Turin, tourist destinations

Turin is the capital of Piedmont and is known for the refinement of its architecture and cuisine. To the north-west of the city the Alps soar. Sumptuous baroque buildings and ancient cafés line the avenues and grandiose Turin squares, such as Piazza Castello and Piazza San Carlo. Nearby stands the tall spire of the 19th-century Mole Antonelliana, which houses the interactive exhibitions of the National Cinema Museum.

The Egyptian Museum of Turin is the oldest museum in the world entirely dedicated to the Nilotic civilization and is considered, due to the value and quantity of its findings, the most important in the world after that of Cairo.

The National Cinema Museum is a museum located in Turin based in the symbolic monument of the city, the Mole Antonelliana. The Museum develops in an upward spiral, on multiple exhibition levels, giving life to a presentation full of collections that traces the history of cinema from its origins to the present day.

The panoramic view of Turin and the Alpine chain from the Basilica of Superga which stands on a hill 672 meters above sea level. The Basilica can be reached by car, but it is much more suggestive to use the Sassi-Superga tramway.

The Sacra di San Michele, or more precisely the Abbey of San Michele della Chiusa, locally also called Sagra di San Michele, is an architectural complex perched on the summit of Mount Pirchiriano, at the entrance to the Val di Susa, in the metropolitan city of Turin, in Piedmont, in the territories of the municipalities of Sant'Ambrogio di Torino and Chiusa di San Michele, just above the hamlet of San Pietro.

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A few minutes from Maison La Tur, you can reach all the major services: supermarkets, shops, restaurants, pizzerias, bars.

Almese offers historical and naturalistic references. The medieval village of San Mauro (where the apartment is located), with the Tower from the year one thousand and the Ricetto used as a cultural centre. The remains of the Roman villa dating back to the 1st century AD. La Goja del pis, a natural swimming pool on the Messa stream. The vast pine forest in the mountainous valley with firebreaks that can be explored on foot or by bike, such as the route along the Messa torrent in the plain area.

Important tourist destinations reachable from Almese and minutes by car:

- Abbey of Sant'Antonio di Ranverso, Buttigliera Alta, 11

- Medieval Village and Lakes, Avigliana, 12

- Museum of Contemporary Art, Castello di Rivoli, 16

- Sacra di San Michele, Sant'Ambrogio of Turin, 23

- Royal Palace of Venaria, 25

- Turin centre, 30. See the most important destinations

- Zoom, zoo, zoo-immersion, Cumiana (To), 34

TURIN can be reached in various ways:

- CAR: a few minutes from the location there is the entrance to the A32 Frejus motorway. Turin center is about 27 km away and can be reached in about half an hour.

- CAR/TRAIN: from the location by car you can reach the Avigliana train station in a few minutes (free parking). Here, every half hour, there is a local train that arrives at Porta Nuova station in the center of Turin, a 10-minute walk from Piazza Castello and the most interesting museums.

Travel time 30 minutes. Porta Nuova is connected to the whole city by public transport, including the subway.

- CAR/METRO: from the location you can reach the Fermi station of the Turin Metro in Collegno: 21 km for about 25 minutes of travel. From Fermi you can reach the center of Turin in about 15 minutes.

- BUS/METRO: it is the solution to reach Turin by leaving the car at the location. Near Maison La Tur there is the GTT (Gruppo Torinese Trasporti) bus stop, from here you can reach the Fermi station of the Collegno Metro in about 45 minutes.