Located in the heart of Turin, the Royal Palace's construction was started in the late sixteenth century as the main residence of the Savoy family and still nowadays is home to their wonderful collections.
Walking through the halls, you can admire the stratification of styles from different periods, from the seventeenth century to the nineteenth century.
Passing through the Gallery of Beaumont you reach theRoyal Armoury, with its spectacular collectiono of the weapons of the Savoy from 500 a.D. to today. Art can triumph where it could never have been imagined.
Inside the palacecan be also found the Chapel of the Holy Shroud, a baroque masterpiece by the architect Guarino Guarini, a place that has kept the Sacred Linen for almost 400 years. Where is the Shroud today? Just round the corner: in the Turin Cathedral.
Royal Library: it was originally set up by King Charles Albert in the around 1830. Here, among the many precious volumes, is the famous self-portrait of Leonardo Da Vinci, visible only on some occasions.