Ghosts of Turin: Urban Exploration Game of White and Black Magic

Highlights

• The Devil's Door
• Turin's Magic Triangles
• Piazza Statuto: Heart of Darkness

What's included

Itinerary

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   Piazza Statuto

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   Statuto Square was once home to a Roman necropolis, a French execution site, and was the scene of a terrible fire in 1983. The fountain in the middle of the square was constructed in the memory of the workers who died digging the Frejus Rail Tunnel. Due to its fatal legacy, the square has been given the title “Black Heart,” as Turin’s most obscure area. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

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   The Santuario della Consolata or, in its full name, the Church of the Virgin of the Consolation is a prominent Marian sanctuary and minor basilica in central Turin, Piedmont, Italy. Colloquially, the sanctuary is known as La Consla. It is located on the intersection of Via Consolata and Via Carlo Ignazio Giulio. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

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   One of the most visited places in Turin by esoteric tourism is the Rondò della Forca. This name indicates a precise point, which is located in the area resulting from the confluence of the current Valdocco, Principe Eugenio and Regina Margherita courses with via Cigna (the Rondò della Forca is not far from Piazza dello Statuto: one of the hubs of esoteric Turin ). Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

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   The Palatine Gate represents the primary archaeological evidence of the city's Roman phase, and is one of the best preserved 1st-century BC Roman gateways in the world. Together with the ancient theatre's remains, located a short distance away, it is part of the so-called Archaeological Park, opened in 2006. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

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   Palazzo Madama

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   The Madama Palace, begun in the 13th century, owes its name to the resident widows of the 17th-century dukes of Savoy. Used by the Sardinian Senate in 1848–60 and by the Italian Senate in 1861–64, it now houses the Museum of Ancient Arts. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

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   Piazza Castello

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   Piazza Castello is a city square in Turin, Italy lined with museums, theaters and cafes. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

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   The Palazzo Trucchi di Levaldigi is famous because of its massive wooden door, which was commissioned in the 17th century by the then Earl of Trucchi di Levaldigi Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

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   Piazza San Carlo

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   Piazza San Carlo 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. Its current name is an hommage to Charles Borromeo while the square was previously known as Piazza Reale, Piazza d'Armi, and Place Napoleon. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

Before you go

Location