Turin Attractions

Venue: Palazzo Reale    When: Daily; not Mon

Palazzo Reale is an impressive 17th-century building, home to some of the best architectural works in Turin, including a chapel by Guarino Guarini and the ceiling designed by Michelangelo Morello and carved by Bartolomeo and Giovan Battista Botto.

The building was once the official residence of the Savoy dynasty and today it still features the well-preserved royal apartments, lavishly decorated and furnished with original porcellain and silver items, paintings and tapestries.

Also open to the public is the Royal Armoury, one of the most comprehensive collections of weapons in the world (set up by King Carlo Alberto of Savoy), and the royal gardens, laid out by Le Nôtre, the landscape designer who created the Versailles gardens.