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Explore the capital of piedmont, italy with free tour turin, free  turin walking tour.

Fruit of the experience of young travellers, the Free Tour Turin is known as the hub who has been gathering travellers coming from all over the world to help them fully experience our beautiful city.

We are a team of professional tour guides and tour leaders who love sharing their passion for Turin. Our original Free Walking Tour of Turin is a great way to explore the historical center. Joining the free tour you will visit the most beautiful and famous sights (including the church where is kept the Holy Shrowd of Jesus Christ) , you will get to know the local history and will receive a lot of useful tips for your stay. Don't hesitate to ask yout guide anything you want. Apart from our general  pay-what-you-wish walking tours, we also organise pub crawls, food tours and private tours.

We run our tours almost every day in English, Spanish and Italian. Please be sure to check our latest schedule on the official website. Reservations are required.

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Turin, a city enigmatic and refined, Nestled by the Alps in Italy's design. Its streets tell tales of grandeur and might, Of empires and kings, a majestic sight.

Mole Antonelliana, a beacon of art, Where culture and knowledge find their start. The Po River whispers secrets untold, Beneath ancient bridges, a story unfolds.

In Piazza Castello, the Royal Palace shines, With opulence and treasures, in regal lines. The Saboy Chapel, an artistic trove, In Turin's embrace, the heart of art and love.

Aroma of coffee, cafes with allure, Gianduja chocolate, a taste so pure. The fervor for football, Juventus' song, In Turin's passion, we all belong.

Birthplace of cinema, and cars that gleam, An open-air museum, a visionary dream. In every corner, each square and lane, Turin's charm and elegance forever remain.

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Join a walk with Free Walking Tour Torino through the charming streets of Turin's central hub. Lead by local volunteers, this tour will introduce you to the best bits of the city.  With Free Walking Tour Torino you will discover some of the city's most important and historic spots walking through the city for around 3 hours. 

There is nothing better than getting a precious insider's point of view of the city you visit, so take the chance to really get to know Turin by joining this free walking tour!

• Groups:  no minimum number of participants
• When:  from Thursday to Monday at 10.30 a.m. in english; Friday to Sunday at 10.30 am in Spanish; Saturday and Sunday at 10.30 in italian;
• Where:   Porta Nuova metro station exit (Piazza Carlo Felice, next to Sambuy garden )
• Duration: 2:30 - 3:00 hours
• Itinerary:   Piazza Carlo Felice, Via Roma, Piazzetta CLN, Piazza San Carlo, Via Lagrange, Piazza Carignano, Piazza Castello, Duomo, Porta Palatina, Mole Antonelliana, Piazza Vittorio Veneto, Piazza Della Gran Madre di Dio

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Free Walking Tour Turin

Free walking tour Turin is one of the best ways to explore Turin, located in the Piedmont region of Italy, is known for its rich cultural heritage and stunning architecture. The city is home to numerous historic landmarks, including the Royal Palace of Turin, the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, and the Mole Antonelliana, which houses the National Museum of Cinema. Visitors can also explore the famous Egyptian Museum, one of the largest collections of Egyptian artifacts outside of Cairo or take a stroll through the city’s charming squares and gardens. Turin is a hub for shopping, dining, and entertainment, offering plenty of options for visitors looking to relax and unwind.

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Free walking tour Turin starts at the heart of Turin’s historic center, Piazza Castello. This stunning square is surrounded by elegant buildings, including the beautiful Palazzo Reale, a former royal palace that now houses the city’s museums and cultural institutions.  

Next, head to the Piazza San Carlo, a charming square that is considered the city’s living room. This square is lined with cafes, restaurants, and shops, and is a great place to relax, people watch, and take in the sights.

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From the Piazza San Carlo, make your way to the Mole Antonelliana, a beautiful building that is one of the most iconic landmarks in Turin. This building is now home to the National Museum of Cinema and is a great place to learn about the history of cinema and its impact on society.  

Next, visit the Cathedral of San Giovanni Battista, a beautiful Gothic cathedral that is one of the most important landmarks in Turin. This stunning cathedral is known for its intricate carvings, stunning stained-glass windows, and beautiful frescoes.  

As you continue your tour, be sure to stop by the Palazzo Madama, a beautiful palace that was once the residence of the city’s royalty. This stunning building is now home to a museum of ancient art and is a great place to learn about Turin’s rich cultural heritage and its impact on the world.  

Finally, end your tour at the Parco del Valentino, a beautiful park that is one of the largest in Turin. This park is a great place to relax, take in the sights, and experience the city’s natural beauty.

