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Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) 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 from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...

– important business and cultural centre, and

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of the

Piedmont Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the ...

region in

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. The city has a rich culture and history, being known for its numerous

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, restaurants, churches, palaces,

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s, parks, gardens, theatres, libraries, museums and other venues. Turin is well known for its

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, Neo-classical, and

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architecture. Many of Turin's

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, castles, gardens and elegant '' palazzi'' such as the Palazzo Madama, were built between the 16th and 18th centuries. The city used to be a major European political center. From 1563, it was the capital of the

Duchy of Savoy The Duchy of Savoy (; ) was a territorial entity of the Savoyard state that existed from 1416 until 1847 and was a possession of the House of Savoy. It was created when Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, raised the County of Savoy into a duchy f ...

, then of the Kingdom of Sardinia ruled by the Royal

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, and the first capital of the unified Italy (the

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) from 1861 to 1865. The city hosts some of Italy's best universities, colleges, academies, lycea and gymnasia, such as the

University of Turin The University of Turin (Italian language, Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Torino'', UNITO) is a public university, public research university in the city of Turin, in the Piedmont (Italy), Piedmont region of Italy. It is one of the List ...

, founded in the 15th century, and the

Turin Polytechnic The Polytechnic University of Turin (, abbreviated as PoliTO) is the oldest Italian public technical university. The university offers several courses in the fields of Engineering, Architecture, Urban Planning and Industrial Design, and is consi ...

. Even though much of its political significance and importance had been lost by

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, Turin became a major European crossroad for industry, commerce and trade, and is part of the famous "industrial triangle" along with

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and

Genoa Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitan ...

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General reference

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: or , ; , ; , then ''Taurinum''. * Common English name(s):

* Official English name(s): City of Turin * Adjectival(s): Turinese *

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(s): Turinese

Geography of Turin

Geography of Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) 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 from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...

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of the

Metropolitan City of Turin The Metropolitan City of Turin (; Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ''sità metropolitan-a 'd Turin'') is a Metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin. It replaced the prov ...

* Population of Turin: 4,392,526 * Area of Turin: 25,402 km² (9,808 sq mi) * Atlas of Turin

Location of Turin

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Turin metropolitan area The Turin metropolitan area is the urban agglomeration centred on the city of Turin in the Piedmont region of north-west Italy. It is defined statistically and does not correspond to a single area of local government. Administratively it comprises ...

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Environment of Turin

* Climate of Turin

Landforms of Turin

* Hills in Turin **

Superga Superga ( or ) is a hill situated on the south bank of the river Po to the east of Turin 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 a ...

* Rivers in Turin **

Dora Riparia The Dora Riparia (; ; or ''Doire''; ) is an alpine river, a left-bank tributary of the Po. It is long (of which 5 km is in France), with a drainage basin. It originates in the Cottian Alps, close to the Col de Montgenèvre in France, wh ...

Po River The Po ( , ) is the longest river in Italy. It flows eastward across northern Italy, starting from the Cottian Alps. The river's length is , or if the Maira (river), Maira, a right bank tributary, is included. The headwaters of the Po are forme ...

* Valleys in Turin **

Susa Valley The Susa Valley (; ; ; ; ) is a valley in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont region of northern Italy, located between the Graian Alps in the north and the Cottian Alps in the south. It is one of the longest valleys of the Italian Alps. ...

Areas of Turin

Districts of Turin

Aurora An aurora ( aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly observed in high-latitude regions (around the Arc ...

Lingotto Lingotto is a building complex on Via Nizza in Turin, Italy. It once housed a car factory built by Italian automotive company Fiat and today houses the administrative headquarters of the manufacturer and a multipurpose centre projected by arc ...

Neighborhoods in Turin

Neighborhoods in Turin *

Madonna di Campagna Madonna di Campagna is a quarter of Turin, Piedmont, Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends in ...

Valdocco Valdocco (Valdòc in Piedmontese) is a neighborhood of the city of Turin, located in the urban district Aurora. It is bordered by Corso Regina Margherita, Via Cigna, the river Dora and the railway. The name Valdocco comes from the Latin ''vallis o ...

