![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/Turin-city-5044379.jpg?r=1699001840892\")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
A stunning ancient city beloved by a world-famous Hollywood star is shockingly under-visited compared to some of its peers.<\/p>\n
Turin, located in Piedmont, Northern Italy, was established as a Roman community as early as 28BC and was briefly the national capital before the country unified in the 19th century.<\/p>\n
While it has since become a regional capital, the city remains one of Italy’s most unique, alongside Venice, Milan, Rome, Genova and many more.<\/p>\n
The antique metropolis is teeming with tourist activities, including a museum of cinema dubbed “Hollywood in Torino” and the largest collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts outside of Africa.<\/p>\n
But it is criminally underrated, with foot traffic in Turin nearly a quarter of that experienced by other cities.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> The pretty seaside town home to EU\u2019s \u2018best\u2019 office where workers lap up views<\/strong><\/p>\n Figures compiled by the Citt\u00e0 di Torino in 2019, before the city was impacted by Covid, showed approximately 4,688,970 people visited Turin that year.<\/p>\n Most visitors, unlike others, also primarily came from within Italy, roughly 72 percent, officials estimated.<\/p>\n The remaining 28 percent came from other nations, and most of those visiting only spent an average of 2.4 days exploring the city.<\/p>\n The figures pale in comparison to Italy’s most visited cities, including Rome and Venice, where the number of annual visitors sit at 25 million and 20 million respectively.<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> Turin is deserving of numbers like these, many tourists believe, given it has both a significant Italian cultural and even global religious significance.<\/p>\n The city is home to Fiat, one of Italy’s most famous cars, making it a pillar of the country’s automotive industry and a vital link in its economic chain.<\/p>\n Turin also provides an opportunity for religious pilgrimage, as it serves as the resting place for the venerated Turin shroud.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/Turin-5044386.jpg?r=1699001840957\")
<\/p>\n
The once-booming UK town \u2018ruined\u2019 by crime and abandoned tourist attractions[REPORT] <\/strong>
‘Our seaside town is being ruined by selfish Londoners buying second homes'[INSIGHT] <\/strong>
The gorgeous UK town with cobbled streets which you’ll instantly recognise[PICTURES] <\/strong><\/p>\n\n