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Enjoy the view of the Mole Antonelliana, a major landmark building in Turin © iStockphoto / Getty Images

As with every major Italian city, elegant Turin has its fair share of world-class museums and art galleries commanding an admission fee. But for budget travelers, the wide porticoed streets and grandiose squares of Piedmont’s understated capital make a beautiful starting point: Turin’s ornate baroque architecture makes it a ravishing spot to soak up Italian elegance without spending a cent. Or get to know a local on a free walking tour .

Many museums, including the blockbuster Museo Egizio , are free to kids under five, any visitor on their birthday (bring ID with proof of birth date), and to every donna (woman) on International Women’s Day (8 March). Or invest in a Torino+Piemonte Card (€29 for 24 hours) to unlock the city’s unmatched treasure chest of Unesco-listed Savoy palazzi (palaces) and dozens of other sights for ‘free’.

Get around on foot or by low-impact tram

Unsung Turin is relatively compact and affordable compared to Rome, Florence and other more touristed Italian cities. It costs nothing to cruise around downtown Turin on foot and the reward is soul-soaring views of the surrounding Alps at every turn. Or pay €4 to rattle around by tram all day with a one-day public transport ticket.

Watch out for the revival of historic tram line 7, temporarily suspended by the Covid pandemic. Launched to promote the environmentally low-impact form of public transport, the ‘mobile museum’ takes visitors on a circular tour of Turin’s main squares and avenues in vintage, racing-green tram wagons from the 1930s and 50s.

Poke around an icon of early 20th-century architecture

No single building is more evocative of Turin’s Herculean industrial heritage than its landmark Fiat factory in Lingotto . Considered one of Italy’s most hallowed examples of early 20th-century industrial architecture, the 1923 car factory closed in 1982 and was later redesigned by Italian architect Renzo Piano as a shopping mall , congress center and exhibition hall. Allow ample time for browsing and taking in the aura of the enormous, five-story building.

The rooftop – with a 1920s test track now used to take new-gen e-Fiat 500s for a debut spin and recently planted urban garden with yoga and meditation areas – is only accessible via the ticketed Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli . Visiting the modern art gallery and track is free however if you are a guest at the DoubleTree by Hilton Turin Lingotto hotel, inside the original factory hall.

Time travel on Piazza Castello

Amble around regal Piazza Castello , the city’s most elegant square framed by the 17th-century Palazzo Reale and Palazzo Madama – the palace’s rear is the original medieval construction, while the baroque facade was added in the 1700s. Contemplate its dual-faceted façade to time-travel from the 16th century, when the palace was owned by the powerful Medici family, to 1871 when it became the first seat of the Italian Senate Italy’s unification.

Plog and play green at Eataly

Piedmont spawned the global Slow Food movement and its capital cradles the Eataly mothership – a staggering space celebrating regional food, wine and culinary culture in Lingotto’s Fiat complex. Themed dinners, masterclasses, cooking workshops and live cooking demonstrations usually involve a fee, but the green-thinking food hall hosts plenty of free tastings, events and happenings too. Plogging in the Lingotto neighborhood (an environmentally friendly combo of jogging and picking up litter), Vermouth tastings and kid-friendly educational workshops are regular freebies. Check Eataly’s Facebook page for the month’s diary.

Weekend with locals in Parco Valentino

The passeggiata (afternoon stroll) is as sacred in Turin as any other Italian city. At weekends families flock to the seemingly endless, grassy grounds of 19th-century Parco Valentino to stroll along the Po river banks, peruse botanical gardens, snap selfies in front of mock chateau Castello del Valentino and kick balls around. Joggers enliven serpentine footpaths by day, romancing couples come dusk. Don’t miss the Borgo Medievale , a replica 15th-century village complete with fortress, prisons and beautifully recreated kitchen, herb and flower gardens.

Get lost in the Roman quarter

Delve into the heart of Roman-era Augusta Taurinorum in the Quadrilatero Romano neighborhood, an atmospheric tangle of tiny cobblestoned streets and squares. Admire remains of the Roman city walls and red-brick Porta Palatina , the colony’s well-preserved gateway from the 1st century BCE. Little remains of the Roman Amphitheatre or the second smaller theater that stood on the site where the Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista now is. Nip into the cathedral to enjoy the peal of bells emanating from its freestanding belfry and learn about the Holy Shroud of Turin, stashed away in a concealed casket in the 15th-century cathedral.

Promenade like royalty in the Giardino Reale

Palazzo Reale is ticketed, but its manicured gardens – Giardino Reale – are free to mooch at leisure and provide a peaceful respite from Turin’s busy, traffic-clogged streets. Trees on the garden’s lower level frame the tip of Mole Antonelliana , a 167m-high (548ft) tower built as a synagogue in the 19th century and an emblem of contemporary Turin.

