Baroque Turin: Explore Piazza Castello on a Self-Guided Audio Tour
This self-guided audio tour lets you discover the beautiful Baroque palaces and churches on Turin’s Piazza Castello at your own pace using the VoiceMap mobile app.
- 1 hour
- Mobile voucher
This self-guided audio tour lets you discover the beautiful Baroque palaces and churches on Turin’s Piazza Castello at your own pace using the VoiceMap mobile app. Turin is full of extraordinary stories and larger-than-life characters, but you have to know where to find them. I’m a local and a tour guide, and I want to share my passion for local history, culture and food with you. We’ll start near the castle-like fortifications of Palazzo Madama and take a lively stroll around the majestic Piazza Castello. Along the way, you’ll find out:
• The origins of the name Turin
• Why Turin is known as a centre for white and black magic
• How the Royal Church of Saint Lawrence came to have two churches inside it
• Who is the wealthy family behind many of Turin’s most impressive landmarks are
• Where to find Turin’s most famous restaurant
Whether it’s your first time in Turin or you’re a curious local, this tour is the perfect way to have a Turin adventure.
Tickets will be delivered post-booking by email or physically delivered to your hotel
VOICEMAP CODE
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Please check your email at the address you provided when you made this booking. You've been sent an eight character code you'll need to redeem your tour.
This code can be used by every member of your party. If you've booked for three people, for example, three people can download this tour using the same code.
DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS
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Once you've received your code, please follow these steps:
- Install the VoiceMap Audio Tours mobile app
- Create an account
- Select Tour Codes from the menu, then select Enter Codes
- Enter your code then select Download Now
PLEASE NOTE
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• You can download the tour at any time, before or after your booking date. It’s best to download the tour before you set off for the starting point.
• This tour follows a set route and includes turn-by-turn directions. It works best if you start it in the right place and follow the directions from one location to the next.
• When the download completes, you’ll see a screen with a photo of the starting point and directions to it. The red start button will become active when you are at the starting point.
• Remember to bring your own headphones, unless you have booked a driving tour.
SUPPORT
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For technical support and other queries, please email support@voicemap.me
Guide options
- Printed (German, English, Italian, French)
- Audio guide (German, English, Italian, French)
Prices
Included
- VoiceMap App for Android and iOS (3)
Not included
- Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route (4)
Tips
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Route
- 1
Piazza Castello
The tour takes place around Piazza Castello. You'll see all its main sights and some of its hidden corners too.
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Teatro Regio Di Torino
On this tour, you'll pass by the Royal Theatre of Turin.
- 3
Archivio Di Stato Di Torino
You'll briefly stop outside the Turin's archives on this tour.
- 4
Royal Castle of Pollenzo
You make a brief stop outside the Prefecture on this tour.
- 5
Biblioteca Reale di Torino
This is another brief stop along the tour.
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Palazzo Reale Di Torino
You'll stop outside the Royal Palace and if you'd like to, you're able to pause or end the tour while you visit the palace before finishing the rest of the tour.
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Real Chiesa di San Lorenzo
You'll stop briefly outside the church. You're also given the opportunity of going inside if you want to.
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Palazzo Madama
On this tour, you'll briefly stop outside the oldest building in the city.
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Piazza Carignano
You'll briefly stop outside the Piazza Carignano from where you'll see and hear about many important buildings/
- 10
Baratti & Milano
Before the final stop on the tour, you make a brief stop outside the historic confectionary shop Caffè Baratti & Milano.
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Caffè Mulassano
This is where the tour ends, outside the historic Caffè Mulassano.
Location
Start point
Meeting point
You must make your own way to the start point
Start points:
- Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading. - Piazza Castello