Turin Museums
Turin is a city full of unexpected discoveries. In Turin museums and art galleries number well over fifty and they are all worth a visit. Many are amongst the best museums in Italy.
Top of the list of all the museums and other attractions in Turin has to be the
Palace of Venaria, one of the
Top Five Tourist Attractions in Italy
, a UNESCO Heritage site and an equal in every way to the Palace of Versailles
.
Any Turin tour should include the
Egyptian Museum
of Piedmont, the largest museum of Egyptology outside of Egypt. The museum is located in a beautiful part of Turin and was revamped in 2006. The displays are very impressive.
The museum houses the oldest known copy of the Egyptian Book of the Dead but make sure you get out before closing time. The museum is haunted according to local legend.
photo by Karl Baer
If you have the time go and see the
Biblioteca Reale
with exhibits ranging from one of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous works through to medieval weapons and jewels.
Torino is home to some of Italy’s finest collections of modern and contemporary art. These can be seen in the
Galleria d’arte Moderna
and at
Castello di Rivoli
which is a little out of the centre of town and set in a magnificent castle.
The list of other museums is long and some are very unique and unlikely to be found anywhere else. Museums on subjects ranging from the
Piedmont Museum of Fruit
to the
Torino Puppet Museum.
I love the fruit museum!!!
The excellent
Cinema Museum
is a favourite of my wife, housed within a city landmark, the Mole Antonelliana, an extraordinary extravagance of 168 meters and originally built in 1863 as a Synagogue.
The museum is the best in Italy in its field and one of the best in the world (my wife’s opinion) and bears homage to Turin’s place as the birthplace of Italian cinema.
Last but not least don’t miss the
Torino Automotive Museum.
In a city that is home to Fiat this is bound to be excellent and is indeed just that (my opinion ? NOT my wife’s opinion). I get so many people asking me about visiting the Ferrari factory at Modena but if you love cars so much come and visit this museum too!
Need a Hotel in Turin. I recommend the Grand Hotel Sitea.
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