Turin Walking Tour with Audioguide on your Smartphone

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Porta Nuova

  Torino Porta Nuova is the city’s main railway station and one of Italy’s busiest. Construction began in 1861 under engineer Alessandro Mazzucchetti, combining practical railway design with a monumental façade facing Piazza Carlo Felice. Expanded for the 1911 International Exposition and modernized several times since, it remains a major gateway to Turin.

  25 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2

  Hotel Roma e Rocca Cavour began in 1854 as the four-room Locanda alla Rocca di Cavour. Renamed in 1870 after the capture of Rome, it became a Grand Hotel for the 1911 International Exposition and was among Turin’s first hotels with an elevator. The same family has managed it since 1854, and writer Cesare Pavese stayed here in 1950.

  25 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3

  Palazzo Bricherasio is a 17th-century noble residence best known as the birthplace of FIAT. On July 11, 1899, a group of Turin entrepreneurs and aristocrats gathered here to sign the company’s founding act. Later restored as an exhibition venue, the palace preserves elegant Rococo interiors and today serves as the headquarters of Banca Patrimoni Sella & C.

  25 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Piazza San Carlo

  Piazza San Carlo is one of Turin’s grandest Baroque squares, laid out in the 17th century and framed by elegant arcades. At its southern end stand the twin churches of San Carlo and Santa Cristina, while the center is dominated by the equestrian statue of Emanuele Filiberto. Historic cafés beneath the porticoes helped earn the square its nickname, Turin’s “drawing room.”

  25 minutes • Admission ticket free
• (Pass by)

  Turin’s Egyptian Museum was founded in 1824 and is the world’s oldest museum devoted entirely to ancient Egyptian culture. Its collections grew from the vast Drovetti collection and later archaeological excavations led by Ernesto Schiaparelli. Today, visitors can see monumental statues, mummies, papyri and the remarkable rock-cut Temple of Ellesiya.

  Admission ticket free
• 5

  Gelateria Pepino is one of Turin’s historic cafés, founded in 1884 by Neapolitan gelato maker Domenico Pepino. The shop moved to Piazza Carignano in 1929 and became a supplier to the Italian royal household. Its signature creation is the Pinguino, introduced in 1938: vanilla gelato on a stick coated in chocolate, an early ancestor of today’s ice-cream bars.

  25 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Palazzo Carignano (Pass by)

  Palazzo Carignano is one of Turin’s Baroque masterpieces, designed by Guarino Guarini in 1679. Its dramatic curved brick façade hides a building closely tied to Italian unification: kings Carlo Alberto and Vittorio Emanuele II were born here, and it later housed the Subalpine Parliament and Italy’s first Parliament. Today, part of the palace houses the National Museum of the Risorgimento.

  Admission ticket free
• (Pass by)

  The National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento tells the story of Italy’s unification, from the revolutionary movements of the 18th century to the birth of the modern state. Housed in Palazzo Carignano since 1938, its 30 rooms include paintings, weapons, documents and the original chamber of the Subalpine Parliament, where crucial steps toward Italian unity were taken.

  Admission ticket free
• 6

  This plaque marks the Turin home where Friedrich Nietzsche lived in 1888–1889, during one of the most productive periods of his life. Here, at Via Carlo Alberto 6, he wrote Ecce Homo and other late works. The city installed the memorial on October 15, 1944, the centenary of his birth, honoring the philosopher’s intense creative connection with Turin.

  25 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Palazzo Madama (Pass by)

  Palazzo Madama tells nearly two thousand years of Turin’s history in one building. It grew from a Roman city gate into a medieval castle and later a Savoy residence. In 1721, Filippo Juvarra added its elegant Baroque façade. The palace later housed the Senate of the Kingdom of Italy and, since 1934, has been home to the Civic Museum of Ancient Art.

  Admission ticket free
• Royal Palace of Turin (Pass by)

  The Royal Palace was the main residence of the House of Savoy and the political heart of Turin for centuries. Its story began in 1584, when Duke Carlo Emanuele I ordered a new court residence after Turin became the Savoy capital. Twelve generations of rulers lived here, continually enriching its ceremonial rooms, gilded halls and royal apartments.

