The Palazzo Reale (royal palace) tells the story of Turin’s heyday under the house of Savoy, who made the city its capital from 1562 and the capital of the newly unified Italy in 1861.

In fact, with the exception of its cathedral and one small palazzo, Turin seems to have missed out on Renaissance architecture altogether. I had not heard of Defendente Ferrari. All this I learned ...

Located in Piazza Castello, in Turin's historic centre, the Palazzo Madama is the embodiment of several centuries of history: this former royal palace of the House of Savoy is home to the Civic ...

The Merenda Reale developed at the royal court in Turin in the 18th century. Above, the dining room ... More of the Palazzo Reale in the heart of the city.. (Photo by Andia/Universal Images Group ...

makes Turin easy to navigate – as does the ever-visible wall of the Alps to the north. The city's main squares are Piazza Castello (4), an odd-shaped space part-filled with the ungainly Palazzo ...

The Casa Mille apartment lies behind the doors of a 19th-century palazzo that once belonged to ... he felt captured the "metropolitan mood" of Turin. The sitting room has been dressed with a ...