Turin - Churches and places of worship Basilica di 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.
Turin - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di 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.
Turin - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di 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.
Turin - Churches and places of worship Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista Built near the Royal Palace in the 15th century in the Renaissance style, the Cathedral preserves the precious relic of the Holy Shroud.
Turin - Churches and places of worship 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.
Bardonecchia - Churches and places of worship Cappella di San Sisto Interesting frescoed testimonies both inside and outside.
Susa - Churches and places of worship Cattedrale di San Giusto The cathedral dates back to the 11th century, and has the main center of worship in the area. It is a religious structure, built in Romanesque style, characterized by the white color of the facade. Its interiors preserve numerous architectural elements of a liturgical character, and several works of sacred art: paintings, statues, and reliquaries. Today, despite the age of construction, the cathedral is in a good state of preservation, and is open to the public.
Ribordone - Churches and places of worship Santuario di Prascondu' The Sanctuary of Prascondu was consecrated in 1659, following the miraculous episode that saw a young man from Ribordone regain his word after seeing Our Lady appear. Every 27 August, thanks to the participation of the faithful, a party takes place to celebrate this miracle. Currently, the Museum of Popular Religiosity is set up inside the Sanctuary, whose visit is free of charge.
Turin - Churches and places of worship Santuario della Consolata It was built by Guarino Guarini in XVI on the old medieval church . To the right of neo-classical facade stands a Romanesque bell tower. The interior is rich and full of decorations.
Turin - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di Santa Christina 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.
Turin - Churches and places of worship Chiesa della 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.
Turin - Churches and places of worship Santuario Sant'Antonio da Padova The Sanctuary of Saint Anthony of Padua is located in the city of Turin and was built between 1232 and then ended in 1310. The sanctuary is called 'the holy'. This building is among the main Catholic places of worship in the city. The basilica is among the most important in the province and one of the best preserved.
Chiomonte - Churches and places of worship Cappella Saint Andre The Saint Andre Chapel is assumed to have been built in 1371, since in that year the structure was cited in a written document. The beautiful frescoes that we can see today date back to the mid-fifteenth century. From the Chapel you can enjoy a beautiful view of the whole country.
Pralormo - Churches and places of worship Santuario Madonna della Spina The Sanctuary of Madonna della Spina was built in memory of the event that saw the painted image of the Blessed Virgin bleed from one eye, after being scratched with a thorn. Every 15 August, a feast dedicated to the Blessed Virgin is celebrated, where all her faithful participate. Inside the Sanctuary there are two altars, one of which dates back to the 17th century.
Azeglio - Churches and places of worship Santuario di Sant'Antonio Abate Today the Sanctuary of Sant'Antonio Abate is located on a pleasant and quiet hill on the shores of Lake Viverone. Dating back to the twelfth century, it was located on the Via Francigena “Romea” and hospice for the pilgrims who went to Rome. It was of great importance throughout the Middle Ages so much that it was mentioned in many documents of the time. Recently restored and in good condition, ancient frescoes are visible inside the church.
Bardonecchia - Churches and places of worship Patrimonio artistico 53 religious buildings: 5 parish churches, numerous frescoed chapels and votive pylons. The churches and chapels constitute and contain an artistic and architectural heritage of great interest. Info www.barrdonecchia.it
Bardonecchia - Churches and places of worship Parrocchiale di Sant'Ippolito Rebuilt between 1826 and 1829 in the same area on which the primitive Romanesque church stood, the current parish church has two bell towers (the original Romanesque and the coeval dome) and important testimonies of sculpture and carving.
Bardonecchia - Churches and places of worship Parrocchiale di San Lorenzo Martire The antiquity of the building is evidenced by the small Romanesque bell tower. Rogational cross in pink marble on the outside, large retable, canvas by Our Lady of the Rosary with SS Hippolytus and Lorenzo, baptismal font in marble dating back to 1632 inside
Bardonecchia - Churches and places of worship Cappella di Notre Dame du Coignet Accessible on foot, a country building of great interest as it retains significant frescoed cycles dated between the end of the 15th and 16th century (inside and outside)
Bardonecchia - Churches and places of worship Parrocchiale di Sant'Antonio Abate Built between 1694 and 1698 (original from 1487). Interior dominated by wooden carving. Decorations with garlands of flowers and fruits (bunches) are the work of carvers of the Melezet from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Bardonecchia - Churches and places of worship Cappella Madonna del Carmine Headquarters of the Museum of Alpine Religious Art
Bardonecchia - Churches and places of worship Parrocchiale di Sant'Andrea Apostolo Built in 1477. Among the furnishings stands out the retable of the high altar dated to the seventeenth century and the choral lectern one of the oldest evidence of the sculptural activity of the inhabitants of the Bardonecchia hamlet.
Bardonecchia - Churches and places of worship Cappella dei SS Andrea e Giacomo Accessible on foot from the hamlet of Horres. Interesting pictorial testimonies both outside and inside. Panoramic position above the Basin of Bardonecchia.
Bardonecchia - Churches and places of worship Parrocchiale di San Pietro Already mentioned in 1296. A single nave with polygonal apse oriented to the east and decorated with tuff ribs. The construction site dated to 1758 is remarkable. Inside there are significant fresco decorations.
Churches and places of worship Pilone Pra Lavin rochemolles - Bardonecchia Built at the end of the 15th century, it is entirely frescoed
Churches and places of worship Collegiata dei S.Pietro e Paolo via torquato tasso - Carmagnola The Church of St. Peter and Paul was built between 1492 and 1514 by the architect Giorgino Costanza of Costigliole. In the interior there is the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, which is decorated with beautiful frescoes.
Churches and places of worship Duomo (Chiesa parrocchiale dell'Assunta) Chivasso piazza della repubblica, 4 -chivasso - Chivasso Erected on behalf of the Marquises of Monferrato in the 15th century AD, exactly by the Marquis Teodoro.