Locations in Turin

* Biblioteca Civica Centrale *

Mole Antonelliana The Mole Antonelliana () is a major landmark building in Turin, Italy, named after its architect, Alessandro Antonelli. A ''wikt:mole#Italian, mole'' in Italian language, Italian is a building of monumental proportions. Construction began in 186 ...

Ponte Mosca The Ponte Mosca is a historic bridge in Turin, region of Piedmont, Italy. It was the first stone bridge built in the city by the House of Savoy, Sabauda dynasty. The bridge was erected over the Dora Riparia; the corso Giulio Cesare enters the Auror ...

Turin National University Library The National University Library (), located in Turin, Italy, is one of the country's main libraries. It was founded in 1720 as the Royal University Library by Victor Amadeus II, who unified collections from the library of the University of Turi ...

Ancient monuments in Turin

Palatine Towers The Palatine Gate (; Piedmontese: ''Pòrta Palatin-a'') is a Roman Age city gate located in Turin, Italy. The gate provided access through the city walls of ''Julia Augusta Taurinorum'' (modern Turin) from the North side and, as a result, it con ...

Exhibition halls in Turin

* New Exhibition Hall *

Torino Esposizioni Torino Esposizioni is an exhibition hall and convention centre in Turin, Italy which was primarily completed in 1948, designed by Pier Luigi Nervi. The building is made with primarily '' ferrocemento'' and glass. Ferrocemento is a form of concr ...

Monuments in Turin

* Equestrian monument of Emmanuel Philibert *

Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II The Victor Emmanuel II National Monument (), also known as the Vittoriano or for synecdoche Altare della Patria ("Altar of the Fatherland"), is a large national monument built between 1885 and 1935 to honour Victor Emmanuel II, the first kin ...

Museums and galleries in Turin

Accorsi - Ometto Museum The Accorsi–Ometto Museum is a private museum based in Turin, northern Italy. It is chronologically the first decorative arts museum in Italy. The museum was originated from a legacy left by Pietro Accorsi (Turin, 1891–1982) and was opened by ...

Egyptian Museum The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum (, Egyptian Arabic: ) (also called the Cairo Museum), located in Cairo, Egypt, houses the largest collection of Ancient Egypt, Egyptian antiquities in the world. It hou ...

Turin Papyrus Map The Turin Papyrus Map is an ancient Egyptian map, generally considered the oldest surviving map of topographical interest from the ancient world. It is drawn on a papyrus reportedly discovered at Deir el-Medina in Thebes, collected by Bernardin ...

Turin King List The Turin King List, also known as the Turin Royal Canon, is an ancient Egyptian hieratic papyrus thought to date from the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II (r. 1279–1213 BC), now in the Museo Egizio (Egyptian Museum) in Turin. The papyrus is the m ...

Judicial Papyrus of Turin The Judicial Papyrus of Turin (also Turin legal papyrus) is a 12th-century BCE ancient Egyptian record of the trials held against conspirators plotting to assassinate Ramesses III in what is referred to as the " Harem conspiracy". The papyrus co ...

** Turin Erotic Papyrus *

Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile The Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile di Torino ( English: "National Automobile Museum"), known as MAUTO, is an automobile museum in Turin, Italy, founded by Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia. The museum has a collection of almost 200 cars among eighty aut ...

Museum of Human Anatomy Luigi Rolando The Museum of Human Anatomy Luigi Rolando () is a museum of human anatomy that was founded in 1739 with headquarters in Torino, Italy. It is part of the museum network of the University of Turin and moved to its current location in the Building o ...

* Museum of Oriental Art * Museum of the Risorgimento *

Sabauda Gallery The Savoy Gallery () is an art collection in the Italian city of Turin, which contains the royal art collections amassed by the House of Savoy over the centuries. It is located on Via XX Settembre, 86. The museum, whose first directors were Rob ...

Turin City Museum of Ancient Art The Museo Civico d'Arte Antica is an art museum located in the Palazzo Madama in Turin, Italy. It has a renowned collection of paintings from the medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods. It reopened in 2006 after several years of restorations. ...

Turin Museum of Natural History The Turin Museum of Natural History (Italian: ''Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino'' or MRSN) was established in 1978 to house the natural history collections of the University of Turin and other collections of natural history, origina ...

