Visit Basilica of Superga in Turin, Italy

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Take a tour of Basilica of Superga in Turin, Italy - part of the World’s Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats. The Basilica of Superga is picturesquely set atop a gently sloping hill over Turin, Italy. It was constructed in the eighteenth century and features classical baroque architecture. Its entrance of marvelous colonnades resembles the Pantheon in Greece.

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