text: Take the pretty excursion up on a hill across the river to Sassi , 10 km ( 6 miles ) east of Turin , to see Juvarra 's Baroque masterpiece , the splendid domed Basilica di Superga completed in 1731 and the hilltop view of Turin , the Alps , and the Po Plain .
  
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  Turin was the ancient site for many religious pilgrims .