Parks and gardens in Turin

* Orto Botanico dell'Università di Torino *

Parco del Valentino Parco del Valentino (also known as Valentino Park) is a popular public park in Turin, Italy. It is located along the west bank of the Po (river), Po river. It covers an area of 500,000m², which makes it Turin's second largest park (Turin's large ...

Public squares in Turin

Piazzas in Turin *

Piazza Carlo Felice Piazza Carlo Felice is a city square in Turin, Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the ...

Piazza Castello Piazza Castello is a prominent city square in Turin, Italy. It houses several city landmarks, museums, theaters and cafes. Description The square is rectangular in shape and houses at its center the architectural complex of Palazzo Madama, wh ...

Piazza San Carlo ("Charles Borromeo, St. Charles Square"), previously known as , , and , is one of the main city squares in Turin, Italy. It was laid out in the 16th and 17th century and is an example of Baroque style. The 1838 Equestrian monument of Emmanuel P ...

Piazza Statuto Piazza Statuto is a city square in Turin, Italy. Buildings around the square *Fréjus Rail Tunnel The Fréjus Rail Tunnel (also called Mont Cenis Tunnel) is a rail tunnel of length in the European Alps, carrying the Turin–Modane railw ...

Piazza Vittorio Veneto Piazza Vittorio Veneto, also known as Piazza Vittorio, is a city square in Turin, Italy, which takes its name from the Battle of Vittorio Veneto in 1918. It was formerly known as Piazza Vittorio Emanuele I, after the Savoyard king Victor Emmanuel ...

Religious sites in Turin

Santuario della Consolata The Basilica della Madonna Consolata ( English: ''The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Consolation'') is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and Marian shrine in central Turin, Piedmont, Italy. Located on the intersection of Via Consolata and Via Carlo Igna ...

Villas and palaces in Turin

Casa Fenoglio-Lafleur Casa Fenoglio-Lafleur (or Fenoglio-Lafleur house) is a historical building in the Liberty style located in Turin, Italy. It is situated in the ''San Donato'' borough, a central area with significant Stile Liberty buildings and New Gothic archite ...

Castello del Valentino The Valentino Castle () is a historic building in the northwestern Italian city of Turin. It is located in Parco del Valentino, and is the seat of the Architecture Faculty of the Polytechnic University of Turin. It is one of the Residences of the ...

Palazzo Carignano Palazzo Carignano is a historical building in the centre of Turin, Italy, which houses the Museum of the Risorgimento. It was a private residence of the Princes of Carignano, after whom it is named. Its rounded façade is different from other f ...

Palazzo Chiablese The Palazzo Chiablese is a wing of the Royal Palace of Turin, in Northwest Italy. It was the residence of Benedetto, Duke of Chablais first and then of King Charles Felix of Sardinia, and Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa. Today it is home to a cultura ...

Palazzo Gualino The Palazzo Gualino is an office building in Turin, Italy built in 1928–30 for the entrepreneur Riccardo Gualino by the architects Gino Levi-Montalcini and Giuseppe Pagano. It is an important example of early Italian rationalist architecture. ...

* Palazzo Madama *

Royal Palace of Turin The Royal Palace of Turin () is a historic palace of the House of Savoy in the city of Turin in Northern Italy. It was originally built in the 16th century and was later modernized by Christine Marie of France (1606–1663) in the 17th century, w ...

** Royal Armoury of Turin **

Royal Library of Turin The Royal Library of Turin () is a library located within the ground floor of the Royal Palace of Turin, itself a World Heritage Site in Turin, Italy. The library contains approximately 200,000 print volumes, 4,500 manuscripts, 3,055 drawings, ...

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Portrait of a Man in Red Chalk ''Portrait of a Man in Red Chalk'' ( 1510) is a drawing currently in the collection of the Royal Library of Turin. It is widely, though not universally, accepted as a self-portrait of the Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. It is thought that ...

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Villa della Regina The Villa della Regina is a palace in the city of Turin, Piedmont, Italy. It was originally built by the House of Savoy in the 17th century. In 1997, it was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list along with 13 other residences of the Hou ...

