Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Turin, Italy
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10 km
135 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: San Bernardino da Siena
The church of San Bernardino da Siena is a religious building located in Turin, Italy, in the Borgo San Paolo.
Sight 2: Museo del carcere Le Nuove
The Museum of the "Le Nuove" Prison is located at the former prison of Turin, called Le Nuove, built between 1854 and 1869, inaugurated in 1870 under the reign of Vittorio Emanuele II, it remained in operation until it was replaced in 1986 by the more modern prison "Lorusso and Cutugno" located in the Vallette district.
Sight 3: Galleria civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
The Turin Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art is an art gallery in Turin, Italy, founded in 1891-1895 and located in 31 via Magenta. With the MAO, Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja, the Borgo and the Rocca medioevali, it forms part of the Fondazione Torino Musei. The lower rooms house important reviews and a large collection of video art.
Wikipedia: Turin Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art (EN), Website
Sight 4: Museo Pietro Micca
The Pietro Micca Civic Museum and the Siege of Turin of 1706 is a museum in Turin, Italy.
Sight 5: Chiesa di Santa Maria di Piazza
Santa Maria di Piazza is a late-Baroque-style church located on via Santa Maria near Via Garibaldi in Central Turin, region of Piedmont, Italy. The church was among the last designs by Bernardo Vittone.
Sight 6: Chiesa dei Santi Martiri
The Church of the Holy Martyrs is a church in Turin, Italy. It is located along Via Garibaldi, on the corner with Via Botero.
Sight 7: Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi
San Francesco d'Assisi is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located on via San Francesco d'Assisi in Turin, region of Piedmont, Italy. The church of San Rocco is on the same street.
Sight 8: Chiesa di San Rocco
The church of San Rocco is one of the churches of Turin, located in Via San Francesco d'Assisi.
Sight 9: 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 10: Teatro Romano
The Roman Theatre of Turin is part of the Roman remains of the ancient Augusta Taurinorum, included in the area of the Archaeological Park of Via XX Settembre. Dating back to 13 B.C., it was active until the third century and represents the only infrastructure of the Roman city (Quadrilatero) to have left conspicuous evidence of the three successive construction phases. Its rediscovery in the modern age took place in 1899, during the demolition of some wings of the Royal Palace.
Sight 11: 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 12: Piazza Castello
Piazza Castello is a prominent city square in Turin, Italy. It houses several city landmarks, museums, theaters and cafes.
Sight 13: Teatro Regio
Book Free Tour*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 14: 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 15: 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 16: 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 17: 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 18: Chiesa di San Tommaso
The Church of St. Thomas the Apostle is a Catholic place of worship in Turin, located in the heart of its historic center, at the intersection of Via Pietro Micca, Via San Tommaso and Via Monte di Pietà.
Sight 19: Chiesa di San Giuseppe
The church of San Giuseppe is one of the churches of Turin, located in Via Santa Teresa 22, between Via dei Mercanti and Via San Francesco di Assisi. It should not be confused with the church of the Patronage of San Giuseppe in via Biglieri 7 in the Nizza Millefonti district.
Sight 20: Chiesa della Visitazione
The Church of the Visitation is a baroque church in the historic center of Turin.
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