  Admission ticket free
• 7

  Turin Cathedral, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, was built between 1491 and 1498 and is Turin’s first major Renaissance building. Its white marble façade stands out among the city’s brick architecture. The cathedral is best known as the home of the Shroud of Turin, while Guarino Guarini’s dramatic Baroque chapel links it directly to the Royal Palace.

  25 minutes • Admission ticket free
• (Pass by)

  Turin’s Roman Theatre dates to the founding years of Augusta Taurinorum, around the turn of the 1st century BC and AD. Enlarged during the 1st century, it once filled an entire city block with a semicircular cavea, stage and portico. Buried for centuries, its remains were rediscovered in 1899 during construction of the Royal Palace’s new wing.

  Admission ticket free
• 8
  Porta Palatina

  Porta Palatina is one of Turin’s finest surviving Roman monuments. Built around the late 1st century BC to early 1st century AD, it formed the northern entrance to Augusta Taurinorum. Two tall polygonal brick towers flank the gate, while the central passage still preserves the openings once used by pedestrians and wheeled traffic.

  25 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 9
  Mercato di Porta Palazzo

  Porta Palazzo Market fills Piazza della Repubblica with one of Turin’s liveliest scenes. Covering more than 51,000 square meters, it is considered Europe’s largest open-air market. Stalls sell fruit, vegetables, cheese, meat, clothing and household goods, reflecting the city’s multicultural character. Look for the historic iron-and-glass Clock Canopy at its heart.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• (Pass by)

  The Royal Gardens began in the 16th century after Emanuele Filiberto made Turin the Savoy capital. Later redesigned in the French style using plans by André Le Nôtre, they spread across about seven hectares behind the Royal Palace. Formal avenues lead toward the 18th-century Fountain of the Tritons and Nereid, while the Boschetto preserves a more romantic 19th-century character.

  Admission ticket free
• Teatro Regio Di Torino (Pass by)

  Teatro Regio opened in 1740 as the opera house of the Savoy court. Its original auditorium was destroyed by fire in 1936, leaving only the historic façade. Architect Carlo Mollino designed the striking modern theater behind it, inaugurated in 1973. The Regio also hosted the world premieres of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut and La bohème.

  Admission ticket free
• 10

  RAI’s Museum of Radio and Television traces the history of Italian broadcasting through vintage radios, television sets, microphones, cameras and studio equipment. Founded in Turin in 1967, it combines technology with memories of famous programs and personalities. Renovated in 2026, the museum offers an interactive look at how radio and TV evolved from early experiments to modern media.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Mole Antonelliana (Pass by)

  The Mole Antonelliana is Turin’s most recognizable landmark. Alessandro Antonelli designed it in 1862 as a synagogue, but soaring costs led the city to take over the project. Completed in 1889, it rises 167.5 meters and was once Europe’s tallest masonry building. Today it houses the National Museum of Cinema and offers panoramic views from its 85-meter terrace.

  Admission ticket free
• 11

  Casa Scaccabarozzi was designed by Alessandro Antonelli in 1840 on an unusually narrow triangular plot. Its wedge shape and yellow façade earned it the nickname Fetta di Polenta, or “Slice of Polenta.” Later enlarged by Antonelli himself, the building once housed Caffè del Progresso, a meeting place for Carbonari and other supporters of Italian unification.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 12
  Chiesa Della Gran Madre di Dio

  The Gran Madre di Dio was built from 1818 to celebrate the return of the House of Savoy after Napoleon’s fall. Ferdinando Bonsignore modeled it on Rome’s Pantheon, with a vast dome and classical portico reached by a monumental staircase. Statues of Faith and Religion flank the entrance, while a memorial ossuary for World War I soldiers lies beneath the church.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 13
  Chiesa di Santa Maria del Monte dei Cappuccini

  Santa Maria al Monte dei Cappuccini crowns a hill above the Po River. Construction began in 1584 to a design by Ascanio Vitozzi, and the church was consecrated in 1656. Its Greek-cross plan is topped by an octagonal dome, while the high altar was created by Carlo and Amedeo di Castellamonte. The terrace outside offers one of Turin’s classic panoramic views.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• The audio guide is available through a special mobile app for iOS and Android
• Entry tickets to the museums are not included. Please buy them separately in advance
• The tour doesn’t cover all Turin sights
• This is a self-guided tour. You will need to download the audio guide mobile app, activate your purchase, and follow the route on the app's map. There is no human guide provided

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