Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Turin, Italy

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Number of sights 27 sights
Distance 8 km
Ascend 121 m
Descend 102 m

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 Turin

Sight 1: Giardini Reali

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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.

Wikipedia: Giardini Reali di Torino (IT)

468 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Auditorium RAI

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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.

Wikipedia: Auditorium Rai di Torino (IT)

244 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Cavallerizza Reale

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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.

Wikipedia: Cavallerizza Reale (IT)

325 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Teatro Regio

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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.

Wikipedia: Teatro Regio (Turin) (EN)

375 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Piazza Castello

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Piazza Castello chensiyuan / CC BY-SA 4.0

Piazza Castello is a prominent city square in Turin, Italy. It houses several city landmarks, museums, theaters and cafes.

Wikipedia: Piazza Castello, Turin (EN)

50 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Museo Civico d'Arte Antica

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Museo Civico d'Arte Antica Xadhoomx / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: Museo Civico d'Arte Antica (EN), Website

258 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Chiesa di San Lorenzo

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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.

Wikipedia: San Lorenzo, Turin (EN), Website

109 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Chiesa della Santissima Trinità

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The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Baroque Catholic church in the historic center of Turin, in Via Garibaldi at the corner of Via XX Settembre.

Wikipedia: Chiesa della Santissima Trinità (Torino) (IT)

230 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Chiesa di San Tommaso

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The church of San Tommaso apostolo 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.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Tommaso (Torino) (IT)

237 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi

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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.

Wikipedia: San Francesco d'Assisi, Turin (EN)

213 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Chiesa di Santa Maria di Piazza

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309 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 12: Teatro Vittorio Alfieri

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The Vittorio Alfieri Theatre is a theatre in Turin, Italy, Italy, along with the Regio and the Carignano. It is located in Piazza Solferino, and hosts regular prose seasons.

Wikipedia: Teatro Vittorio Alfieri (Torino) (IT)

180 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Chiesa di San Giuseppe

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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 St. Joseph in via Biglieri 7 in the Nizza Millefonti district.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Giuseppe (Torino) (IT)

241 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 14: Chiesa di Santa Teresa

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The Church of Saint Teresa of Ávila is a Baroque-style church located on Via Santa Teresa, near Piazza San Carlo in Turin, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santa Teresa, Turin (EN)

259 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Monumento a Emanuele Filiberto

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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.

Wikipedia: Equestrian monument of Emmanuel Philibert (EN)

135 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Chiesa di Santa Cristina

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Chiesa di Santa CristinaRicciSpeziari Photographer: Riccardo Speziari / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: Santa Cristina, Turin (EN)

100 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 17: Chiesa di San Carlo Borromeo

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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.

Wikipedia: San Carlo Borromeo, Turin (EN)

96 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 18: Portone del Diavolo

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Palazzo Trucchi di Levaldigi is a building in the historic center of Turin.

Wikipedia: Portone del diavolo (IT)

278 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 19: Chiesa della Visitazione

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The Church of the Visitation is a Baroque church in the historic center of Turin.

Wikipedia: Chiesa della Visitazione (Torino) (IT)

898 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 20: Mastio della Cittadella

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Mastio della Cittadella

The citadel of Turin was a Savoy pentagonal fortress located along the ancient Turin city walls, located south-west of the historic center.

Wikipedia: Cittadella di Torino (IT)

11 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 21: Museo storico nazionale dell'artiglieria

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Museo storico nazionale dell'artiglieria Mario Antonio Rossi / CC BY-SA 3.0

The National Historical Museum of Artillery is a museum center of the history of military technologies, located in the city of Turin inside the Keep of the Citadel. The building is the only fortified part of the Citadel that has remained standing on the surface, demolished in the various extensions of the city.

Wikipedia: Museo storico nazionale dell'artiglieria (IT)

551 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 22: Santi Angeli Custodi

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The Church of the Holy Guardian Angels is a Catholic church located in the historic center of the City of Turin.

Wikipedia: Chiesa dei Santi Angeli Custodi (Torino) (IT)

283 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 23: Vittorio Emanuele II

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Vittorio Emanuele II

The Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II is a statuary monument atop a set of columns, honoring the first King of Italy, and located in Turin, in the Largo of the same name, at the junction between Corso Vittorio Emanuele II and Corso Galileo Ferraris.

Wikipedia: Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II (Turin) (EN), Website

367 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 24: Galleria civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea

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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

708 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 25: Sant'Antonio di Padova

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Sant'Antonio di Padova

The Sanctuary of Saint Anthony of Padua, also known as the Church of Saint Anthony of Padua is a Roman Catholic place of worship located in the city of Turin, Italy.

Wikipedia: Sant'Antonio di Padova, Turin (EN)

539 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 26: Museo del carcere Le Nuove

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The Museum of the Prison "Le Nuove" 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.

Wikipedia: Museo del carcere Le Nuove (IT), Website

532 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 27: Officine Grandi Riparazioni

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Officine Grandi RiparazioniFulvio Spada from Torino, Italy / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Officine Grandi Riparazioni di Torino is a late nineteenth-century industrial complex located in Turin.

Wikipedia: Officina Grandi Riparazioni di Torino (IT), Website

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