Discover Turin: Museums, Hills and Giandujotti

Turin between culture and the Turin Hill

Turin combines a rich museum landscape with nature hiking trails on the Turin Hill and a specific history of Giandujotti. If you would like to combine culture, cityscapes and outdoor activity during your trip to Italy, you will find different ways to experience the city here. Particularly helpful for planning is the contrast between trails near the centre and museums focusing on Egypt, film and automobiles.

Trails on the hill, close to the centre

There are 14 numbered trails on the Turin Hill, with a total length of 70 km. Including the Anello verde, the total length of the trails on the Turin Hill is 90 km. The two figures help you assess the scope of the trail systems without equating them. In addition, there are nature hiking trails less than two kilometres from the city centre. This allows you to decide how much space the trails in the green surroundings should have alongside your visit to the city. The different trail lengths also help you compare the scope of your planned walks in advance.

Museums and historical sites

The Museo Egizio is housed in an elegant Baroque palace in the heart of Turin. The Museo Nazionale del Cinema is located in the Mole Antonelliana, Turin’s landmark. It extends in a spiral over several levels, with sets, projections and lighting effects. The MAUTO – Museo dell’Automobile di Torino has more than 200 original automobiles from 80 brands from around the world.

The Cappella rupestre di Ellesiya is an ancient Egyptian temple carved into the rock that was moved to Italy stone by stone. Villa della Regina is a historic complex with Italian gardens and a royal vineyard that overlooks the city from the Turin Hill. In the vicinity of Turin are Palazzo Madama, a palace, and Armeria Reale, a museum.

A culinary trail

Giandujotti also lead to a specific address and date: they were officially created in 1865 in the laboratory of the company Prochet Gay e C. at Piazza San Carlo in Turin. This gives the city’s history a culinary address alongside its museums and trails.

Choose accommodation according to your own plans

When choosing your accommodation, you can therefore first determine your priority: Should the Museo Egizio, Mole Antonelliana and the other cultural sites be the main focus, or would you also like to take the trails on the Turin Hill into account? The information that nature hiking trails are located less than two kilometres from the city centre provides a specific point of reference. This allows you to align the location of your accommodation with your own daily plans.

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To the higher-level travel overview: Turin.

More about the destination

Relevant information for planning your trip:

City trip to Turin, Italy.