![Torino superga](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Torino_superga.jpg)
Superga is a hill situated on the south bank of the river
Po to the east of
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...
in north-west Italy. At above sea level, it is one of the most prominent of the hills that ring the city.
Superga is known for the
Basilica of Superga
The Basilica of Superga () is a church in Superga, in the vicinity of Turin.
History
It was built from 1717 to 1731 for Victor Amadeus II of Savoy, designed by Filippo Juvarra, at the top of the hill of Superga. This fulfilled a vow the duke ...
and its royal crypt, which is the traditional burial place of members of the
House of Savoy
The House of Savoy ( it, Casa Savoia) was a royal dynasty that was established in 1003 in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, the family grew in power from ruling a small Alpine county north-west of Italy to absolute rule of ...
; for the
Superga Rack Railway that connects it to the Turin suburb of Sassi; and for the
Superga air disaster
The Superga air disaster occurred on 4 May 1949, when a Fiat G.212 of Avio Linee Italiane (Italian Airlines), carrying the entire Torino football team (popularly known as the ''Grande Torino''), crashed into the retaining wall at the back of th ...
of 1949, in which the entire Torino football team, the
Grande Torino, perished.
The hill is used in the
Milano–Torino
Milano–Torino is a semi classic European single day cycling race, between the northern Italian cities of Milan and Turin over a distance of 199 kilometres. The event was first run in 1876 making it the oldest classic race in the world. The ev ...
cycling race, and since the 2012 edition the finish was moved on the top of the Superga (repeated two times).
External links
Real Basilica di Superga
Hills of Piedmont
Climbs in cycle racing in Italy
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