Turin Walking Tour: 2h45 with 21 Immersive Audio Reviews

Highlights

• 7 km Walking Tour
• 21 Immersive Audio Comments
• Immediate Access

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

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   Radical change of atmosphere and scenery, you are in front of one of the 4 Roman gates of the city of Augusta Taurinorum: the majestic Palatine Gate!

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   Here you are in front of Turin Cathedral and its beautiful red brick campanile. If we go back to the time when Turin was still called Taurinorum, you would have a theatre here.

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   Here you are, facing the royal palace of Turin. The Dukes of Savoy, who had lived at the Château de Chambéry since 1416, decided in 1562 to move their capital to the other side of the Alps and to come and settle in Turin.

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   It does not stand out too much, quietly installed in the effervescent royal square, but the church of San Lorenzo is as discreet as it is unmissable.

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   Mole Antonelliana

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   You see it almost all the time, and here you are at last at the foot of the famous Mole Antonelliana. Built in 1863 to house the Synagogue of Turin, the ambitious work according to plans devised by Alessandro Antonelli, would eventually take so long and cost so much that the city would eventually buy the building under construction and install the Museum of Italian Unification.

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   The strange bronze statue you see there is the work of French sculptor Marc Didou. He was inspired by the inverted stone statue Medusa, which may be familiar to you if you have ever visited the mysterious Basilica cistern of Istanbul.

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   Piazza Vittorio Veneto

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   You are in the huge Vittorio Veneto square, which served as a place of arms for centuries. Thanks to its surface area of 31000m2, it regularly hosts major cultural events, and was the official venue for gatherings during the liberation of Italy in April 1945.

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   Bridges usually combine the useful with the pleasant, allowing us to cross rivers and enjoy a clear view of the city. Here you have a beautiful panorama of the Po, which is the longest river in Italy.

Before you go

Location