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- Mole Antonelliana & Museo Nazionale del Cinema — Turin’s skyline trademark: an oddly beautiful 19th-century tower you can ride the glass elevator up for a ridiculous city view, and a brilliant, hands-on film museum inside that makes the building itself part of the exhibit.
- Museo Egizio — One of the world’s top Egyptian collections (after Cairo), with real tomb finds, intact reliefs and an impressively curated flow that makes ancient Egypt feel immediate — not just a pile of dusty artifacts.
- Palazzo Reale & Cappella della Sindone — Former Savoy residence with restored royal apartments, a small armory and the Guarini chapel that houses the history of the Shroud; great for architecture and for feeling the city’s monarchical past.
- Palazzo Carignano & Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento — A stunning
- Mole Antonelliana & Museo Nazionale del Cinema — Turin’s skyline trademark: an oddly beautiful 19th-century tower you can ride the glass elevator up for a ridiculous city view, and a brilliant, hands-on film museum inside that makes the building itself part of the exhibit.
- Museo Egizio — One of the world’s top Egyptian collections (after Cairo), with real tomb finds, intact reliefs and an impressively curated flow that makes ancient Egypt feel immediate — not just a pile of dusty artifacts.
- Palazzo Reale & Cappella della Sindone — Former Savoy residence with restored royal apartments, a small armory and the Guarini chapel that houses the history of the Shroud; great for architecture and for feeling the city’s monarchical past.
- Palazzo Carignano & Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento — A stunning Baroque façade and the best place in town to understand Italy’s unification through documents, paintings and theatrical rooms — genuinely illuminating if you care how modern Italy was made.
- Palazzo Madama (Piazza Castello) — The medieval gate-turned-palace in the heart of the city blends Romanesque towers and baroque façades; the civic museum has decorative arts that tell Turin’s civic story well.
- Piazza San Carlo — Turin’s elegant “drawing room”: twin churches, long cafés and people-watching under chestnut trees. Sit with a bicerin (local coffee + chocolate drink) and you’ll see why locals linger here.
- Mercato di Porta Palazzo — Europe’s largest open-air market is chaotic, cheap and delicious: fresh produce, spices, cheeses and an entire texture of everyday Turin life you won’t get in museums.
- Quadrilatero Romano — The old Roman quarter: narrow streets, tiny piazzas, traces of Roman walls and a concentration of trattorie, wine bars and craft shops — perfect for wandering in the late afternoon and finding a real local meal.
- Villa della Regina — A quieter Baroque villa on the Po’s hillside with intimate rooms, terraced gardens and a view over the city; less crowded than the royal spots and very rewarding for a slow-hour escape.
- Borgo Dora & the Balon flea market — A working-class neighborhood that turns into a treasure hunt on weekends: antiques, quirky stalls, street food and an authentic local vibe — great for second-hand hunters and people watchers.
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Hi, I’m Johan (Netherlands 🇳🇱), the creator of TakeYourBackpack. Over the past decade, I’ve backpacked through 80+ countries across six continents, gaining extensive experience with independent travel, long-term trips, and overland routes.