Surroundings of Turin

The surroundings of Turin offer the opportunity to visit royal residences, abbeys, castles, forts, as well as enjoy natural beauty, lakes, hills and the Alps.

The Royal Residences of Savoy http://www.residenzereali.it/index.php/it/ are part of the UNESCO sites.

Visit the Reggia di Venaria Reale, with its beautiful gardens, the Castello della Mandria, with the magnificent park, the Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi and the Castello di Racconigi, with its impressive kitchens and the park where storks nest.

Do not miss the Abbey of the Sacra di San Michele https://sacradisanmichele.com/it/, built just before the year 1000, which dominates the entrance to the Susa valley. The Novalesa Abbey, founded in 726, is also very interesting, https://www.abbazianovalesa.org/wp/.

Lovers of forts will not miss the Fenestrelle Fort https://www.fortedifenestrelle.it/, which climbs up the mountainside with a covered staircase of 4000 steps.



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