Demographics of Turin

Government and politics of Turin

Government and politics of Turin * Elections in Turin ** Turin municipal election, 2016 * Government of Turin **

List of mayors of Turin The mayor of Turin (Italian language, Italian: ''sindaco di Torino'') is an elected politician who, along with the Turin City Council of 40 members, is accountable for the government of Turin, in the Italian region of Piedmont. The incumbent ma ...

History of Turin

History of Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) 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 from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...

History of Turin, by period or event

Timeline of Turin The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Turin, Piedmont, Italy. Prior to 17th century * 218 BC - Town besieged by forces led by Hannibal. * 27 BC - Romans establish Castra Taurinorum. * 69 AD - Fire caused by negligence of ...

Province of Turin The province of Turin (; ; ) was a Provinces of Italy, province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital was the city of Turin. The province existed until 31 December 2014, when it was replaced by the Metropolitan City of Turin. Geography It ...

* Treaty of Turin (1381) *

Treaty of Turin (1733) The Treaty of Turin, signed in Turin on 26 September 1733 Douglas M. Gibler, ''International Military Alliances, 1648-2008'', (SAGE Publications, 2008) p.85 was a secret agreement between Louis XV of France and Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia. Ch ...

Treaty of Turin (1816) The 1816 Treaty of Turin was a treaty between Switzerland and the Kingdom of Sardinia which expanded the Canton of Geneva. Background In 1814 the Swiss Confederation accepted Geneva's proposal to join the Confederation. At that time, it only cov ...

Treaty of Turin (1860) The Treaty of Turin (; ) concluded between France and Kingdom of Sardinia, Piedmont-Sardinia on 24 March 1860 is the instrument by which the Duchy of Savoy and the County of Nice were annexed to France, ending the centuries-old Italian rule of th ...

History of Turin, by subject

* 1922 Turin Massacre *

Battle of Turin The siege of Turin took place from June to September 1706, during the War of the Spanish Succession. A French army led by Louis de la Feuillade besieged the Savoyard capital of Turin, whose relief by Prince Eugene of Savoy has been called th ...

Siege of Turin The siege of Turin took place from June to September 1706, during the War of the Spanish Succession. A French army led by Louis de la Feuillade besieged the Savoyard capital of Turin, whose relief by Prince Eugene of Savoy has been called th ...

Culture of Turin

Culture of Turin * Architecture of Turin **Skyscrapers in Turin ***

Piedmont Region Headquarters The Piedmont Region Headquarters (''Grattacielo della Regione Piemonte'') is a skyscraper in Turin, Italy, which houses the administrative offices of the Piedmont Region. The building, designed by Massimiliano Fuksas, was topped out in 2015. It si ...

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Torre Intesa Sanpaolo Grattacielo Intesa Sanpaolo in Turin, Italy is a skyscraper as well as the headquarters for the banking group Intesa Sanpaolo. Features The building is the third tallest in the city, after the landmark Mole Antonelliana which has held the recor ...

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Torre Littoria Torre Littoria, or Grattacielo Reale Mutua, is the first high-rise building in Turin, and one of the most renowned rationalist buildings in Italy. It is located in the city centre, on Via Giovanni Battista Viotti, near Piazza Castello. Torre ...

* Cuisine of Turin **

Bicerin Bicerin () is a traditional hot drink native to Turin, Italy, made of ganache (a type of thick hot chocolate), espresso, and frothed milk, served layered in a small glass. Origin The word is the equivalent of Italian (diminutive of , ). Thi ...

* Languages of Turin **

Piedmontese language Piedmontese ( ; autonym: or ; ) is a language spoken by some 2,000,000 people mostly in Piedmont, a region of Northwest Italy. Although considered by most linguists a separate Romance languages, language, in Italy it is often mistakenly regar ...

* Media in Turin ** Newspapers ***''

La Stampa (English: "The Press") is an Italian daily newspaper published in Turin with an average circulation of 87,143 copies in May 2023. Distributed in Italy and other European nations, it is one of the oldest newspapers in Italy. Until the late 1970 ...

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People from Turin The term "the people" refers to the public or Common people, common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. I ...

* Symbols of Turin

Art in Turin

Cinema of Turin

Italian Environmental Film Festival The Italian Environmental Film Festival (in Italian: ''Festival CinemAmbiente'' or ''Festival internazionale di cinema e cultura ambientale'') is an important Italian film festival founded in 1998 and taking place every year in Turin, Italy. It is ...

