10 Days in Turin: A Journey Through Art, History, and Culture

AGUSTIN MENEGHINI

19 Nov 2023

Join me on a 10-day adventure in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, as I explore the city's fascinating museums, stunning architecture, and rich cultural heritage. From the Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile to the Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, this itinerary is packed with must-visit attractions that will leave you in awe.

Trip to Turin

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Viator

Day 1

$ 38

Hotel Air Palace Lingotto

Depart from your stay 🏨

6 - 8 min

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Purpose-built car museum with Italian-built vehicles including design classics & early models.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Free

19 - 23 min

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Landmark 120-year-old coffee factory repurposed as a museum on the history of the Lavazza brand.

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

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Free

13 - 16 min

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Landmark park & castle with medieval origins, on the riverbank, with historic trees & rock garden.

No time set

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Free

12 - 15 min

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Collection of indoor-outdoor markets stocking everything from produce & flowers to apparel & art.

No time set

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Free

Day 2

$ 45

Hotel Air Palace Lingotto

Depart from your stay 🏨

7 - 9 min

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Gallery in a rooftop steel structure for 25 pieces including works by Canaletto, Picasso & Matisse.

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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Free

19 - 23 min

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Symmetrical 18th century hunting lodge and royal residence with luxury apartments & grand gardens.

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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Free

23 - 28 min

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Large city park & events space with 3 playgrounds, a bike path, bowling alleys & basketball courts.

No time set

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Free

13 - 16 min

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19th-century reproduction of a riverside medieval village with houses, workshops, castle & gardens.

No time set

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Free

9 - 11 min

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Chiesa Parrocchiale della Gran Madre di Dio

Established in 1831, this neoclassical Catholic church is reminiscent of the Pantheon in Rome.

No time set

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Free

Day 3

$ 38

Hotel Air Palace Lingotto

Depart from your stay 🏨

11 - 14 min

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Hilltop palace, originally a castle, with landscaped gardens & guided tours of its ornate rooms.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Free

14 - 17 min

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Museo di Antropologia Criminale Cesare Lombroso

Anatomical models, photos & art by prison & asylum inmates, shown within a science museum complex.

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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Free

6 - 9 min

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Opulent 19th-century monument featuring numerous allegorical marble statues, a fountain & pool.

No time set

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Free

10 - 12 min

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GAM - Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea

Permanent collections of modern & contemporary paintings & sculptures, plus installations & videos.

No time set

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Free

11 - 14 min

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Elegant park behind the Royal Palace, featuring 18th-century statues & play equipment for kids.

No time set

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Free

Day 4

$ 23

Hotel Air Palace Lingotto

Depart from your stay 🏨

18 - 22 min

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Grand 19th-century building offering views from an iconic 121-m. dome & spire, plus a cinema museum.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Free

2890 - 3468 min

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Extensive collection of Egyptian artifacts covering 5,000 years, including Tutankhamun's treasures.

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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Free

Day 5

$ 23

Hotel Air Palace Lingotto

Depart from your stay 🏨

17 - 21 min

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CAMERA - Centro Italiano per la Fotografia

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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Free

22 - 27 min

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Hilltop baroque basilica with a dome offering Alpine views, burial site of the royal House of Savoy.

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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Free

Day 6

$ 15

Hotel Air Palace Lingotto

Depart from your stay 🏨

20 - 24 min

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Large museum featuring Italian paintings from the 14th–18th centuries, plus Dutch & Flemish works.

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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Free

12 - 17 min

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Royal palace with ornate apartments, sculptures & furniture, plus an armory, garden & chapel.

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Free

Day 7

$ 15

Hotel Air Palace Lingotto

Depart from your stay 🏨

22 - 27 min

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Art museum, in a 17th-century palace, with 5 regional sections displaying Asian art & craft objects.

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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Free

8 - 12 min

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4-floor art museum with collections of antiquities & paintings plus decorative and applied arts.

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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Free

Day 8

$ 23

Hotel Air Palace Lingotto

Depart from your stay 🏨

26 - 32 min

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Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea

Contemporary art museum in a restored 17th-century castle, with work from the 1960s to the present.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Free

24 - 29 min

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Museum in a 1930s power station showing art by Mario & Marisa Merz, plus temporary exhibitions.

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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Free

Day 9

$ 23

Hotel Air Palace Lingotto

Depart from your stay 🏨

31 - 38 min

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Enormous palace estate with a Baroque residence & 50-hectare gardens plus an exhibition tour.

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Free

35 - 42 min

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Trophies & exhibits about Juventus Football Club with guided visits to the Allianz Stadium.

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

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Free

Day 10

$ 23

Hotel Air Palace Lingotto

Depart from your stay 🏨

17 - 21 min

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Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento Italiano

Palace museum housing art & artifacts documenting the 19th-century Italian unification movement.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Free

11 - 14 min

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10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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Free

Budget breakdown: $262 In total

Activities & Food:Free

Transport:$262