booking
Entry to the Pinacoteca Agnelli, Casa FIAT, temporary exhibitions and Pista 500, plus a ticket for the City Sightseeing Hop-on Hop-off bus. Audio guide in English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Chinese. The meeting point is the City Sightseeing ticket point on Piazza Castello. According to the provider, free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance. Only worth it if you want to use the bus anyway.
from €40.00
Details & bookingLive prices, per person. Cancellation terms according to each provider's product page, as of October 2026.
| You want to … | Our recommendation | Price from |
|---|---|---|
| just see Pista 500 and the Pinacoteca | Ticket at the ticket office or on pinacoteca-agnelli.it | €12.00 (official) |
| see the Lingotto, the MAUTO and other museums | Torino + Piemonte Card, Pinacoteca and MAUTO free | €29.90 |
| have FIAT's history explained in English | Private FIAT and Lingotto tour | €224.00 |
| combine the Lingotto with a sightseeing bus tour | Pista 500 + Hop-on Hop-off | €40.00 |
Reseller prices live, per person. Official admission according to Turismo Torino, as of October 2026.
The Pinacoteca Agnelli and Pista 500 are included in the Torino + Piemonte Card, as is the MAUTO nearby. That way, your car-themed day in the south of the city costs you nothing in admission. Note: the 24-hour card covers a maximum of three museum visits for free. The Pinacoteca is not included in the Royal Pass – we explain the difference in our Torino Card vs Royal Pass comparison.
8 Gallery: the Lingotto houses the 8 Gallery shopping centre, opened in April 2002 as part of Piano's conversion. Under one roof you will find shops, restaurants and cafés – handy when it rains or for a break between the museum and the roof garden.
Eataly Lingotto: right next to the Lingotto, in Carpano's former vermouth factory, the very first Eataly opened in January 2007. There is Italian food to buy, restaurants and counters for pizza, market cooking, coffee and gelato. Eataly Lingotto is open daily 8:00–23:00.
Museo Carpano: inside Eataly, a small museum tells the story of vermouth, which Antonio Benedetto Carpano invented in Turin in 1786. On display are objects from the factory, advertising by Armando Testa and six smelling stations with the typical herbs. Admission is free. You can request guided tours in Italian or English and tastings by email (incomingtorino@eataly.it). Read more about the drink on our page about vermouth in Turin, and more about the regional cuisine under Piedmontese food.
A large part of the Lingotto is now a trade fair centre. Lingotto Fiere has more than 100,000 square metres of space with four halls and three outdoor areas. Hall 2 used to be the car factory's press shop.
The fourth hall is the Oval. It was built in 2005 for speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics and became part of the trade fair centre after the Games. The hall has 20,000 square metres without a single pillar and can still be used as an ice rink.
The best-known event is the Salone Internazionale del Libro, Italy's most important book fair. The 2026 edition took place from 14 to 18 May in Halls 1 to 3 and the Oval. The dates for 2027 had not yet been published in early October 2026 – for current information, see salonelibro.it. You can find all trade fairs in the calendar on lingottofiere.it.
Not far from the Lingotto is the Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile, MAUTO for short, at Corso Unità d’Italia 40. It shows more than 200 original cars from 80 marques. You can reach both places via the Lingotto metro station; according to the museum, it is about a 9-minute walk from there to the MAUTO.
Opening hours, admission prices, guided tours and the highlights of the collection are on our page about the MAUTO car museum.
Choose a day from Tuesday to Sunday. On Mondays, the Pinacoteca Agnelli is closed and the MAUTO is only open until 14:00.
The museum opens at 10:00. Allow at least two hours for its three floors.
Eataly is right next to the Lingotto, and the 8 Gallery is inside the building itself. If you still have time, pop into the Museo Carpano.
Pinacoteca Agnelli, Casa FIAT and Pista 500: around two hours. Keep an eye on the ticket office, which closes 30 minutes before closing time.
The MAUTO (€18) and the Pinacoteca with Pista 500 (€12) cost €30 together at the standard rate. With the Torino + Piemonte Card both are free – the 24-hour card is available from €29.90.
The Lingotto is on Via Nizza in the south of Turin. The Pinacoteca Agnelli and Pista 500 share the address Via Nizza 230.
You can find tickets and fares on our page about public transport in Turin. Bus 41 also runs from Lingotto station to the Stupinigi hunting lodge – a good addition if you are planning a day in the south of the city. How the Lingotto fits into a trip is shown in our suggested itinerary Turin in 2 days.
Yes. Since 2021, the former test track has been "La Pista 500", a roof garden with more than 40,000 plants and art installations. Tickets are available from the Pinacoteca Agnelli. The Pista 500 alone costs €4.00 at the standard rate, or €12.00 together with the Pinacoteca.
During the Pinacoteca Agnelli's opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, until 28 October 2026 10:00–19:00, from 29 October 2026 to 4 April 2027 10:00–18:00. It is closed on Mondays. The ticket office closes 30 minutes earlier.
The Pinacoteca alone costs €10.00 at the standard rate, or €12.00 with Pista 500. The reduced price is €10.00 or €8.00, and children under 12 go free.
Yes. With the Torino + Piemonte Card, entry to the Pinacoteca Agnelli and Pista 500 is free. The Pinacoteca is not included in the Royal Pass.
The factory was built from 1916 to 1923 to plans by Giacomo Mattè-Trucco. After car production ended in 1982, Renzo Piano converted it between 1991 and 2003 into a trade fair centre, congress centre, hotels, shopping centre, university and museum.
The easiest way is metro line 1 to Lingotto station. It is 6 stops from Porta Nuova. From Torino Lingotto railway station, it is about a 20-minute walk across the Passerella Olimpica, or you can take bus 18.
Both are in the south of the city by Lingotto metro station. According to the museum, it is about a 9-minute walk from the station to the MAUTO. More on our page about the MAUTO.
Yes, the private tour of the Centro Storico FIAT, Pinacoteca Agnelli and Pista 500 is offered in English, among other languages (also in Italian, German, French and Spanish). The combined ticket with the Hop-on Hop-off bus includes an audio guide, in English among other languages.
The very first Eataly, opened in January 2007 in the former Carpano factory right next to the Lingotto. It has food to buy, restaurants and the Museo Carpano on the history of vermouth, with free admission. It is open daily 8:00–23:00.
The dates for 2027 had not yet been published in early October 2026. The 2026 edition took place from 14 to 18 May at Lingotto Fiere. For current information, see salonelibro.it.