Turin, Italy

This region houses the headquarters of automobile giants like Fiat, Alfa Romeo. It is Turin, a cultural and commercial center in Northern Italy. Located on the ban of Po river, it is flanked by the Alpine Arch. Check out more information about Turin by clicking on the articles below.
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A Quick Tour Of Italy - Turin, Piedmont
I love touring Italy so much that I am doing a series on both the well known and the rarely visited tourist attractions of Italy's twenty regions. This short article explores sights in Turin, the capital of the Piedmont region of northern Italy including some history, local food, and Piedmont wine. Please join me on this quick tour.

Huge Project to Restore Italian Palace's Glory
Gardens reopen in first stage of €200m project - Vast baroque estate had turned to wilderness

I Love Touring Italy - Turin, Piedmont
I love touring Italy so much that I am doing a series on both the well known and the rarely visited tourist attractions of Italy's twenty regions. This article explores sights in Turin, the capital of the Piedmont region of northern Italy including some history, local food, and Piedmont wine. Please join me on this tour.

I Love Touring Italy - Small Town Piedmont
I love touring Italy so much that I am doing a series on both the well known and the rarely visited tourist attractions of Italy's twenty regions. This article explores sights in small town Piedmont, outside the capital of Turin in northern Italy including some history, local food, and Piedmont wine. Please join me on this tour.

Olympic Team's Caviar 'broke Export Ban'
The Russian delegation at the Turin Winter Olympics has been accused of breaking international environmental conventions by shipping a large amount of rare black caviar into Italy for a lavish feast at the games.

Protesters at Olympics Face 'zero Tolerance'
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's prime minister, has pledged 'zero tolerance' of protests aimed at disrupting the Winter Olympics, which opened in Turin last night.

Olympics: Italy Stands Firm on Drugs
Italy has refused to make any concessions to its tough anti-doping regulations ahead of the Winter Olympics in Turin next year.

Italy Pays Tribute to Motoring Tycoon
The legendary boss of Fiat, Giovanni Agnelli, was laid to rest in a secluded family cemetery in the hills out side Turin yesterday, after thousands of Italians streamed past his coffin to pay their last respects. Italy's political elite, led by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and the prime...