The flavour of Turin is modern-day moderation meets leftover luxury from its 18th-Century heyday. It carries an aspect of youth and vitality, given its numerous locales – from bars to wineries – proliferating in all points, beginning with its centre, Piazza Castello.

The palazzi that made history for this sub-Alpine capital are the city’s shining glories; this is not only the heart of the Kingdom of Savoy, but the theatre of Italy’s Unification. Not to mention the residence for the kings and nobles of a certain epoch. Again, we begin with Piazza Castello, then Palazzo Reale, Palazzo Carignano and Palazzo Madama. An ideal itinerary in the city of Turin will be sure to take in the "corona di delizie" or "crown of delights", the sumptuous abodes that circle the city, used at one time as hunting lodges or summer residences – the first of these is the Reggia di Venaria Reale, or Royal Palace of Venaria.

Not to be outdone are the religious buildings of the city: the Basilica di Superga, the Gran Madre (Holy Mother Church), the Duomo, the Church of the Consolata, and the neighbourhood of La Crocetta tell the history of Turin and stand as the best exemplars of the master architects that passed through this Capital (i.e. Juvarra and Guarini). Inside the Duomo, the Holy Shroud (also known as the Shroud of Turin) is conserved, underneath Guarini’s eccentric dome. Destroyed in a fire in 1997, today the dome has been entirely restored.