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Turin for You
Guests are offered the possibility to visit the city of Turin with a professional tourist guide. Individual visits (for 2 or 3 persons), or for small groups (a small van with 8 seats is available).
TOURS:
The Old Town of Turin
The tour will be on foot, strolling through the streets of Turin’s city center, in order to admire the beauty of the city. You will be able to visit the most beautiful squares (Piazza Castello, Piazza San Carlo, Piazza Carignano…), shopping streets, buildings, churches, cafés, long tree sided avenues, the homes of famous people etc.
The Olympic sights
The tour will lead you through the Olympic sights of the city and the surrounding valleys. You will be able to see the newly built (especially for the Olympic Winter games of 2006) Palasport, the renovated Stadio Comunale, the Oval Lingotto, the Palavela, Turin Expo-Grounds and much more...
The Royal residences: castles and palaces of kings and queens
Palazzo Reale, Palazzo Madama, Palazzo Carignano, Castello del Valentino, Villa della Regina, Castello di Moncalieri, Reggia di Venaria Reale, Castello di Racconigi, Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, Certosa di Valcasotto, Castello di Rivoli, Castello di Pollenzo, Castello di Govone, Mandrie di Chivasso e Venaria…. A tour of the Savoy residences is essential in order to discover the royal city of the House of Savoy.
The Superga basilica and the hill, a world besides the river
Visit the Basilica of Superga, the royal tombs of the House of Savoy, the royal apartments, the dining room, the museum of the Grande Torino, the legendary soccer-team that tragically died in plane crash, and, for those who want to, they can go on top of the basilica’s dome, in order to enjoy wonderful views of the city. Upon request you can choose to navigate on the Po river.
Curious Turin
This itinerary allows to discover the most hidden parts of Turin…
Spirits of stone: the history of the city’s monuments
Monuments were built to last, to confirm the long life of an institution, of a regime or of a dynasty etc.
The Savoy in Turin: monuments, squares, and royal tombs
The tour leads through the streets of the Old Town of Turin, in serach of the Savoy monuments, and heading towards the Basilica of Superga to visit the royal tombs.
The Susa Valley and its treasures
The Sacristy of Saint Michael, the Abbey of Novalesa, the Abbey of Saint Antonio di Ranverso, the old town centers of the villages along the Via Francigena… nature, history, religion.
Filippo Juvarra in Turin
Guided tours to the hunting property of Stupinigi, the Basilica of Superga, the Chiesa del Carmine, Palazzo Birago di Borgaro and the military headquarters. It will also be possible to stroll around the streets of the Old Town and see all his works throughout the city of Turin.
The baroque churches of Turin
You will be able to visit the church of Saint Lawrence, the Basilica of Superga, the Corpus domini church, the twin churches of Santa Cristina and San Carlo, the church of San Francesco da Paola and many more.
The old cafés
There are the bars, and then there are the cafés. The historic cafés of Turin tell us a piece of the history of the Piemont region. They were popular under artists, writers, journalists of the upper Turin and nowadays for everyone who wants to savour the taste of the past.
The historic courtyards of Turin
Visit the courtyards of the aristocratic palaces of Turin: Palazzo Asinai di San Marzano, Palazzo del Pozzo dalla Cisterna, Palazzo dell’università, Palazzo Granari della Roccia, Palazzo Birago di Borgaro, Palazzo Carignano, Palazzo Isnardi di Caraglio…
Crimes and phantoms of Turin
An itinerary in the heart of Turin, talking about the places that were testimonies of stake fires, guillotines, and unresolved murders…
Avigliana, Agliè, Carmagnola, Chieri, Ivrea, Pinerolo, Rivoli, Giaveno, Chivasso, Susa
Museums of Turin and province
Temporary expositions
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