Royal Palace of Turin

Seat of the House of Savoy

For centuries the Palazzo Reale was the principal residence of the House of Savoy — first as Dukes, then as Kings of Sardinia, and finally as Kings of a unified Italy, right up until the capital moved away from Torino in 1865. The royal family continued to use it until the monarchy's end in 1946. Work on the palace progressed through the 17th century under successive architects, including Carlo di Castellamonte and Carlo Morello, following the city planning of Ascanio Vitozzi.

It sits on Piazzetta Reale, directly off Piazza Castello, and today is one of thirteen sites around Torino inscribed by UNESCO in 1997 as "Residences of the Royal House of Savoy." The palace's state apartments, armoury and gardens are open to visitors, offering one of the most complete pictures anywhere of how the Savoy monarchy actually lived.