🇮🇹Turin

Museo Egizio

One of Italy's most visited museums and the world's second largest collection of Egyptian artefacts outside Cairo. With over 40,000 objects spread across four levels, including a statue of Ramses II, real mummies, the Turin Papyrus Map, and an entire imported Egyptian temple and tomb, this place genuinely blows kids away. Give yourself a proper chunk of time here.

Mole Antonelliana and the National Cinema Museum

Turin's iconic tower, standing at around 167 metres tall, is the city's most recognisable symbol and even appears on the Italian 2-cent euro coin. Inside, the National Cinema Museum takes you through the history of film from early chronophotography in the 1800s right up to modern cinema, with loads of interactive exhibits. The glass panoramic lift to the top is a highlight your kids will talk about for weeks.

Parco del Valentino

This riverside park along the Po is your go-to spot when the kids need to run free. There is plenty of open space for picnics, plus the beautiful Valentino Castle and the Borgo Medievale, a full-scale replica of a medieval village that children absolutely love exploring. It feels like stepping into a storybook.

Piazza Castello and the Royal Palace

Piazza Castello is the elegant heart of Turin, ringed by royal palaces and buzzing with café life. The Royal Palace itself is a 16th-century Savoy residence with opulent apartments, an art gallery, the Chapel of the Holy Shroud, an armoury, and lovely gardens. It gives you a real sense of just how grand this city once was as Italy's first capital.

Porta Palatina

This is genuinely one of the best-preserved Roman gates in the world, dating back to the 1st century with its original 30-metre towers still standing. Statues of Augustus and Julius Caesar flank the entrance, and the whole thing sits right in the lively Quadrilatero Romano neighbourhood, which is full of artisan shops and street food. A brilliant free stop that puts history right in front of your kids.

Monte dei Cappuccini

A short walk across the Po brings you to this hilltop church with one of the best views in Turin. From the top you can see the Mole Antonelliana, the city skyline, and on a clear day, the snow-capped Alps stretching out behind it all. It is especially beautiful at sunset and the walk up is manageable for most families.

National Automobile Museum

Turin is the home of Fiat, and this museum celebrates that heritage with a collection of over 6,000 vehicles. If you have car-obsessed kids in your family, this is non-negotiable. Even those who are not particularly into cars tend to enjoy the sheer scale and variety of what is on display.

Eataly Turin

The original Eataly is right here in Turin, and it is a brilliant food adventure for families. You can sample agnolotti del plin, taste local truffles, try Piedmontese pastas, and pick up gianduiotto chocolates to take home. It is part market, part restaurant, and entirely delicious. Even picky eaters tend to find something they love here.