Parco del Valentino
A large city park on the west bank of the Po, with Valentino Castle and a medieval village scattered among the trees. Ideal for walking and cycling.
Parco del Valentino stretches about 1.5 km along the Po and is the first choice of Turin residents for running, picnics and cycling. Valentino Castle, one of the Savoy royal residences, now houses the architecture department of the Polytechnic University of Turin. The park also has a botanical garden, a recreated medieval village and riverside paths, where you may see rowing crews training on the water. Admission is free. It is about a 10-minute walk from Porta Nuova station, or you can take the metro to Marconi station. The riverside bars are lively on summer nights.
Opening hours
Open all day
Nearby sights
- Borgo Medievale
- Monte dei Cappuccini
- Piazza San Carlo
- Museo Egizio
- Piazza Vittorio Veneto
- Palazzo Carignano
- Gran Madre di Dio
- Mole Antonelliana