Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Turin, Italy
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4.7 km
70 m
Explore Turin in Italy with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in TurinIndividual Sights in TurinSight 1: Chiesa di Santa Giulia
The Church of Saint Julia is a Roman Catholic place of worship located in the city of Turin, Italy.
Sight 2: Casa Scaccabarozzi
Casa Scaccabarozzi, commonly known as Fetta di Polenta, is a historic building located in the Vanchiglia neighborhood of the northern Italian city of Turin. It is famous for its unusual and very thin trapezoidal plan and for being only 54 centimetres (1.77 ft) at its narrowest. Its primary nickname due to its resemblance to the shape to a slice of polenta.
Sight 3: Mole Antonelliana
Book Free Tour*The Mole Antonelliana is a major landmark building in Turin, Italy, named after its architect, Alessandro Antonelli. A mole in Italian is a building of monumental proportions.
Sight 4: National Cinema Museum
The National Museum of Cinema located in Turin, Italy, is a motion picture museum fitted out inside the Mole Antonelliana tower. It is operated by the Maria Adriana Prolo Foundation, and the core of its collection is the result of the work of the historian and collector Maria Adriana Prolo. It was housed in the Palazzo Chiablese.
Sight 5: Auditorium RAI
The Rai Auditorium in Turin "Arturo Toscanini" is a structure of Rai, in the Piedmontese capital. Built at the end of the nineteenth century to host equestrian performances, it has been radically renovated several times during the twentieth century.
Sight 6: Teatro Gobetti
The Gobetti Theatre is a theatre located in Turin, Italy. It is the main venue of the Teatro Stabile di Torino.
Sight 7: Cavallerizza Reale
The Cavallerizza Reale is a historic building in Turin, part of the circuit of Savoy residences in Piedmont, proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
Sight 8: Chiesa di San Francesco da Paola
San Francesco da Paola is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located on Via di Po in Turin, region of Piedmont, Italy.
Sight 9: MIAAO Museo Internazionale di Arte Applicata Oggi
The MIAAO - International Museum of Applied Arts Today is an institution belonging to the museum circuit of Turin. It is the only Italian museum dedicated to contemporary applied arts and the enhancement of manual work.
Sight 10: San Filippo Neri
San Filippo Neri is a late-Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located in Turin, region of Piedmont, Italy. The church is located on Via Maria Vittoria 5; the left flank of the nave faces the Turin Academy of Sciences. The church is still used for services. 69 metres (226 ft) long and 37 metres (121 ft) wide, it is the largest church in the city of Turin.
Sight 11: Museo nazionale del Risorgimento italiano
The National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento is the first, the biggest and the most important among the 23 museums in Italy dedicated to the Risorgimento; and the only one which can be considered "national" according to a 1901 law, and due to its rich and great collections. It is housed in the Palazzo Carignano in Turin.
Sight 12: Piazza Castello
Piazza Castello is a prominent city square in Turin, Italy. It houses several city landmarks, museums, theaters and cafes.
Sight 13: Cathedral of St John the Baptist
Turin Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Turin, northern Italy. Dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It is the seat of the Archbishops of Turin.
Sight 14: Cappella della Sindone
The Chapel of the Shroud, or Guarini Chapel, is an architectural work by the architect Guarino Guarini, built in Turin at the end of the seventeenth century to house the Shroud. Located between the Duomo and the Royal Palace of Turin, the chapel was begun in 1610 at the behest of Charles Emmanuel I of Savoy. The project was initially entrusted to Ascanio Vitozzi and Carlo di Castellamonte, but in 1668 Guarini took over, who designed the largest part of the building. His design, especially the dome, known for its complexity and optical effect, is considered a masterpiece of the Baroque. The project was finally completed by Antonio Bertola in 1694. After a fire that severely damaged the structure in 1997, the chapel underwent a long and complex restoration that ended in 2018, when it was reopened to the public.
Sight 15: Armeria Reale
The Royal Armoury of Turin is one of the world's most important collections of arms and armour, formed in Turin by the Savoy family. The museum is now part of the Musei Reali di Torino, the royal site that has unified the Royal Palace, the Sabauda Gallery, the Archaeological Museum, the Royal Library and the Armoury. The whole site has been included on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1997.
Sight 16: Museo Civico d'Arte Antica
The Museo Civico d'Arte Antica is an art museum located in the Palazzo Madama in Turin, Italy. It has a renowned collection of paintings from the medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods. It reopened in 2006 after several years of restorations.
Sight 17: Chiesa di San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo, also known as the Royal Church of Saint Lawrence, is a Baroque-style church in Turin, adjacent to the Royal Palace of Turin. The present church was designed and built by Guarino Guarini during 1668–1687.
Sight 18: Carabiniere Reale
The National Monument to the Carabiniere is a work erected in 1933 in the external part of the gardens of the Royal Palace of Turin, at the confluence of the I Maggio and Partigiani avenues. It was one of the many monuments erected after World War I to honor the sacrifice of the fallen.
Sight 19: Giardini Reali
The Royal Gardens of Turin are green areas located behind the Royal Palace, the Government Palace and the Royal Armoury, in the historic center of Turin, between Piazza Castello and Corso San Maurizio; The lower part of the gardens is public. The green areas are crossed by the I Maggio and Partigiani avenues, at the confluence of which the monument to the carabiniere was erected in 1933, later declared an Italian national monument.
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