Window shop in all weathers

Window-shopping in Turin is particularly delightful thanks to a myriad of porticoes, built for the Savoy dynasty in the 1600s to ensure safe, dry passage between royal residences. Over the centuries the elegant arcades framing regal Piazza Castello were extended to other piazzas and boulevards – clocking up 18km (11mi) of covered walkways in all. Those lacing the length of Via Pietro Micca, Via Roma and Via Po are particularly charming. Beneath the porticoes of the latter, browse old-school bancarelle (stalls) piled high with antiquarian and second-hand books.

Mooching around independent boutiques and cafes tucked inside old-world covered passages – another royal tactic to encourage wandering through the city in all seasons – is equally delightful. Galleria Subalpina near the Museo Egizio ; Galleria San Federico, a stone’s throw from the Chiesa San Carlo di Borromeo ; and Galleria Umberto I, right by Porta Palazzo, are all beautiful.

Get high – on the natural and sacred

Hills – foothills of the snow-capped Italian Alps and greener, lower-lying Colline Torensi – encircling the city sport stupendous views. Emblematic Basilica di Superga can be spotted from all over Turin, and while there is a fee to enter the hillside basilica, wandering the vast grounds of the lavish 18th-century church rewards with a scenic 1.5km (mile-long) hike spiked with soul-soaring city vistas.

No religion is required to appreciate the artistry and craftsmanship inside Turin’s historic churches – and many are free to access. Across the Po from Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 19th-century striking Chiesa della Gran Madre di Dio was built like a mini-Pantheon to commemorate the return of Vittorio Emanuele I. If you’ve seen the 1969 classic movie, The Italian Job , these are the church steps driven down by Michael Caine and his gang in their Mini Coopers. Post-church, head uphill to Monte dei Cappuccini, crowned by the bijou Chiesa di Santa Maria del Monte dei Cappuccini and panoramic views across the Po River and Turin rooftops. The show at sunset is spectacular.

Quench your thirst at toretti and stamp for good luck

Bring your own water bottle to fill up for free at one of the city’s many drinking-water fountains, handsomely capped with a bull’s head. Nicknamed toretti or ‘little bulls’ in the Piedmontese dialect, the animal is a symbol of the city and appears everywhere, be it on the Torino football club crest or the occasional street-art mural. On Piazza San Carlo, rub your foot across the genitals of the gold brass bull embedded into the stone pavement, beneath the porticoes in front of historic Caffè Torino – it brings good luck.

Lap up local life at the market

Even if you don’t spend a cent, mooching Turin’s epic Porta Palazzo – one of Europe’s largest outdoor markets – is a prime op to learn what fresh produce is in season, improve your epicurean knowledge of regional Piedmontese cuisine and meet local producers, farmers and artisans. Butchers, bakers and cheesemongers fill the indoor arcades to bursting.

Equally action-packed and a fascinating window on local life is the open-air Gran Balon antique and flea market which sees 300-odd vendors set up stalls on backstreets winding to the edge of the Dora River on the second Sunday of each month. Bustling with bargain hunters, it’s an incredible trove of vintage goods.

Hike along the Po river or up a hill

Lifeblood to the city, the mighty River Po cuts through Turin and across the north of Italy . Admire its swirling waters and scenic viewpoints along a marked footpath that begins by the Regina Margherita bridge and trails the massive waterway for 30 minutes to Parco Valentino . The footpath is flanked on one side by the historic city center and, on the other, by verdant colline (hills) peppered with pastel-colored art nouveau villas.

Or hike in the Colline Torinesi (‘Turinese Hills’) – forested hills, flower-strewn meadows and striped vineyards yielding Collina Torinese DOC wines east of the city. Contact Turin Tourism for trail information and maps, including the Superga Vezzolano Crea linking the Basilica di Superga with the Sacro Monte di Crea in Monteferrato via 64km (40mi) of old-world villages, vines and rolling hills.

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Explore Turin in Italy with one of our free walking tours . Click on a marker on the map to get started and view details about the tour. Below is an overview of the sightseeing tours. A total of 13 tours are available in Turin, Italy.

