Turin palaces tell the history of the city, but also a great part of the Italian history: since 1861, year of the national unification, until 1865, Palazzo Carignano was the seat of the first Italian parliament, and nowadays, it is seat of the national museum of Risorgimento.

Stops to be made are surely the Palazzo Reale (Royal Palace) seat born as ducal residence wanted by the duke Carlo Emanuele I and projected by the Lazio architect Ascanio Vittozzi; Palazzo Madama, seat of the regent duchesses (the Royal Madams); Palazzo Benso Cavour, known because it was the house of the homonymous statesman.

An advice for tourists is to start the tour from Piazza Castello, that unite Palazzo Madama, Palazzo Reale, the Castle of the Acaia, the Giardini Reali (the Royal Gardens), the church of San Lorenzo, via Garibaldi and other monuments, then to follow towards the exterior of the historical centre.

Many other palaces tell fragments of sub alpine and national history, and we want to describe the main ones putting an accent also on the architectural and artistic worth.