max 2H00’ – Walking tour
The Palaces tracing the history of this sub-Alpine capital are the city’s highlights, not only depicting the power of the Kingdom of Savoy, even the theatre of Italy’s Unification. Kings and nobles were the guests at such residences in that time. Starting in Piazza Castello, then admiring the Royal Palace, Palace Carignanoand Palace Madama.
Thanks to its inheritance of the Royal House of Savoy, Turin boasts countless precious assets – arms, jewels, tapestries, decor and furnishings. The Royal Library, is housing a Leonardo da Vinci self-portrait – one of the most famous drawings in the world. The renewed Collegio dei Nobili is the seat of the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, with a collection of more than 5,000 pieces, the largest outside of the National Museum of Egypt in Cairo.
The Museum of Cinema, inside the icon of Turin, the Mole Antonelliana is another important highlight of the city
OPTIONAL ADMISSION TICKETS, not included:
Royal Museums and Chapel Guarini
Museum of Ancient Egypt
Mole Antonelliana
Palace Madama (UNESCO, Residences of the Royal House of Savoy)