Turin: Egyptian Museum & Royal Palace Walking Tour

Three Hours in Turin: From Pharaohs to Savoy Palaces

You get a 2-hour guided walk through the Egyptian Museum's mummies, papyri, and pharaonic jewelry, followed by a 1-hour city tour covering San Lorenzo Square, the Royal Palace, and the Subalpine Gallery. Your guide is licensed, entry fees are included, and the pace allows you to actually absorb what you're seeing instead of rushing through.

Step-by-step itinerary

Egyptian Museum and Turin city tour

• Visit Egyptian Museum Turin
• Explore Subalpine Gallery
• See Royal Palace of Turin

The experience

You'd think a museum dedicated entirely to ancient Egypt would feel out of place in northern Italy, but the Egyptian Museum of Turin sits there like it belongs: second only to Cairo's collection, and the oldest museum in the world built around a single civilization. The 2-hour guided portion moves through mummies, papyri, and jewelry that survived millennia, and your guide walks you through the stories behind the finds instead of just pointing at glass cases. After that, you step outside into Turin proper for an hour on foot, moving between San Lorenzo Square, San Carlo Square, and the Subalpine Gallery: a covered arcade that still houses shops the way it did when it opened, tucked between two piazzas like a secret the city keeps for itself.

The Royal Palace sits in Piazzetta Reale, and it's the kind of building that held actual power for three centuries, not a reconstruction, not a museum pretending to be a palace, but the real seat of Savoy politics. Your guide will point out the UNESCO-listed architecture and explain why this particular residence mattered to Piedmont's history. The Civic Museum of Ancient Art is housed here too, so there's more to see if you want to linger, though the tour keeps moving. The whole thing takes about three hours total, which means you're not racing through either the museum or the city. There's time to actually absorb what you're looking at.

Wheelchair access runs through all the spaces, and the route is flat enough that it works for most fitness levels. The guide is licensed, so you're getting someone who knows the material, not just someone with a microphone. Entry tickets are included, which saves the step of buying them separately at the museum entrance, and trust me, the line can be long in summer.

What’s included

• Walking tour of Turin's main squares and landmarks.
• 2-hour guided tour of the Egyptian Museum with a licensed guide.
• entrance tickets to the Egyptian Museum.
• access to San Lorenzo Square, San Carlo Square, Royal Palace, and the Subalpine Gallery.

Options for this experience

2 options

Tour in Italian09:30, 09:45 and 14:00

Private tourGuide in 5 languages · 09:30 and 14:00

You pick the guide language when booking.

You see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates & prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 09:30, 09:45 and 14:00

Book up to1h before

AgesAdult (15 and older) · Child (6 to 14 years) · Infant (under 6): free

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German and Italian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

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Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see Turin's most important museum without arranging entry separately and prefer a guide who can explain the context behind the artifacts. The 3-hour structure means you're not racing through either the Egyptian collection or the city itself.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

In Italian, at 09:30, 09:45 and 14:00. In English, Spanish, French and German, at 09:30 and 14:00.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (6 to 14 years); Infant (under 6): free.

How long is the whole tour?

About 3 hours total: 2 hours in the Egyptian Museum with a guide, then 1 hour walking through Turin's main squares and landmarks.

Is entry to the Egyptian Museum included?

Yes, entrance tickets are included in the tour price.

Can I do this tour if I use a wheelchair?

Yes, all areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible throughout the museum and the walking route.

Is the walking part difficult?

The tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels, and the city portion is on flat ground through central Turin.

What's the difference between this museum and Cairo's?

Turin's is the second-most important Egyptian collection in the world and the oldest museum dedicated entirely to Egyptian civilization. Cairo's is the largest overall.