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TOP IN TOWN
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Mole Antonelliana Parco del Valentino
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Palazzo Madama
Museo Egizio
[ UNMISSABLE ] Top in Town
Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi
Lingotto
Reggia di Venaria Reale Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile
The CITY of the ALPS
−If you enjoy wandering through Turin’s geometric streets, plan an itinerary that allows you to admire the Savoy city from a new, more panoramic perspective. The allure of the city seen from above won’t disappoint.
−While talking about panoramic vistas in Turin, the Mole Antonelliana is a must visit. Standing at a height of 167.5 meters, it is one of the few buildings silhouetted against Turin’s skyline: the elevator whisks visitors up to the observation deck which offers a 360° view over the city and its surrounding Alpine range.
−Another unmissable destination for lovers of the outdoors, especially on a particularly clear day, is the Monte dei Cappuccini hill. Almost all the most beautiful aerial photographs of Turin are taken here, especially at sunset when the sky is tinged with a romantic shade of red.
−Only a few people know that in addition to hosting exhibitions and events, the museum tour of Palazzo Madama also includes the adjacent circular brick Panoramic Tower. When you reach the top, you can enjoy a beautiful view over the city, while learning more about its natural environment, thanks to information panels.
−Located just a short distance from the centre of the city, you’ll find the Lingotto area. The rooftop offers a breathtaking view over the city and leads to the bottom of the ‘Bolla’, a bubble-shaped glass and steel building.
−Turin is also an ideal base to reach several of Europe’s most renowned ski resorts. It is therefore not surprising that the city is described as the ‘Capital of the Alps’.
THE RoyalPALACE
−Turin’s Palazzo Reale (Royal Palace), renowned for its unmistakable Baroque facade, is located in the heart of the city, in Piazzetta Reale next to Piazza Castello.
−In 1584, Carlo Emanuele I entrusted its construction to Ascanio Vitozzi and after the centuries, the palace’s opulent interiors were designed by several different illustrious architects. The piano nobile features several magnificent rooms lavishly decorated with allegorical images. At the end of the 17th century, Daniel Seiter frescoed the ceiling of the Gallery, whose grandeur rivals that of Versailles’ Hall of Mirrors.
−In the 18th century, the architect Filippo Juvarra designed the charming Chinese Room, and the Scala delle Forbici, an imposing marble staircase consisting of double ramps, which, due to its light curved spiral, appears to detach itself at the top.
−Based on a project by the famous architect Domenico Ferri, the Grand Staircase of Honor was built shortly after the Unification of Italy, in the late 1800s (see photo). − When the capital transferred to Rome, the Palace was converted into a public museum and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
−Today, the Royal Palace, with its magnificent rooms, including gilded ceilings, paintings, tapestries, crystal chandeliers and chiseled furnishings inlaid with gold, precious stones, mother-ofpearl and ivory, is a part of the Royal Museums.
−The entry ticket to the Royal Museums includes the following itineraries: the Royal Apartment on the first floor of Palazzo Reale, in addition to the Armoury and the Chapel of the Holy Shroud, plus the Savoy Gallery and the Antiques Museum.
