Italy
Things to do in Turin
40 places23 stories3 routes
Sightlore has 40 places to explore in Turin, and 23 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Turin's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Royal Palace of Turin
The Royal Palace of Turin is a historic palace of the House of Savoy in the city of Turin in Northern Italy.
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Gran Madre di Dio
Gran Madre di Dio (Great Mother of God) is a Neoclassic-style church in Turin, Italy, dedicated to Mary, Mother of God.
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Teatro Regio
The Teatro Regio (Royal Theatre) is a prominent opera house and opera company in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. Its season runs from October to June with the presentation of eight or nine operas given from five to twelve performances of each.
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Mole Antonelliana
The Mole Antonelliana is a major landmark building in Turin, Italy, named after its architect, Alessandro Antonelli. A mole in Italian is a building of monumental proportions.
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Royal Armoury of Turin
The Royal Armoury of Turin is one of the world's most important collections of arms and armour, formed in Turin by the Savoy family.
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Museo Egizio
The Museo Egizio or Egyptian Museum is an archaeological museum in Turin, Italy, specializing in Egyptian archaeology and anthropology.
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Parco del Valentino
Parco del Valentino (also known as Valentino Park) is a popular public park in Turin, Italy. It is located along the west bank of the Po river.
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Villa della Regina
The Villa della Regina is a once semi-rural palace, now surrounded by the city of Turin, Piedmont, Italy. It is located at Strada Santa Margherita #79 in the eastern sector of the city, in the quarter of Borgo Po.
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Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi
The Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi (Italian for 'hunting residence' of Stupinigi) is one of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy in the Metropolitan City of Turin in northern Italy, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list.
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Palazzo Carignano
Palazzo Carignano is a historical building in the centre of Turin, Italy, which houses the Museum of the Risorgimento. It was a private residence of the Princes of Carignano, after whom it is named.
Discovery routes in Turin
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Turin: From Porta Palatina to the Egyptian Museum
From Porta Palatina to Turin Cathedral and the Chapel of the Holy Shroud, the Royal Palace, the Royal Armoury and San Lorenzo; from Piazza Castello and Palazzo Madama to the Teatro Regio and the Mole Antonelliana; then Palazzo Carignano, the Egyptian Museum and Piazza San Carlo.
Turin: The banks of the Po and Parco del Valentino
From Villa della Regina to the Gran Madre di Dio church and Monte dei Cappuccini, then on to the Castello del Valentino, Parco del Valentino and the Borgo Medievale.
Savoy residences: Venaria, Superga and Stupinigi
From the Palace of Venaria to the Basilica of Superga, the National Automobile Museum and the Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Palatine Towers
The Palatine Gate is a Roman Age city gate located in Turin, Italy.
Royal Palace of Turin
The Royal Palace of Turin is a historic palace of the House of Savoy in the city of Turin in Northern Italy.
Piazza Castello
Piazza Castello is a prominent city square in Turin, Italy. It houses several city landmarks, museums, theaters and cafes.
Palazzo Madama and Casaforte degli Acaja, Turin
Palazzo Madama is a palace in Turin, Piedmont. It was the first Senate of the Kingdom of Italy, and takes its traditional name from the embellishments it received under two queens (madama) of the House of Savoy.
Teatro Regio
The Teatro Regio (Royal Theatre) is a prominent opera house and opera company in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. Its season runs from October to June with the presentation of eight or nine operas given from five to twelve performances of each.
Piazza San Carlo
Piazza San Carlo ("St. Charles Square"), previously known as Piazza Reale, Piazza d'Armi, and Place Napoléon, is one of the main city squares in Turin, Italy. It was laid out in the 16th and 17th century and is an example of Baroque style.
Villa della Regina
The Villa della Regina is a once semi-rural palace, now surrounded by the city of Turin, Piedmont, Italy. It is located at Strada Santa Margherita #79 in the eastern sector of the city, in the quarter of Borgo Po.
Castello del Valentino
The Valentino Castle is a historic building in the northwestern Italian city of Turin. It is located in Parco del Valentino, and is the seat of the Architecture Faculty of the Polytechnic University of Turin.
Borgo medievale (Turin)
The Borgo Medioevale ('Medieval Village') is an open air museum and reconstructed medieval village and castle in Turin, Italy. It is located in the Parco del Valentino (Valentino Park) on the riverbank of the Po river.
Palace of Venaria
The Palace of Venaria is a former royal residence and gardens located in Venaria Reale, near the city of Turin in the Piedmont region in northern Italy.
Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi
The Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi (Italian for 'hunting residence' of Stupinigi) is one of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy in the Metropolitan City of Turin in northern Italy, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list.
Teatro Carignano
The Teatro Carignano (Carignano Theatre) is a theatre in Turin and one of the oldest and most important theatres in Italy. Designed by Benedetto Alfieri, it is located opposite the Palazzo Carignano.
