From outside, the Royal Palace of Turin barely looks like a palace. The facade is plain, and the luxury was kept for those invited in.

Turin became the Savoy capital in 1563, and the palace was their main seat until 1946. That June, Umberto II, known as the King of May for ruling just a month, banished the family to Portugal. They weren’t allowed back until 2002.

VoiceMap’s audio tours add a stranger story: a line from the palace gate is said to split Turin into white and black magic. They also explain why two statues of Castor and Pollux guard the fence.