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Basilica di Superga
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| Hours | Daily 9am-noon and 3-6pm (until 5pm Nov-Mar) | ||
| Address | Strada della Basilica di Superga 73 | ||
| Location | About 6.5km (4 miles) northeast of the town center in Parco Naturale della Collina di Superga | ||
| Transportation | Reached by rack railway (4€/$5.20 round-trip) with a terminus at Stazione Sassi on Piazza Gustavo Modena (follow Corso Casale on east side of the River Po). Tram: 15 from Via XX Settembre to Stazione Sassi | ||
| Phone | 011-899-7456 | ||
| Web site | www.basilicadisuperga.com | ||
| Prices | Free admission. Grande Torino Museum admission is 2€ ($2.60) | ||
Frommer's Review
As thanksgiving to the Virgin Mary for Turin's deliverance from the French siege of 1706, Vittorio Amedeo II commissioned Juvarra, the Sicilian architect who did his greatest work in Turin, to build this baroque basilica on a hill high above the city. The exterior, with a beautiful neoclassical porch and lofty drum dome, is more interesting than the gloomy interior, a circular chamber beneath the dome with six chapels. The church serves as a pantheon for the House of Savoy, whose tombs are scattered about, many in the Crypt of Kings beneath the main chapel. The building also includes some royal apartments. The name "Superga," however, in the Italian memory will forever be associated with a plane crash there in 1949 that killed the members of the Torino soccer club, the reigning champions, who were flying home from Portugal. A small museum there about the "Grande Torino" squad is a fitting tribute to players who have become almost patron saints of the city. The trip up to the hilltop on a narrow railway through a verdant park is a favorite Torinese outing.
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.
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