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• Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia Automobile Museun 
a museum, in the italian city of automobile, celebrating the automobile.

• Parco del Valentino 
550,000 sq m park along the banks of the Po. It includes the Castle "Castello del Valentino". Parco del Valentino

• Castello del Valentino 
built in 1630-60 after the style of a 16th century french chateau, it lies in the middle of Valentino park. viale Mattioli, 39

• Cathedral 
built in 1498, dedicated to St John the Baptist, it is a fine example of Renaissance architecture. The Chapel stores the Holy Shroud. Via XX Settembre 87 (adjacent to Piazza Castello)

• Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 
typical Turin style with its arcades, style

• Egyptian Museum 
one of most important collection of archaeological discoveries from ancient Egypt over the world. Via Accademia delle Scienze

• Galleria Sabauda 
divided in special areas of art stores a few works of exceptional value.

• Mole Antonelliana 
the symbol of Turin, 167 m high, designed by Alessandro Antonelli, it was completed in 1878. Via Montebello, 20

• National Museum of Montagna Duca degli Abruzzi 
dedicated to natural environmental aspects of the mountain, its traditions and to the mountain-climbing

• Palazzo Carignano 
masterpieces of Turin baroque (17th-c.). It houses the national museum of Risorgimento Via Accademia delle Scienze, 5

• Palazzo Madama 
baroque palace, erected in the 13th c. on the ruins of a Roman gate and enlarged in the 15th c. and in the 17th c. Piazza Castello

• Palazzo Reale (Royal Palace) 
residence of the House of Savoy until 1865. Piazza Castello

• Piazza Carlo Felice 
dates from the first half of the 19th c. is surrounded by the traditional arcades in Turin style. Piazza Carlo Felice

• Piazza Castello 
projected in 1564, It's the real heart of the city. Among the main buildings in the square: Palazzo Madama, The Royal Theatre, The Royal Palace , the Royal Library (that houses Leonardo da Vinci 's operas). Piazza Castello

• Piazza San Carlo 
one of most delightful piazzas of Turin, designed in 1637.

• Porta Palatina 
best-preserved example of a Roman city gate, are the most conspicuos parts of Roman walls towers. Piazza del Duomo (adjacent to)

• Romano Theatre 
built in the late Augustan periods. Via XX Settembre











 
 
 
 

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