Turin is the city most people pass through on the way somewhere else. Give it two days and it pays you back more than almost anywhere.
I live here, and it's the base for every train in this series. When someone asks me what to see, the answer never changes: the Egyptian Museum first thing, the Mole at sunset and Superga on a clear day. Everything else fits around those three.
This notebook is exactly that, laid out over two days you can do on foot, by tram and on the dentera, the rack railway that has been climbing to Superga since 1934. The centre is flat and compact: on day one you won't need a single ticket.
Prices come from each museum's official website and from GTT, Turin's transport company, checked in November 2026. And at the end there's the sum nobody does: whether the Torino+Piemonte Card is worth it or not.
Two days, on one map
Tap any point to see what's there, or press Walk the route. Km 0 to 6.4 is day one, all on foot. Then you cross the Po, climb the Monte dei Cappuccini, take tram 15 to Sassi and let the rack railway do the rest. Look at the profile: Superga sits 450 metres above the centre.
Kings, pharaohs and the Mole to finish
Porta Nuova → Piazza San Carlo
Walk out of the station along Via Roma and ten minutes later you're in Turin's most elegant square: twin churches, Emanuele Filiberto's bronze horse and the old cafés under the arcades. It's the city's living room.
The Egyptian Museum, as soon as it opens
Doors open at 9:00 and that's when you want to be there, before the tour groups. It holds about 40,000 objects, one of the largest Egyptian collections in the world outside Cairo. Allow three hours. Heads up: tickets are sold online only, not at the door.
Piazza Castello and the Royal Palace
Five minutes away. From the square you see Palazzo Madama and the Royal Palace, home of the House of Savoy. The Royal Museums (palace, armoury, gallery and gardens) are another long visit: after the Egyptian Museum, you may want to save them for the afternoon or for another trip.
A bicerin at the Consolata
Coffee, chocolate and cream in a small glass, never stirred. The original has been served at Al Bicerin, opposite the Santuario della Consolata, since 1763. I gave it a whole notebook: how to order it, what it costs and where else to drink it if there's a queue.
Porta Palazzo, before noon
One of the largest open-air markets in Europe: fruit, cheese, the covered halls for meat and fish, and the Balôn flea market on Saturdays. It's a morning thing: by the afternoon the stalls are packing up.
The Mole Antonelliana, at sunset
Turin's landmark: 167.5 metres tall, with the National Cinema Museum inside. The glass lift rises through the middle of the building in one minute to the viewing deck at 85 metres. As the sun goes down, the Alps turn pink. Book your slot online: the lift sells out, and it's closed on Tuesdays.
From the Po to Superga, by rack railway
Piazza Vittorio Veneto and the Po
One of Europe's largest arcaded squares, running straight down to the river. Below, along the bank, are the Murazzi. Cross the bridge and the Gran Madre di Dio is waiting on the other side, the round church modelled on Rome's Pantheon.
Monte dei Cappuccini, the viewpoint
From the Gran Madre it's about a 15-minute climb on foot. At the top, the Capuchin church and the view on every postcard: the Po, the Mole and, behind them, the wall of the Alps. It's free.
Tram 15 to Sassi
Head back down and catch tram 15, which ends at Sassi, at the foot of the hill. A 100-minute city ticket costs €2 (€1.90 digital), and you can also just tap your bank card. The rack railway station is right there.
The dentera: Sassi → Superga
A rack railway from 1934 that climbs 3.1 km and 425 metres in 16 minutes, with stretches at 21%. In winter, since 2 November, it leaves Sassi every hour from 10:00 to 18:00, and the last one comes down from Superga at 18:30. It doesn't run on Wednesdays.
The Basilica of Superga
At 672 metres, Juvarra's basilica and an Alpine view that on clear days stretches from Monviso to Monte Rosa. Next to it, the memorial to the Grande Torino players who died here in 1949. Ride back down and, if you've still got energy, finish with an aperitivo in San Salvario or back in Piazza Vittorio.
What's at each point
Six places on the route, with their elevation. Tap "See on the map" to find them.