National Museum of Cinema The National Museum of Cinema () located in Turin, Italy, is a motion picture museum fitted out inside the Mole Antonelliana tower. It is operated by the ''Maria Adriana Prolo Foundation'', and the core of its collection is the result of the work ...

Torino Film Festival The Torino Film Festival (also called the Turin Film Festival, TFF) is an international film festival held annually in Turin, Italy. Held every November, it is the second largest film festival in Italy, following the Venice Film Festival. It was f ...

Music of Turin

RAI National Symphony Orchestra The RAI National Symphony Orchestra () is an Italian symphony radio orchestra, owned by the public radio and television company RAI. Its primary concert venue is the Auditorium RAI in the Piazza Rossaro in Turin. Its concerts are broadcast on Ra ...

Turin Conservatory The Conservatorio Statale di Musica Giuseppe Verdi, also known as the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi or Conservatorio Torino and more commonly known in English as the Turin Conservatory, is a music conservatory in Turin, Italy. It should not be confu ...

Theatre of Turin

Teatro Carignano The Teatro Carignano (Carignano Theatre) is a theatre in Turin and one of the oldest and most important theatres in Italy. Designed by Benedetto Alfieri, it is located opposite the Palazzo Carignano. Building commenced in 1752 and the theatre wa ...

* Teatro Regio

Events and traditions in Turin

Prima Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna The Prima Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna (), held in Turin, Italy in 1902 (opened 10 May), was a world arts exhibition that was important in spreading the popularity of Art Nouveau design, especially to Italy. Its aim was expl ...

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Turin Auto Show The Turin Motor Show () is an auto show held annually in Turin, Italy. The first official show took place between 21 and 24 April 1900, at the Castle of Valentino, becoming a permanent fixture in Turin from 1938 having shared it with Milan and R ...

Turin International Book Fair The Turin International Book Fair () is Italy's largest trade fair for books, held annually in mid-May in Turin, Italy. Founded in 1988 as Book Showroom (), it is one of the largest book fairs in Europe, involving more than 1,400 exhibitors and 3 ...

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Religion in Turin

* Christianity in Turin ** Catholicism in Turin ***

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Turin The Archdiocese of Turin () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Italy.

* Judaism in Turin **

History of the Jews in Turin The history of the Jews in Turin, Italy, can be first traced to the 4th century when bishop Maximus of Turin recorded the presence of Jews in the city. The city of Turin is in north-west Italy and is the capital of the Piedmont region. Medieval ...

Churches in Turin

Turin Cathedral Turin Cathedral or Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist (, ) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of ...

Chapel of the Holy Shroud The Chapel of the Holy Shroud () is a Baroque style Roman Catholic chapel in Turin in northern Italy, constructed to house the Shroud of Turin (''Sindone di Torino''), a religious relic believed to be the burial shroud of Jesus of Nazareth. It i ...

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Shroud of Turin The Shroud of Turin (), also known as the Holy Shroud (), is a length of linen cloth that bears a faint image of the front and back of a naked man. Because details of the image are consistent with depiction of Jesus, traditional depictions o ...

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Basilica of Corpus Domini The Basilica of Corpus Domini () is a Roman Catholic church in Turin, Italy, built to celebrate the "Miracle of the Eucharist" which, according to various sources, occurred in 1453 during the war between the Duchy of Savoy and History of France, Fra ...

Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians, Turin The Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians () is a Pontifical church and Marian shrine in Turin, Italy. The building was originally part of the safehouse for poor boys cared for by Don Bosco, it now contains the remains of Bosco, and six thou ...

Basilica of Superga The Basilica of Superga () is a hilltop Catholic basilica in Superga, in the vicinity of Turin, Italy. History The church was built from 1717 to 1731 for Victor Amadeus II of Savoy, designed by Filippo Juvarra, at the top of the hill of Super ...

* Church of San Lorenzo * Gran Madre di Dio * Madonna del Pilone * Monte dei Cappuccini *

San Carlo Borromeo Charles Borromeo (; ; 2 October 1538 – 3 November 1584) was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584. He was made a cardinal in 1560. Borromeo founded the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine and was ...

