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Cuneo · Piedmont

Things to see in Savigliano

In Savigliano the atlas lists 10 historic places: 5 museums, 2 castles, 2 historic villas and palaces and 1 abbey or monastery.

Of these, 3 list opening hours.

Don’t miss: Gipsoteca Davide Calandra (1973), museum in Italy.

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The town

Savigliano is a small city in Piedmont about 50 km south of Turin.

The main features of the town are its picturesque Piazza Santarosa and, for rail fans, the Piedmont railway museum (Museo Ferroviario Piemontese).

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10 places

Museums 5

Castles 2

Villas and palaces 2

Abbeys and monasteries 1

Getting there

By train: There is one direct train per hour from Torino Porta Nuova railway station; travel time: ~37 minutes.

Savigliano railway station (Stazione di Savigliano).

By plane: Cuneo International Airport (Cuneo Levaldigi Airport CUF IATA).

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What to see, according to Wikivoyage

Piazza Santarosa. A very picturesque square with arcades and a tower.

Piazza del Popolo. A more modern square near Piazza Santarosa.

Museo Ferroviario Piemontese has a collection of steam, diesel and electric locomotives. It is open Saturdays, Sundays and in summer also on Thursdays. Be sure to check the website for opening times as the museum closes for lunch breaks and perhaps also in the morning on opening days. Tickets are adults €5, children (4-12) €3. The museum is less than 1 km from Piazza Santarosa.

Passeggiata ciclabile Sebastiano Origlia. If you are walking along Via Giuseppe Mazzini towards the railway museum from Piazza Santarosa, you may wish to take a detour along this passage which has a narrow canal between residential buildings.

Alstom Ferroviaria. Although you might not be allowed to visit the train manufacturing factory, you might be able to see completed train sets parked directly across from the Savigliano railway station platforms.

Racconigi 18 km north of town has a vast palace of the Savoy dynasty.

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