Baroque squares, Roman gates, hilltop basilicas and a café older than the country. Choose the stop you would never skip.
1Porta PalatinaA remarkably intact Roman city gate with two sixteen-sided towers.1000pts
2Mole AntonellianaTurin's soaring landmark, home to the National Cinema Museum and a panoramic lift.965pts
3Reggia di VenariaThe vast Savoy hunting palace and gardens just outside the city.774pts
4San Lorenzo ChurchGuarino Guarini's baroque church, famous for its interlaced ribbed dome.680pts
5Egyptian MuseumThe Museo Egizio, holding one of the largest collections of Egyptian antiquities outside Cairo.529pts
6Gran Madre di DioNeoclassical church across the Po, modelled on the Pantheon.529pts
7Castello del ValentinoA French-style château on the Po riverbank, now part of the Politecnico.529pts
8Turin CathedralThe Renaissance Duomo, home of the Shroud of Turin.529pts
9Piazza Vittorio VenetoOne of Europe's largest arcaded squares, leading down to the Po and the aperitivo bars.529pts
10Parco del ValentinoTurin's riverside park, with the medieval village replica and long walks along the Po.433pts
11Caffè Al BicerinThe tiny 18th-century café that gave its name to the bicerin, Turin's layered coffee and chocolate drink.433pts
12Quadrilatero RomanoThe old Roman grid of narrow streets, full of wine bars and small restaurants.433pts
13Palazzo CarignanoBaroque brick palace with an undulating facade, seat of the first Italian parliament.433pts
14Piazza CastelloThe central square framed by Palazzo Madama and the Royal Palace.433pts
15Basilica of SupergaJuvarra's hilltop basilica with sweeping views over the city and the Alps.433pts
16Galleria SubalpinaA glass-roofed 19th-century shopping arcade off Piazza Castello.317pts
17Royal Palace of TurinThe Savoy dynasty's palace on Piazza Castello, with its armoury, gardens and state rooms.317pts
18Palazzo MadamaA Roman gate turned castle turned palace, now the city's museum of ancient art.317pts
19Monte dei CappucciniA hilltop church and viewpoint looking straight across the city to the Alps.317pts
20Porta Palazzo MarketOne of Europe's largest open-air markets, on Piazza della Repubblica.0pts
21Piazza San CarloThe arcaded 'drawing room of Turin', with twin churches and the bronze horse of Emanuele Filiberto.0pts
Photo credits
- Porta Palatina — TorinoDoc, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mole Antonelliana — Gunnar Klack, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Reggia di Venaria — Tiziano Photography, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Egyptian Museum — Pava, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Castello del Valentino — TorinoDoc, CC BY 4.0
- Turin Cathedral — Eccekevin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Piazza Vittorio Veneto — Geobia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Parco del Valentino — Fulvio Spada from Torino, Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Caffè Al Bicerin — Lasagnolo9 at Italian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Quadrilatero Romano — Pmk58, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palazzo Carignano — Jeanne Griffin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Piazza Castello — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Basilica of Superga — Paris Orlando, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Galleria Subalpina — Isiwal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Royal Palace of Turin — Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palazzo Madama — Lurens, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Monte dei Cappuccini — GJo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Porta Palazzo Market — Herbert wie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Piazza San Carlo — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
