Dome Observatory of Basilica di Superga

Basilica di Superga is an 18th-century church located at the top of the Superga hill above Turin. Its Royal Crypt is the burial place of the Savoy family (although earlier members were buried at the Hautecombe Abbey near Chambéry). The Basilica also has a dome with an outside observatory that offers a great view on Turin and the Alps.

Above, normally, the Sassi–Superga tramway can be used  to reach the top of the Superga hill. However, when I visited, it was closed for maintenance so I had to take a replacement bus.

Above, dome at the top of the hill.

Above, promenade near the bus stop.

Above, antennas in the hills above Turin.

Above, the city of Turin, with the Po on the lower left corner and the Alps in the background.

Above, celtic warrior on the Monument to Umberto I.

Above, dome of the Basilica.

Above, the church.

Above, entrance. The ticket office is on the left.

Above, the inside of the church was closed for renovation work so that is how far as I got.

Above, looking down the spiral staircase to the dome.

Above, first view from the dome.

Above, view of central Turin, with the spire of Mole Antonelliana well visible.

Above, Alps.

Above, towards the Susa Valley and France.

Above, Po river at San Mauro Torinese.

Above, Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc).

Above, behind the Basilica.

Above, Corso Francia to Rivoli.

Above, Po.

Above, bikers.

Above, car park.

Above, the path along the dome. It doesn’t go fully around.

Above, looking up the spiral staircase.

Above, Monument to the Grande Torino behind the Basilica, at the site of the plane crash that killed the entire Torino FC football team in 1949.

Above, Basilica di Superga seen from the bank of the Po near the center of Turin.

Above, the Basilica seen from Monte dei Cappuccini in the city.