0.8–1 hour
4 languages
Instant confirmation
Private tour

Highlights

This self-guided audio tour lets you discover the beautiful Baroque palaces and churches on Turin’s Piazza Castello at your own pace using the VoiceMap mobile app. Turin is full of extraordinary stories and larger-than-life characters, but you have to know where to find them. I’m a local and a tour guide, and I want to share my passion for local history, culture and food with you. We’ll start near the castle-like fortifications of Palazzo Madama and take a lively stroll around the majestic Piazza Castello. Along the way, you’ll find out: • The origins of the name Turin • Why Turin is known as a centre for white and black magic • How the Royal Church of Saint Lawrence came to have two churches inside it • Who is the wealthy family behind many of Turin’s most impressive landmarks are • Where to find Turin’s most famous restaurant Whether it’s your first time in Turin or you’re a curious local, this tour is the perfect way to have a Turin adventure.

Inclusions

What's included

VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
Lifetime access to this tour in English
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

What's not

Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
Smartphone and headphones
Transportation
Food and drink

Itinerary

The tour takes place around Piazza Castello. You'll see all its main sights and some of its hidden corners too.
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On this tour, you'll pass by the Royal Theatre of Turin.
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You'll briefly stop outside the Turin's archives on this tour.
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You make a brief stop outside the Prefecture on this tour.
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This is another brief stop along the tour.
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You'll stop outside the Royal Palace and if you'd like to, you're able to pause or end the tour while you visit the palace before finishing the rest of the tour.
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You'll stop briefly outside the church. You're also given the opportunity of going inside if you want to.
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On this tour, you'll briefly stop outside the oldest building in the city.
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You'll briefly stop outside the Piazza Carignano from where you'll see and hear about many important buildings/
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Before the final stop on the tour, you make a brief stop outside the historic confectionary shop Caffè Baratti & Milano.
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This is where the tour ends, outside the historic Caffè Mulassano.
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Cancellation

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Know before you go

Meeting point: Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Pickup: Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Operated by: VoiceMap Audio Tours

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Turin

Its from-price is 94% below the median of the 302 experiences we list in Turin.
It is shorter than most of them.

About Turin

Turin is the elegant Piedmont capital below the Alps, a city of arcaded avenues, royal palaces, a famous Egyptian museum, chocolate and vermouth.

Turin was the first capital of unified Italy, from 1861 to 1865, and before that the seat of the Savoy dynasty, whose baroque palaces and wide arcaded streets still define the centre. Piazza Castello holds the Royal Palace and Palazzo Madama, and Piazza San Carlo is a grand square with twin churches. The Mole Antonelliana, a tower topped by a spire, houses the National Cinema Museum, and the cathedral keeps the Shroud of Turin.

Top-ranked sights in Turin: Grinzane Cavour Castle, Piazza Castello, Piazza San Carlo.

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