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Self-guided Tour #1

• Chiesa di Santa Giulia
• Casa Scaccabarozzi
• Mole Antonelliana
• National Cinema Museum
• Auditorium RAI
• Teatro Gobetti
• Cavallerizza Reale
• Chiesa di San Francesco da Paola
• MIAAO Museo Internazionale di Arte Applicata Oggi
• San Filippo Neri
• Museo nazionale del Risorgimento italiano
• Piazza Castello
• Cathedral of St John the Baptist
• Cappella della Sindone
• Armeria Reale
• Museo Civico d'Arte Antica
• Chiesa di San Lorenzo
• Carabiniere Reale
• Giardini Reali

Self-guided Tour #2

• Opera per Torino
• Beata Vergine delle Grazie
• Galleria civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
• Vittorio Emanuele II
• Santi Angeli Custodi
• Chiesa della Visitazione
• Chiesa di San Carlo Borromeo
• Chiesa di Santa Cristina
• Chiesa della Madonna degli Angeli
• Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi
• Chiesa di San Massimo
• Chiesa di San Francesco di Sales
• Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo
• Camera - Centro Italiano per la fotografia
• Chiesa di Santa Croce
• Chiesa di Santa Pelagia
• Santissima Annunziata
• Museo Accorsi Ometto
• Piazza Vittorio Veneto
• Chiesa della Gran Madre di Dio

Self-guided Tour #3

• Sant'Antonio di Padova
• Museo Pietro Micca
• Teatro Vittorio Alfieri
• Chiesa dei Santi Martiri
• Chiesa della Madonna del Carmine
• Chiesa del Santo Sudario
• Chiesa di Sant'Agostino
• Chiesa di San Rocco
• Basilica del Corpus Domini
• Chiesa della Santissima Trinità
• Monumento a Emanuele Filiberto
• Egyptian Museum
• Teatro Carignano
• Galleria Umberto I
• Basilica Mauriziana
• Museo di Antichità
• Chiesa di San Gioacchino
• Museo Lavazza

Self-guided Tour #4

• San Bernardino da Siena
• Museo del carcere Le Nuove
• Chiesa di Santa Maria di Piazza
• Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi
• Teatro Romano
• Teatro Regio
• Chiesa di San Tommaso
• Chiesa di San Giuseppe

Self-guided Tour #5

• Chiesa della Madonna del Pilone
• Alfa Teatro
• Parrocchia ortodossa San Massimo
• Museo Nazionale della Montagna Duca degli Abruzzi
• Chiesa di San Giovanni Evangelista
• Sacro Cuore di Maria
• Chiesa dell'Immacolata Concezione

Self-guided Tour #6

• Centro Storico Fiat
• Museo di anatomia umana Luigi Rolando
• Museo di antropologia criminale Lombroso
• Teatro Colosseo
• Orto Botanico di Torino
• Parco del Valentino
• Tempio Valdese
• Monte dei Cappuccini
• Villa della Regina

Self-guided Tour #7

• Officine Grandi Riparazioni
• Fondazione Merz
• Parco Francesco Ruffini

Self-guided Tour #8

• Chiesa di Maria Regina della Pace
• Basilica di Maria Ausiliatrice
• Immacolata Concezione e San Donato
• Chiesa di Nostra Signora del Suffragio
• Chiesa di Gesù Nazareno
• Sacrario del Martinetto
• Parco Dora (area Michelin)

Why Visit Sights? Self-guided sightseeing tours are a free and safe alternative to bus tours. You can explore Turin at your own pace, any time! Do something good for your health by walking.

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• 9.40 / 10 1,887 reviews | 13,271 travellers Guide was pleasant and helpful. Gave us highlights of city centre and time to see inside some important places eg. Shroud Church. Good overview of city and history. Just walked a bit too fast ahead of group and crossing roads. 8 Anne

Do you want to visit the Piedmontese capital, but you don't know where to start? Join this free tour of Turin and discover the beautiful city's secrets . Let's go!

At the scheduled time, we'll meet in the centre of the Piedmontese capital, to begin this free tour around Turin. Ready?

Throughout the tour, we'll visit the most iconic locations in the city, such as the famous Porta Palatina , and the Galleria San Federico , an elegant shopping building, located right in the old town. We'll also visit the Cathedral of Turin, in front of which we'll stop to admire its beautiful white marble façade . Inside the cathedral, is the famous Shroud of Turin . Incredible!

Of course, on our tour, we couldn't skip visiting the Piazza Castello, the city's main square and where many of Turin's important buildings are found . There, we'll see the outside of the Royal Palace and the Palazzo Madama .

Finally, we'll conclude the tour after about 2 hours.

