Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Turin, Italy
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Experience Turin in Italy in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
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: Piazza Vittorio Veneto
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Piazza Vittorio Veneto, also known as Piazza Vittorio, is a city square in Turin, Italy, which takes its name from the Battle of Vittorio Veneto in 1918.
Sight 4: Museo Accorsi Ometto
The Accorsi–Ometto Museum is a private museum based in Turin, northern Italy. It is chronologically the first decorative arts museum in Italy. The museum was originated from a legacy left by Pietro Accorsi and was opened by Giulio Ometto, president for life of the "Fondation Pietro Accorsi" and Director ad interim of the museum.
Sight 5: Santissima Annunziata
The church of the Santissima Annunziata in Turin is located in Via Po.
Wikipedia: Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata (Torino) (IT), Website
Sight 6: Chiesa di Santa Pelagia
The Church of Santa Pelagia is a Catholic church in the city of Turin.
Sight 7: Chiesa di Santa Croce
The church of Santa Croce is an Orthodox place of worship in Turin, Italy, located in Piazza Carlo Emanuele II.
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: 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 10: Teatro Gobetti
The Gobetti Theatre is a theatre located in Turin, Italy. It is the main venue of the Teatro Stabile di Torino.
Sight 11: Auditorium RAI
The Rai Auditorium in Turin "Arturo Toscanini" is a Rai structure, in the Piedmontese capital. Built at the end of the nineteenth century to host equestrian performances, it was radically renovated several times during the twentieth century.
Sight 12: 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 13: Mole Antonelliana
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 14: Santissimo Nome di Gesù
The Church of the Holy Name of Jesus is a Catholic building of worship in the city of Turin. It is located in the Vanchiglietta district, on the border with Borgo Vanchiglia. His parish is part of the Archdiocese of Turin.
Wikipedia: Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Gesù (Torino) (IT), Website
Sight 15: 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.
Sight 16: 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 the First World War to honor the sacrifice of the fallen.
Sight 17: Teatro Regio
The Teatro Regio is a prominent opera house and opera company in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. Its season runs from October to June with the presentation of eight or nine operas given from five to twelve performances of each.
Sight 18: 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 19: MIAAO Museo Internazionale di Arte Applicata Oggi
The MIAAO - International Museum of Applied Arts Today is an institution belonging to the Turin museum circuit. It is the only Italian museum dedicated to contemporary applied arts and the enhancement of manual work.
Sight 20: Egyptian Museum
The Museo Egizio or Egyptian Museum is an archaeological museum in Turin, Italy, specializing in Egyptian archaeology and anthropology. It houses one of the largest collections of Egyptian antiquities, with more than 30,000 artifacts, and is considered the second most important Egyptological collection in the world, after the Egyptian Museum of Cairo. In 2019, it received 853,320 visitors, making it one of the most visited museums in Italy.
Sight 21: 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 22: Piazza Castello
Piazza Castello is a prominent city square in Turin, Italy. It houses several city landmarks, museums, theaters and cafes.
Sight 23: 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 24: 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 25: Cappella della Sindone
The Chapel of the Shroud, or Guarini's 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 26: 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 27: 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 28: Teatro Carignano
The Teatro Carignano is a theatre in Turin and one of the oldest and most important theatres in Italy. Designed by Benedetto Alfieri, it is located opposite the Palazzo Carignano. Building commenced in 1752 and the theatre was inaugurated the following year with a performance of Baldassare Galuppi's opera, Calamità de' cuori. Much of the theatre was destroyed in a fire in 1786, but it was rebuilt in a few months using Alfieri's original plans. Since then it has undergone several renovations. Although today it is primarily used for performances of plays, in the past it was an important opera house. The theatre is owned by the City of Turin but administered by the theatre company, Teatro Stabile di Torino, and is one of the company's principal performing venues.
Sight 29: Chiesa di Santa Teresa
The Church of Saint Teresa of Ávila is a Baroque-style church located on Via Santa Teresa, near Piazza San Carlo in Turin, Italy.
Sight 30: Portone del Diavolo
Palazzo Trucchi di Levaldigi is a building in the historic center of Turin.
Sight 31: Chiesa di San Carlo Borromeo
San Carlo Borromeo or San Carlo is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located in Turin, region of Piedmont, Italy. It mirrors the adjacent church of Santa Cristina and faces the Piazza San Carlo. The arrangement recalls the twin churches of Santa Maria dei Miracoli (1681) and Santa Maria in Montesanto (1679) facing the Piazza del Popolo in Rome.
Sight 32: Monumento a Emanuele Filiberto
The Equestrian monument of Emmanuel Philibert, commonly known as Caval ëd bronz, rises in the center of Piazza San Carlo in central Turin, in the Piedmont region of Italy.
Sight 33: Chiesa di Santa Cristina
Santa Cristina is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located in Turin, region of Piedmont, Italy. It mirrors the adjacent church of San Carlo and faces the Piazza San Carlo. The arrangement recalls the twin churches of Santa Maria dei Miracoli (1681) and Santa Maria in Montesanto (1679) facing the Piazza del Popolo in Rome.
Sight 34: Chiesa della Madonna degli Angeli
The church of the Madonna degli Angeli is a church in Turin located on the corner of Via Cavour and Via Carlo Alberto.
Sight 35: Chiesa della Visitazione
The Church of the Visitation is a Baroque church in the historic center of Turin.
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