Turin Further Distractions
This baroque church, reached by a rack tramway from piazza Modena in the city centre, is set on a wooded hill high above Turin and affords superb views over the city.
Strada Basilica di Superga 73
Tel: (011) 898 0083.
Website: www.basilicadisuperga.com
Parco del Valentino
This extensive park in the southern part of the city beside the Po, is a great place to relax, as well as to admire the unusual Borgo Medievale (a lifesize reconstruction of a rural medieval village) and the plants in the Orto Botanico, the city's botanic garden.
Off Corso Massimo D'Azeglio
Orto Botanico
Viale PA Mattioli 25
Tel: (011) 661 2447.
Website: www.bioveg.unito.it
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