Piazza San Carlo
Guide
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FreeSightAllow 15–30 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
Turin's 'drawing room': a Baroque square with twin churches at one end, an equestrian statue in the middle and old cafés under the arcades.
A brief history
Laid out in the 1600s as a parade ground; Napoleon renamed it after himself for a while.
Tips
- Best time
- Afternoon coffee or evening aperitivo
- 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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