Basilica di Superga

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  • Address
    10km E of Turin, Strada della Basilica di Superga 73, E Turin
  • Phone
    011 899 74 56
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In 1706 Vittorio Amedeo II promised to build a basilica to honour the Virgin Mary if Turin was saved from the besieging French and Spanish armies. The city was indeed saved, and architect Filippo Juvarra built the church on a hill across the Po river. Basilica di Superga became the final resting place of the Savoys, whose lavish tombs make for interesting viewing, as does the dome here.

In 1949 a plane carrying the entire Turin football team crashed into the basilica in thick fog. Their tomb rests at the rear of the church.