Walks · Turin · English
4 narrated stops, 12 minutes of stories, 2.3 km on foot. Press play at each stop — no app needed — or open the walk in Avsha and let the stories keep coming as you move.
Stop 1 · Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy · 3 min
In short: Founded in 1824, it is the world's oldest Egyptian museum and many say the most significant outside Cairo. Its collection includes the intact Tomb of Kha and Merit, the Temple of Ellesyia, and a magnificent statue of Ramses II.
↓ 400 m · 6 min to the next stop
Stop 2 · Palazzo Madama, Turin, Italy · 3 min
In short: Palazzo Madama combines a Baroque facade designed by Filippo Juvarra with a medieval brick castle and Roman towers. Originally a Roman gate, it was fortified by the Savoy family before being transformed into a palace for two powerful female regents.
↓ 750 m · 11 min to the next stop
Stop 3 · Piazza Carlina, Turin, Italy · 3 min
In short: Designed in the late 17th century, this Baroque square served as a wine market and the site of the city's guillotine during Napoleonic rule. It features a monument to Camillo Benso and was home to political thinker Antonio Gramsci.
↓ 1.2 km · 17 min to the next stop
Stop 4 · Chiesa della Gran Madre di Dio, Turin, Italy · 3 min
In short: Commissioned in 1814, it celebrates King Victor Emmanuel I's return to the throne after Napoleon's defeat. Legends also claim the statue of Faith points toward the hidden Holy Grail, as the church is considered a center of white magic.