Turin entdecken

The Royal Palace of Turin on Piazzetta Reale was the main residence of the House of Savoy from the 17th century and has belonged to the state since 1946. Its state rooms and royal apartments form the core of the Musei Reali, whose single route also includes the Galleria Sabauda, the Museum of Antiquities and the Royal Gardens.

Palazzo Carignano is a Baroque palace designed by Guarino Guarini in 1679 for the Savoy-Carignano princes, known for its undulating red-brick façade. Its hall served as the Chamber of Deputies of the Subalpine Parliament from 1848, Italian unity was proclaimed here in 1861, and today it houses the National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento.

Villa della Regina is a 17th-century Savoy villa on the hillside of Borgo Po in Turin, begun around 1615 for Cardinal Maurice of Savoy and later remodelled by Filippo Juvarra. Visitors see the royal apartments, terraced Italian gardens with fountains and grottoes, and a replanted vineyard. It is part of the Savoy Residences World Heritage Site.

The Palace of Venaria is a former hunting residence of the House of Savoy outside Turin, begun in 1675 by Amedeo di Castellamonte for Duke Charles Emmanuel II and enlarged by Filippo Juvarra. Part of the UNESCO-listed Savoy residences, it reopened in 2007 after restoration; visitors see the Galleria Grande, the Chapel of Saint Hubert and the gardens.

The Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi is a royal hunting lodge of the House of Savoy, 10 km south-west of Turin, begun in 1729 to designs by Filippo Juvarra. Its wings radiate from an oval central hall crowned by a bronze stag, and it houses a museum of furniture and decorative arts. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Savoy residences.