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Visit Superga
The Basilica di Superga is found just east of Turin. It can be reached by car, or by tram and cable-car from Turin.
The Basilica is an impressive baroque building constructed in the early part of the 18th century - it was Vittorio Amadeos way of thanking the Virgin Mary for saving Turin from an invading French army.
Belltowers stand either side of the grand columned entrance, and the building has an attractive white and yellow decoration.
The interior is also beautifully decorated. Within the Basilica di Superga is the mausoleum for the great and the good from the house of Savoy dating from the 18th and 19th century, and also a tribute to the victims of the aircrash in 1949 which killed the Turin football team; among others. The splendid tombs are as fine as you would expect for kings and princes!
There are good views back over the city of Turin from the basilica, which is in a raised position on a hill and these alone would justify the visit to the basilica.
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