Northwest of Italy is Turin, the capital of the province of the same name and one of the oldest cities in the country. It was in Celtic hands, it was a Roman colony, it was attacked by the barbarians and later it fell into Byzantine, Longobardian and Frankish hands. One of its most emblematic buildings is in the square in the center of the city, Piazza Castello. Its about Royal Palace, the royal palace of the House of Savoy, at this point a building declared World Heritage.
Turin was the capital of the House of Savoy between the 1562th and 1620th centuries and therefore a good part of history was woven in its rooms. Here the lifestyle was aristocratic and although at the beginning the palace was episcopal, functions that it had until the XNUMXth century, later it became the private residence of Manuel Filiberto de Saboya, in XNUMX. Manuel liked the house, he expropriated it and moved into it. The house was modified from XNUMX because from then on the major changes took place and the most important and glamorous celebrations took place here, at the hands of the couple of Carlos Manuel and Princess Cristina Luisa de Baviera.
Until 1865 the Turin palace It was the seat of the monarchy but finally the Savoy made a big move and went to Rome. Today, in its rooms, you can still see rich tapestries, oriental vases, paintings by great artists and other ornaments. There are many styles together, you can visit the Royal Armory, the Chapel of the Holy Shroud since the shroud was in the hands of the Savoy from 1453 to 1946, and in short, it is a great place to visit and explore if you are in Turin.