Piazza Castello
Guide
Photo: Fred Romero from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeSightAllow 15–30 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
The city's grand central square, with the castle-turned-palace Palazzo Madama in the middle and arcades on every side.
A brief history
Every main street of the old city was laid out from here; the palace at its centre began as a Roman gate.
Tips
- Best time
- Morning, on the way to the Royal Palace
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 15–30 min
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- Piazza Castello and Via Roma: Royal Turin: palaces, arcades, the Egyptian Museum and the Mole.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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