Visiting Turin
As soon as you leave the Hotel, just cross Corso Vittorio Emanuele II and you’ll find yourself at the entrance to Via Roma, the most elegant street in the city. In five hundred meters you’ll find the valuable 18th century baroque scenery of Piazza San Carlo, with the equestrian monument of Emanuele Filiberto, first Duke of Savoy.
After another ten minute walk, under the arcades of Via Roma, you’ll reach Piazza Castello, the heart of the city. At the center of the square stands Palazzo Madama, in the background the Royal Palace and the 17th and 18th century buildings: Government Palace, the Royal Armoury, the Teatro Regio, the Guarini church of San Lorenzo, and, on the back, the 15th century Cathedral, with the chapel of the Holy Shroud, the Roman theater and the Palatine Doors, the most famous memory of Roman civilisation.
And then don’t miss the museums: the Egyptian Museum, the Cinema Museum, the Royal Armoury, the Royal Library, the sumptuous apartments of the Royal Palace, the Carignano Palace, the Sabauda Gallery, the Museum of Ancient Art.
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Turin Urban Trekking
An innovative way to get to know the city, with a sporting spirit!
From the historic city center, backpack up to the river, to climb the hill and admire unusual views.
In the company of one of our Tourist Guides, the walk will be enriched with historical and artistic notes and curiosities. We’ll end the tour at Villa della Regina, to visit its exteriors and walk in the terraced garden, which also has a vineyard.
Tour of Historic Cafés
Turin is a city with a large number of historic bars and cafés.
From Via Roma to Piazza San Carlo, then towards Via Lagrange to talk about the chocolate tradition in front of Maestro Guido Gobino’s workshop.
In Piazza Carignano, we’ll see the Caffetteria Pepino, famous for its violet flavored ice cream and for the “Pinguino”; we’ll talk about del Cambio Restaurant, where the Count of Cavour went every day.
We will continue under the Subalpina Gallery and, in front of Baratti&Milano, we’ll tell the story of the bicerin, a drink based on milk cream, coffee and Piedmontese hazelnut chocolate. A delight!
In Piazza Castello, we’ll see the famous Mulassano, known for Punt e Mes, the famous Vermouth from the Carpano company.
We’ll arrive in front of the Caffè Reale, located in the ancient fruit shop office of His Majesty.
Weather permitting, we’ll go to the quadrilateral to admire the Caffè Al Bicerin, the oldest place in Turin, in front of the Consolata Church.
Duration approximately 2 hours, tastings on request
Guided tour of the Egyptian Museum
Egyptian history has always fascinated myriads of scholars, researchers and ancient enthusiasts.
Housed in the Collegio dei Nobili, the Egyptian Museum displays the thousand-year-old finds in its entirety.
We will admire colossal statues, perfectly preserved mummies; we will be amazed by objects and jewels from daily life in Deir El Medina.
This is to testify that Egyptian civilization goes beyond the famous cult of the dead. Indeed, it will be a favorable opportunity to understand how their modus vivendi is still highly relevant today.
The Royal Museums
A guided tour through reception rooms, Chinese cabinets, 17th century boudoirs and sparkling dance spaces.
The Beaumont Gallery will give us a wonderful view, where we will find weapons and armor collected by King Charles Albert and made accessible to the general public by his will since the 19th century.
Unmissable are the Chinese Cabinet, the Statute Room, the Daniel Gallery and the prestigious dining room.
After a peek at the Scalone delle Forbici, we will stop at the Chapel of the Holy Shroud and discover the symbolic meanings, the construction aspects, the restoration phases.
Finally, the masterpieces of the Sabauda Gallery: a magnificent picture gallery that takes its inspiration from the private collections of Duke Emanuele Filiberto, translated into a museum by Carlo Alberto in the 19th century, and which in the brand new layout hosts over seven hundred unique masterpieces in the world.