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Superga basilica, Turin

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Things to see in Turin

Tourist information: 

Turismo Torino
Atrium Torino, Piazza Solferino
Tel: 0115 35181.
www.turismotorino.org

There is also a tourist information desk at Sandro Pertini airport, and one at Porta Nuova railway station.

Passes: 

The Torino Card is a pass that gives free entry to over 130 attractions in Turin and Piedmont, including museums and royal residences. Other benefits include free travel on public transport in the city and free trips on the panoramic lift in the Mole Antonelliana. Passes last for 48 or 72 hours.

Basilica di Superga

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.

Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: Strada Basilica di Superga 73, Turin, Italy
Telephone: (011) 898 0083.
Website: www.basilicadisuperga.com
Galleria Sabauda

This art gallery, housed in the same building as the Egyptian Museum, contains a fine collection of Italian paintings from the 14th to 18th centuries, as well as works by artists such as Van Dyke.

Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: Via Accadamia delle Scienze 6, Turin, Italy
Telephone: (011) 440 6903.
Website: www.museitorino.it/galleriasabauda
Mole Antonelliana

Built as a synagogue in the 19th century, this striking building now houses Italy's Museo Nazionale del Cinema (National Museum of Cinema) while the tower (reached by lift) has a viewing platform offering panoramic views of the city and the Alps.

Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: Via Montebello 20, Turin, Italy
Telephone: (011) 813 8560.
Website: www.museonazionaledelcinema.org
Museo Egizio (Egyptian Museum)

This museum contains the finest collection of Egyptian artefacts outside Cairo, including findings from the tomb of the architect Kha and a reconstructed tomb from 2100BC.

Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: Via Accademia delle Scienze 6, Turin, Italy
Telephone: (011) 561 7776.
Website: www.museoegizio.org
Palazzo Reale (Royal Palace)

The most accessible of the former Savoy royal residences, this 17th-century palace contains lavish furnishings and paintings, and is set in grounds designed by Andre Le Notre, who also laid out Versailles.

Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: Piazzetta Reale, Turin, Italy
Telephone: (011) 436 1455.
Website: www.ambienteto.arti.beniculturali.it
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.

Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: Parco del Valentino (off Corso Massimo D'Azeglio), Turin, Italy
The Cathedral and the Holy Shroud

The 15th-century Duomo (Cathedral) contains the Capella della Sindone, built to house the Holy Shroud (the original is only displayed every 25 years, the last time in 2000), the background story of which is explained in the Museo della Sindone.

Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: Piazza San Giovanni, Turin, Italy
Telephone: (011) 436 1540.

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