Situated on the hills surrounding Turin, the Basilica di Superga offers a breathtaking view. It was built as a thanksgiving to the Virgin Mary for Turin for the deliverance from the French siege (1706) and designed by Filippo Juvarra. One of the most picturesque ways of accessing it is by the Rack Tramway, which climbs the 3km up the hillside.

The baroque complex, inaugurated in 1731, is 75 meters tall, 51 meters long, and is located at 672 meters above sea level. The interior is enriched by six chapels, four altars and a Main Altar decorated with sculptures and monuments in Carrara marble. Particularly interesting are the numerous altar’s paintings and the dome, inspired by the roman works by Francesco Borromini. In the Vow Chapel inside the Basilica is kept the wooden sculpture of the “Madonna delle Grazie”, in front of which Vittorio Amedeo II kneeled and asked for the grace to defeat the French army.