Reference prices (2026)
| What | Details | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Museum Online only | Mon 9–14 · Tue–Sun 9–18:30 (Sat until 20) | €18 |
| National Cinema Museum Inside the Mole | 9–19 · closed Tuesdays | €18 |
| Panoramic lift Viewing deck at 85 m | Same hours | €9 |
| Cinema Museum + lift Combined ticket | — | €23 |
| Royal Museums Palace, armoury, gallery and gardens | — | €15 |
| Sassi–Superga rack railway Return | Mon–Fri / Sat, Sun and holidays | €6 / €9 |
| GTT city ticket 100 minutes, one metro ride | Paper / digital | €2 / €1.90 |
| GTT 48-hour ticket Digital, in the app | — | €7.80 |
| Torino+Piemonte Card 48 hours | — | €39.90 |
Egyptian Museum, Cinema Museum, rack railway and Card: fares published on their official websites in November 2026. Royal Museums: fare from their May 2026 press release. GTT 48 h: City of Turin announcement (€9.50 on paper). Double-check everything when you buy. With the Card, the Egyptian Museum, the Cinema Museum and the Royal Museums are free, and the lift and rack railway are discounted.
Card or single tickets? Do the maths
For this route on a Saturday: Egyptian Museum, Cinema Museum with the lift, Royal Museums and a return trip on the rack railway.
Torino+Piemonte Card 48 h
- €39.90 for the card
- Mole lift at the reduced price: €7
- Rack railway return, reduced: €4
- Total: €50.90
- Only doing the Egyptian Museum and the Mole? You lose money
Single tickets
- Egyptian Museum €18 + Mole with lift €23
- Royal Museums €15
- Saturday rack railway €9
- Total: €65
- You pay €14 more for the same day
The Mole at sunset, Superga on a clear day
Both views depend on the sky, so the plan needs to be flippable. If day two wakes up foggy (it often does in November), swap them: Superga when it's clear, the Egyptian Museum when it rains.
The plan I'd make: arrive on a Thursday or Friday. Day one, the Egyptian Museum at 9 with your ticket already bought, a light lunch, Piazza Castello, a bicerin at the Consolata, a wander through Porta Palazzo and the Mole with the lift booked for the last hour of daylight. Day two, coffee in Piazza Vittorio, the Gran Madre, up to the Monte dei Cappuccini, tram 15 and the rack railway to Superga mid-morning. If you're doing all four paid visits, get the 48-hour Card: on this route it pays for itself.
Six things worth knowing
From 9 to 14 December 2026 the Mole and the Cinema Museum are closed. The rack railway has been on its winter timetable since 2 November, and the intermediate stop «1ª Galleria» is suspended for works: it runs straight from Sassi to Superga. The good news: from 23 to 29 November the Egyptian Museum stays open until 22:00.
Official links
Photo and map credits
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: the Mole Antonelliana at night — Abbrey82 (CC BY-SA 4.0); the Mole from below — Wikibusters (CC BY-SA 4.0); statue of Sekhmet, Egyptian Museum — unknown author (CC0); Piazza San Carlo — Riccardo Speziari (CC BY-SA 3.0); Royal Palace façade — Ambra75 (CC BY-SA 4.0); Piazza Castello — Guglielmo di Rivoli (CC0); Al Bicerin — Alain Rouiller (CC BY-SA 2.0); Porta Palazzo market, Murazzi and Piazza Vittorio — Jorge Franganillo (CC BY 2.0); Gran Madre di Dio — Zairon (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Paperone94 (CC BY 3.0); Monte dei Cappuccini — Francofranco56 (public domain); rack railway at Sassi — MOs810 (CC BY-SA 4.0); the rack railway track — Incola (CC BY-SA 3.0); Superga at sunset — Domeian (CC BY-SA 4.0); Basilica di Superga — Paris Orlando (CC BY-SA 4.0). Street and track geometry: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) via BRouter. Base maps: © OpenStreetMap, © Esri, © OpenTopoMap (CC BY-SA), Esri World Imagery.