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View over Turin with the Mole Antonelliana and the Alps
Travel guide

Turin

Italy's first capital and former seat of the House of Savoy: baroque squares, kilometres of arcades, the Mole Antonelliana and the world's second-largest Egyptian Museum. Home of espresso, gianduja and the aperitivo ritual, with the snow-capped Alps as a backdrop at the end of the streets.

What brings you to Turin?

The centre is compact, flat and easy to explore on foot; Venaria Reale and Superga make a day trip of their own.

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First time in Turin

Spread the Mole Antonelliana, the Museo Egizio, the Savoy palaces and the cathedral across your days.
See the attractions 02

Museums & collections

Pick the Museo Egizio, the Cinema Museum in the Mole, MAUTO and the GAM by interest.
Compare museums 03

The Shroud & baroque domes

The cathedral with the Shroud, Guarini's domes and the Basilica of Superga high above the city.
See the churches 04

Explore the neighbourhoods

Choose between Centro Storico, Quadrilatero, San Salvario, Vanchiglia and Crocetta by character.
Compare neighbourhoods 05

Chocolate, vermouth & aperitivo

Gianduiotto, bicerin and Piedmontese cooking, plus wine bars and chocolate factory tours.
Food & drink 06

Planning two or three days

How many days Turin needs, what is free anyway and when the Torino+Piemonte Card pays off.
Plan your trip 07

Getting there & where to stay

Caselle Airport, the fast trains from Milan, Paris and Rome, the best time to go and the right district.
Read the travel tips 08

Day trips into Piedmont

The Royal Palace of Venaria, the mountain abbey Sacra di San Michele and the wine hills of the Langhe.
See the day trips

Highlights

All attractions

The six places people come to Turin for.

Turin's neighbourhoods

All neighbourhoods

Four neighbourhoods, four characters: from the royal centre to the Art Nouveau avenues of Crocetta.

A typical historic palazzo in Turin's centro storico with a classical facade and characteristic wrought-iron balconies. Centro Storico Royal centre around Piazza Castello The ancient Roman city gate Porta Palatina in red brick, with two massive round towers and arched passageways. Quadrilatero Romano Turin's oldest quarter and the heart of aperitivo The Turin synagogue (Consistoire) with its distinctive twin towers and Hebrew ornamentation. San Salvario Turin's multicultural district by the Po Judas trees in bloom along a quiet residential street Crocetta Elegant residential district with Art Nouveau villas

Turin on the map

What lies where: the sights, the neighbourhoods and the Savoy residences.

All places on the map as a list (20)

Views & Towers

Parks & the Po