Private Turin Royal Palace Tour with Holy Shroud Chapel
Description
The Royal Palace of Turin deserves a visit, if only to find yourself in the same place where the fate of Italy was decided! In the home of Savoy, first kings of Italy, you will be led by a knowledgeable and passionate guide through the Royal apartments, finely decorated and furnished. Admire the wonderful Royal Armoury, a great collection of armours, exhibithed in the Galleria Beaumont and the Royal apartments. In 2 hours in the company of your guide, you will learn too much about the Royal family, Italian uification history and the Holy Shroud!
Tour Options
Itinerary
Your guide will meet you at the entrance of the Royal Palace to lead you through the history and architecture of the Savoy's home, kings of Italy until 1946.
You will see the wonderful Rotyal Armoury, which holds a great collection of weapons and renaissance and oriental armours, exhibited at the Galleria Beaumont
One interesting detail of the Royal Palace is that it is connected with Cappella della Sindone. The innovative architect, Guarino Guarini designed it to be elevated by one floor, to match the height of the presbytery of the Duomo, which allows direct access from the Royal Apartments. This is the final stop of your tour.
Your guide will greet you at Royal Gardens, where if you wish, you can seat and relax
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Wheelchair accessible, please advise at time of booking
- Please note that the Holy Shroud is NOT visible, you will see the Shroud Chapel and the Duomo, where the Shroud is held, but the Shroud itself is closed in a box to protect its preservation status.
Reviews(77)
To say we were on time, would to say that we were 10 minutes, late, but not our guide, Francesca. She was standing there awaiting our arrival and after introductions and a couple of quick interest questions, we were off. Francesca did a great job communicating, keeping us on pace and coordinating with other tours to get us in and out without delay. Her passion we truly felt and more so when she got to see the latest addition to the collection in the royal palace. Her excitement was contagious and it stayed with us throughout the tour. We cannot recommend this tour with Francesca enough.
Carlotta was a great guide, a real historian, fun, energetic and very local. The tour last 2 hours and is comprehensive without being laborious
Francesca was a superb guide Vast wealth of knowledge and presented the palace with great enthusiasm .
The 2 hour tour with Francesca was awesome. She spoke English well and was very knowledgeable of all the tour details. She made sure to maximize our time in the areas that were of the most interest for us.
The guide was great. She pointed out many interesting things that might have otherwisw escaped my attention and was very knowledgeable of historical facts. She customized the tour to my interests. Definitely recommend
She was very knowledgeable on all the details about the palace and history of Turin. Sensitive to my mobility issues, stopping to rest as needed, and seeing a magnificent palace and the chapel for the shroud.
The guide was amazing! We learned a lot of history and other interesting details about the Savoy family along the tour Unfortunately, the armory room was closed for restoration and we didn’t know this when we reserved
Eugenio, our guide, was very knowledgeable and passionate. He helped bring to life the history of the Savoy royalty, the architecture, and the context of the paintings and relics. The Holy Shroud is not exposed. You will see the beautiful chapel and the box where the shroud is kept.
We stayed at Giardini Naxsos We had a lot of fun especially with the tropic objective animation a special thanks to Salvatore mantia for making us have so much fun
Very exciting tour and excellent guide. The guide was very clear and gave a very good explanation. Stunning Palace !!!
