Explore Turin

The Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians stands at the centre of the Salesian complex of Valdocco. It was built for Saint John Bosco to designs by Antonio Spezia and opened in 1868, became a minor basilica in 1911, was enlarged in 1934–1942, and holds the remains of Don Bosco in a side chapel.

Porta Palatina is the northern gate of Julia Augusta Taurinorum, the Roman town beneath Turin, and the city's main surviving Roman monument. Its brick front with two rows of windows stands between two sixteen-sided towers, with bronze copies of statues of Augustus and Julius Caesar in front; it lies in the Archaeological Park opened in 2006.

Turin Cathedral, dedicated to St John the Baptist, is the city's only Renaissance church, built in 1491–1498 beside a bell tower of 1470. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Turin and has kept the Shroud of Turin since 1578; Guarino Guarini's Chapel of the Holy Shroud, with its tiered dome, was added behind the choir in 1668–1694.

Castello del Valentino is a Savoy residence in Parco del Valentino on the bank of the Po, rebuilt in the 17th century for Christine of France around a cobbled courtyard with four corner pavilions. It has belonged to the state since 1850 and houses the architecture department of the Politecnico di Torino; the state rooms are shown on booked Saturday-morning guided visits.