Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Turin, Italy
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7.6 km
86 m
Experience Turin in Italy in a whole new way with our 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
Book Ticket*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: 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 7: 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 8: Teatro Gobetti
The Gobetti Theatre is a theatre located in Turin, Italy. It is the main venue of the Teatro Stabile di Torino.
Sight 9: 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 10: 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 11: 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 12: 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 13: 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 14: 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 15: 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 16: Chiesa di Santa Pelagia
The Church of Santa Pelagia is a Roman Catholic church in Turin, Italy.
Sight 17: Camera - Centro Italiano per la fotografia
CAMERA – Italian Center for Photography is an exhibition space dedicated to photography based in Turin. Inaugurated in 2015, the center hosts exhibitions and educational and research activities for the enhancement of national and international photographic heritage.
Wikipedia: Camera - Centro Italiano per la Fotografia (IT), Website
Sight 18: Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo
The Church of San Michele Arcangelo is a religious building in Turin, located in Borgo Nuovo, on the corner of Piazza Cavour and Via Giolitti.
Sight 19: Chiesa di San Francesco di Sales
The church of San Francesco di Sales, known as "delle Sacramentine", is a neoclassical church in Turin, Italy.
Sight 20: Chiesa di San Massimo
The church of San Massimo is a Catholic building of worship located in the central area of Turin, in Via San Massimo at the corner of Via Mazzini, not far from Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. It was built between 1845 and 1853 and designed by architects Carlo Sada and Giuseppe Leoni, and is dedicated to St. Maximus, the first bishop of Turin. Together with the church of San Francesco di Sales, it is an example of nineteenth-century neoclassical architecture in the Borgo Nuovo.
Sight 21: Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi
The Conservatorio Statale di Musica Giuseppe Verdi, also known as the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi or Conservatorio Torino and more commonly known in English as the Turin Conservatory, is a music conservatory in Turin, Italy. It should not be confused with the Milan Conservatory or Como Conservatory; schools which have also been known as the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi.
Sight 22: Chiesa della Madonna degli Angeli
The Church of Our Lady of the Angels is a church in Turin, Italy, located on the corner of Via Cavour and Via Carlo Alberto.
Sight 23: Santi Pietro e Paolo
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is a Roman Catholic church in Turin, Italy, located in the San Salvario district.
Sight 24: Beata Vergine delle Grazie
The Church of the Blessed Virgin of Graces, commonly known as the Church of the Crocetta, is a Catholic building located in the homonymous district of Turin. The popular name derives from the red and blue cross that adorned the habit of the Trinitarian fathers, for a long time the owners of the building and of the cult.
Wikipedia: Chiesa della Beata Vergine delle Grazie (Torino) (IT), Website
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