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The Cathedral and the Holy Shroud
The 15th-century Duomo (Cathedral) contains the Capella della Sindone, built to house the Holy Shroud (the original is only displayed every 25 years, the last time in 2000), the background story of which is explained in the Museo della Sindone.
Duomo and Capella della Sindone
Piazza San Giovanni
Tel: (011) 436 1540.
The Capella della Sindone is currently under restoration.
Museo della Sindone
Via San Domenico 28
Tel: (011) 436 5832.
Website: www.sindone.org
Museo Egizio (Egyptian Museum)
This museum contains the finest collection of Egyptian artefacts outside Cairo, including findings from the tomb of the architect Kha and a reconstructed tomb from 2100BC.
Via Accademia delle Scienze 6
Tel: (011) 561 7776.
Website: www.museoegizio.org
Mole Antonelliana
Built as a synagogue in the 19th century, this striking building now houses Italy’s Museo Nazionale del Cinema (National Museum of Cinema) while the tower (reached by lift) has a viewing platform offering panoramic views of the city and the Alps.
Museo Nazionale del Cinema
Via Montebello 20
Tel: (011) 813 8560/1.
Website: www.museonazionaledelcinema.org
Palazzo Reale (Royal Palace)
The most accessible of the former Savoy royal residences, this 17th-century palace contains lavish furnishings and paintings, and is set in grounds designed by Andre Le Notre, who also laid out Versailles.
Piazzetta Reale
Tel: (011) 436 1455.
Website: www.ambienteto.arti.beniculturali.it
Galleria Sabauda
This art gallery, housed in the same building as the Egyptian Museum, contains a fine collection of Italian paintings from the 14th to 18th centuries, as well as works by artists such as Van Dyke.
Via Accadamia delle Scienze 6
Tel: (011) 440 6903.
Website: www.museitorino.it/galleriasabauda
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Basilica di Superga
This baroque church, reached by a rack tramway from piazza Modena in the city centre, is set on a wooded hill high above Turin and affords superb views over the city.
Strada Basilica di Superga 73
Tel: (011) 898 0083.
Website: www.basilicadisuperga.com
Parco del Valentino
This extensive park in the southern part of the city beside the Po, is a great place to relax, as well as to admire the unusual Borgo Medievale (a lifesize reconstruction of a rural medieval village) and the plants in the Orto Botanico, the city’s botanic garden.
Off Corso Massimo D’Azeglio
Orto Botanico
Viale PA Mattioli 25
Tel: (011) 661 2447.
Website: www.bioveg.unito.it
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