Museums
Royal Armoury of Turin
The Royal Armoury of Turin is one of the world's most important collections of arms and armour, formed in Turin by the Savoy family.
Palazzo Carignano
Palazzo Carignano is a historical building in the centre of Turin, Italy, which houses the Museum of the Risorgimento. It was a private residence of the Princes of Carignano, after whom it is named.
Museo Egizio
The Museo Egizio or Egyptian Museum is an archaeological museum in Turin, Italy, specializing in Egyptian archaeology and anthropology.
Museo dell'Automobile
The Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile di Torino, known as MAUTO, is an automobile museum in Turin, Italy, founded by Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia.
Turin Museum of Natural History
The Turin Museum of Natural History was established in 1978 to house the natural history collections of the University of Turin and other collections of natural history, originated from specific research campaigns and donations.
Museum of Oriental Art
The Museum of Oriental Art is a museum located in a 17th-century palazzo in the city of Turin, Italy. The museum contains one of the most important collections of Asian art in Italy.
Galleria Sabauda
The Savoy Gallery is an art collection in the Italian city of Turin, which contains the royal art collections amassed by the House of Savoy over the centuries.
Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli
The Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli or Pinacoteca Agnelli is an art gallery in Turin, Italy.
National Museum of the italian Risorgimento
The National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento is the first, the biggest and the most important among the 23 museums in Italy dedicated to the Risorgimento; and the only one which can be considered "national" according to a 1901 law, and due to its rich and great collections.
J-Museum
The Juventus Museum, called the J-Museum, is a sports museum dedicated to the most decorated football club in Italy, Juventus FC The museum is part of a complex surrounding Juventus Stadium; it is entirely bilingual in Italian and English, and opened in 2012, the 115th…
Museo Civico d'Arte Antica
The Museo Civico d'Arte Antica is an art museum located in the Palazzo Madama in Turin, Italy. It has a renowned collection of paintings from the medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods.
Royal Crypt of Superga
The Basilica of Superga is a hilltop Catholic basilica in Superga, in the vicinity of Turin, Italy.
Turin Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art
The Turin Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art (Italian - Galleria civica d'arte moderna e contemporanea di Torino or GAM Torino) is an art gallery in Turin, Italy, founded in 1891-1895 and located in 31 via Magenta.
The National Cinema Museum
The National Museum of Cinema located in Turin, Italy, is a motion picture museum inside the Mole Antonelliana tower.
Places of worship
Turin Cathedral
Turin Cathedral or Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Turin, northern Italy. Dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It is the seat of the Archbishops of Turin.
Sindone Chapel
The Chapel of the Holy Shroud is a Baroque style Roman Catholic chapel in Turin in northern Italy, constructed to house the Shroud of Turin (Sindone di Torino), a religious relic alleged to be the burial shroud of Jesus of Nazareth.
Church of San Lorenzo, Turin
San Lorenzo, also known as the Royal Church of Saint Lawrence, is a Baroque-style church in Turin, adjacent to the Royal Palace of Turin.
Gran Madre di Dio
Gran Madre di Dio (Great Mother of God) is a Neoclassic-style church in Turin, Italy, dedicated to Mary, Mother of God.
Basilica of Superga
The Basilica of Superga is a hilltop Catholic basilica in Superga, in the vicinity of Turin, Italy.
Santuario della Consolata
The Basilica of Saint Mary of Consolation, or the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Consolation, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and Marian shrine in central Turin, Piedmont, Italy.
Basilica of Corpus Domini
The Basilica of Corpus Domini is a Roman Catholic church in Turin, Italy, built to celebrate the "Miracle of the Eucharist" which, according to various sources, occurred in 1453 during the war between the Duchy of Savoy and France.
Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians
The Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians is a Pontifical church and Marian shrine in Turin, Italy. The building was originally part of the safehouse for poor boys cared for by Don Bosco; it now contains the remains of Bosco.
Basilica mauriziana
The basilica of Saints Maurice and Lazzarus (Basilica dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro), is a church and minor basilica in Turin, Italy.
San Carlo Borromeo, Turin
San Carlo Borromeo or San Carlo is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located in Turin, region of Piedmont, Italy. It mirrors the adjacent church of Santa Cristina and faces the Piazza San Carlo.
Santa Cristina, Turin
Santa Cristina is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located in Turin, region of Piedmont, Italy. It mirrors the adjacent church of San Carlo and faces the Piazza San Carlo.
Monuments
Mole Antonelliana
The Mole Antonelliana is a major landmark building in Turin, Italy, named after its architect, Alessandro Antonelli. A mole in Italian is a building of monumental proportions.
Nature
Monte dei Cappuccini
A 325-metre hill in Turin's Borgo Po district, about 200 metres from the right bank of the Po, close to the Vittorio Emanuele I bridge.
Parco del Valentino
Parco del Valentino (also known as Valentino Park) is a popular public park in Turin, Italy. It is located along the west bank of the Po river.
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