Piazza Castello Square

Address: Piazza Castello, Turin (Torino), Piedmont, Italy

Piazza Castello is the central square of Turin, Italy, framed by the Savoy family’s principal palaces and major cultural institutions in the city’s historic core. The square is bounded by the Palazzo Reale, Palazzo Madama and the Teatro Regio, forming a compact ensemble of royal and civic architecture.

The Royal Palace (Palazzo Reale) originated in the 16th century and was extended in the 17th and 18th centuries to create state apartments and royal offices now used for museums and displays. Palazzo Madama preserves a medieval core with an 18th-century Baroque façade, and the square functions as a primary gathering and tourist area with access to adjacent pedestrian streets and galleries.

Piazza Castello sits in central Turin’s urban grid, at the junction of historical avenues and a short walk from the city’s cathedral and arcaded shopping streets.

• Centre of Turin: The square is the historical and ceremonial heart of Turin’s city centre, framed by Savoy-period palaces and major cultural institutions.
• Architectural highlights: Key architectural elements include a 16th-century royal palace expanded in the 17th and 18th centuries and a Baroque palace with a medieval core remodeled in the early 18th century.

What to See#

• Palazzo Reale (Royal Palace): Palazzo Reale, the former Savoy royal palace on the square, dating to the 16th century with major 17th and 18th-century expansions and now housing museum collections and apartments of state.
• Palazzo Madama: Palazzo Madama, a palace with a medieval core and Baroque façade, situated on the square and facing the main open space.
• Teatro Regio and civic buildings: Teatro Regio and other civic buildings around the square that form the institutional and cultural heart of Turin’s historic centre.

Piazza Castello is in central Turin, a short walk from Porta Nuova railway station (approx. 15 minutes) or accessible via multiple tram and bus lines that stop nearby.

• Walk from Piazza Castello toward Via Po and the Mole Antonelliana to put the square in Turin's larger urban context.
• Visit early to see local cafés setting up and to photograph the castle's façade without midday crowds.
• Look for the equestrian statue of Emmanuel Philibert and other sculptural details around the square.