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The FREE TOUR OF TORINO leaves FROM THURSDAY TO MONDAY in Spanish and English and SATURDAY and SUNDAY also in Italian, at 10.30 from the main station PORTA NUOVA, at the Info Point of Tourism. You will recognize us as the guys with the yellow and blue flag/umbrella (the colors of Turin!) Have you never done a Free Tour before? The Free Tour or Free Tour is a simple idea, join our tours. We will show you the best of the city, we will tell you its history, anecdotes, and curiosities, in the most fun way, and it is you who decides, at the end of the tour, the price it deserves. There is no fixed price, but we think that the better we do our work, the more our visitors will value it! Fall in love with one of the most beautiful cities in Italy. We will wait for you! The Torino Tour lasts approximately 2½ hrs. We will discover: Piazza Carlo Felice Via Roma Piazza CLN Piazza San Carlo The Old Neighborhood City Hall Roman Ruins Cathedral Piazza Castello Via Po The Tower Antonelliana

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• Mole Antonelliana
• Piazza San Carlo
• Palatine Gate
• Piazza Castello
• Piazza Carlo
• Via Roma - Piazzetta cln
• Piazza San Carlo - Via Lagrange
• Piazza Carignano
• Duomo Torino
• Porta Palatina - Via Po
• Museo Nazionale del Cinema

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Meeting point: PIAZZA CARLO FELICE DEPARTURE FROM THE METRO OUTSIDE THE MAIN STATION NEAR THE TOURISTIC INFORMATION SITE At the arrived You will recognize us as the boys with the yellow and blue flag (the colors of Turin)!

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The best walking tour of Turin starts at the main station, Porta Nuova, and heads on up the elegant Via Roma towards Piazza Castello (see the foot of the page for a map of the area).

Via Roma is THE shopping street in Turin and one of the greatest in shopping streets in Italy ; my wife loves it and my bank account hates it. All the big names of Italian fashion—and then some—are here. There are also some very tempting food stores, though I wouldn’t do your shopping here before.

reading my wife Maria's Turin shopping guide for all the inside info.

Carry on up via Roma until you reach the seventeenth-century Piazza San Carlo (Carlo Felice) with its famous rearing horse and the Savoy Duke Filiberto in the saddle.

Two gorgeous sixteenth-century churches, the so-called "Twin Churches,"  look out on the piazza (see photo at top). One is the masculine San Carlo, and the other is the feminine Santa Cristina.

The piazza is known as the "Drawing Room" of Turin; its elegance is often compared to that of the Place Vendôme in Paris. It has been the hangout of Piedmont's intellectuals and the rich and famous for centuries.

While you are in the piazza, pop into the wonderful but expensive  Caffè San Carlo.  On leaving Caffè San Carlo head down to the corner, turn left and on your right is the Galleria San Federico , a delightful arcaded shopping mall where you will find one of the oldest cinemas in Italy, the Cinema Lux which opened its doors in 1934.

Continue walking along the left side of Via Roma toward Piazza Castello before returning to Piazza San Carlo up the other side of the road to avoid missing any of the expensive shops. Once you get back to Piazza San Carlo, your bank account should be considerably lighter.

Turn left from Piazza San Carlo into Via Maria Vittoria , a quiet, upmarket street lined with lovely art galleries and antique shops.

Personally, I would recommend doing your antique shopping at Porta Palazzo, Piedmont's and indeed Europe's largest open-air market, which is much cheaper than the city center and the location of the famous Balon flea market, which is held every Saturday morning and the second Sunday of the month. You'll find more about this and the other open-air markets of Turin here.

The church of San Filippo Neri along Maria Vittoria is lovely. Built in 1675, it was restored by Juvarra after the dome collapsed. Opposite the church is Palazzo Carpano , dating to 1684 and designed by Michelangelo Garove.

Now head back towards Piazza San Carlo and turn right just before the piazza into Via Accademia delle Scienze. This street houses the 16th-century Palazzo dell'Accademia delle Scienze (Academy of Science) and is home to two great Piedmont museums. The Egyptian Museum (Museo Egizio) and the Sabauda Gallery. For more on Turin's museums  visit our museum guide .

Keep on up Via Accademia delle Scienze until you get to Piazza Carlo Alberto and pass through the piazza into the light-filled and elegant Galleria Subalpina built in 1873 by Pietro Carrera, who planned it as a bazaar.

At the end of the gallery where it opens onto Piazza Castello you will find another one of Turin’s legendary cafés the wonderful Turin liberty style Baratti & Milano.

Baratti & Milano.is the place that invented the delicious Cremino chocolate.  Chocolate this good is hard to find outside of Piedmont. If you would like to try some visit our chocolate guide.

The walk is now done and I have gone off at a tangent, as I often do, about chocolate.

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• Need a hotel in Turin? My personal recommendation would be the Grand Hotel Sitea

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