Pietro Micca Museum

In 1706 the French besieged Turin for four months as part of the War of Spanish Succession, which embroiled all major European powers and their colonies. The defending Savoyards had dug 15 km of counter-sapping tunnels, to prevent the French burrowing in. That meant the French could only attack ineffectively from a distance. Pietro Micca sacrificed himself in detonating a tunnel that they were breaking into; a few days later the siege was broken by arriving reinforcements. Nine km of preserved galleries can be visited.

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Address

Via Guicciardini 7a

Hours

Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00

Price

Adult €5, conc €3

Website

museopietromicca.it (opens in a new tab)