What to see Turin: Tourist attractions, monuments and places to visit

Castles, palaces and mansions

Castle of the Valentino A charming seventeenth-century residence, set on the type of French castles of 1500. Now it houses the Faculty of Architecture.
Palazzo Carignano Famous example of baroque architecture with a facade by Guarini, sinuous and with bricks preciously worked.
Palazzo Madama The medieval castle built from the old Roman gates and renovated with the addition of the imposing facade of the eighteenth century by Juvarra.
Palazzo Reale Built in 1660, it was the residence of the ruling House of Savoy until the end of 1800. Inside you can admire the rooms with furniture of the XVII and XIX. Behind the building there are the royal gardens in French style.

Churches and places of worship

Basilica of Superga The most important work of architecture by Juvarra inaugurated in 1731 with Carlo Emanuele III. Situated on a hill, it is one of the highest and scenic points of Turin. It houses the tombs of the Savoy kings.
Church of San Carlo It closes up the south side of square San Carlo. The building plan has a nave with two bays with a cross vault. On the sides four chapels, restored over the years.
Church of San Lorenzo Church of modest proportions, but of great architectural interest. It is one of the most significant works of Guarini for the complex structure and the interior, with a central plan, richly decorated of marble, stucco and gildings.
Church of Santa Chrisitina Located next to the sister church of San Carlo, close to the southern side of square San Carlo. The front it slightly concave, according to the Baroque era.
Church of the SS. Annunziata Rebuilt in the early twentieth century in neo-baroque style, it is popular in Turin for a well-known mechanical nativity scene. Inside, it is richly decorated in Baroque style with cherubs'heads, scrolls, rich polychromes.
La Gran Madre di Dio A neoclassical cathedral which arose between 1827 and 1831 on the banks the Po; it was built to celebrate the return of Vittorio Emanuele I, after the Congress of Vienna. In front of it opens up the impressive Piazza Vittorio Veneto.