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Sports in Turin

Sports in Turin * Basketball in Turin **

Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino was an Italian professional basketball club in Turin, Piedmont. It competed in the first division of Italian basketball, the Lega Basket Serie A for the last time in the 2018–19 season. The club won one trophy, th ...

* Football in Turin ** Association football in Turin ***

Juventus FC Juventus Football Club (; from , ), commonly known as Juventus or colloquially as Juve (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Turin, Piedmont, who compete in Serie A, the ...

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Juventus F.C.–A.C. Milan rivalry Juventus Football Club (; from , ), commonly known as Juventus or colloquially as Juve (), is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont, who compete in Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football league system. Found ...

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Juventus F.C. and the Italy national football team Juventus FC, Juventus is the club that has contributed the most players to the Italy national football team, Italy national team in history. They are the only Italian club that has contributed players to every Italy national teams since its first ...

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Torino F.C. Torino Football Club (), colloquially referred to as Toro, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont that currently plays in the Serie A, the highest football league of Italy. Founded in 1906 as ''Foot-Ball Club Torin ...

Derby della Mole The Derby della Mole is the local derby played out between Turin's most prominent Association football, football clubs, Juventus FC, Juventus and Torino FC, Torino. It is also known as the Derby di Torino or the Turin Derby in English. It is na ...

* Olympics in Turin **

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter O ...

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2006 Winter Olympics medal table The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Turin, Italy, from February 10 to 26, 2006. A total of 2,508 athletes representing 80 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) (+3 fro ...

*** Palasport Olimpico and Stadio Comunale area in Turin * Running in Turin **

Turin Marathon The Turin Marathon () is an annual marathon race which takes place in Turin, Italy in November. History The first edition of the modern race was held in 1987, although other marathon competitions have been held in the city prior to this, includin ...

* Sports venues in Turin **

Juventus Stadium Juventus Stadium (), known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz Stadium since July 2017, sometimes simply known in Italy as the Stadium (), is an all-seater football stadium in the Vallette borough of Turin, Italy, and the home of Juventus ...

Oval Lingotto The Oval Lingotto, also known as Oval Olympic Arena, is an indoor arena in Turin, Italy. It was built for use at the 2006 Winter Olympics, during which it hosted speed skating events. It has a capacity of 8,500 spectators and was designed by the ...

Pala Alpitour Palasport Olimpico, officially operating with the sponsored name Inalpi Arena except during events prohibiting sponsorship names when it is usually known as simply PalaOlimpico, or occasionally PalaIsozaki after its architect, is a multi-purpose ...

** PalaTorino ** Stadio Filadelfia **

Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino The Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino (), named after the Grande Torino team, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Turin, Italy. It is the home ground of Serie A club Torino F.C., Torino Football Club. The stadium is located in Piazzale Grande Tori ...

Torino Palavela Palavela, formerly known as Palazzo delle Mostre and Palazzo a Vela is an indoor arena that is located in Turin, Italy, on the bank of the River Po. It was designed by engineer Franco Levi and architects Annibale Rigotti, Annibale and Giorgio Ri ...

Economy and infrastructure of Turin

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Economy of Turin * Aerospace industry **

Avio Avio S.p.A. is an Italian company operating in the aerospace sector with its head office in Colleferro near Rome, Italy. Founded in 1908, it is present in Italy and abroad with different commercial offices and 10 production sites. Avio operate ...

* Automotive industry in Turin **

Abarth Abarth & C. S.p.A. () is an Italian racing- and road-car maker and performance division founded by Italo-Austrian Carlo Abarth in 1949. Abarth & C. S.p.A. is owned by Stellantis through its Italian subsidiary. Abarth's logo is a shield with a ...

Fiat Automobiles Fiat Automobiles S.p.A., commonly known as simply Fiat ( , ; ), is an Italian automobile manufacturer. It became a part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in 2014 and, in 2021, became a subsidiary of Stellantis through its Italian division, Stellant ...

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Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. () is an Italian carmaker known for its sports-oriented vehicles, strong auto racing heritage, and iconic design. Headquartered in Turin, Italy, it is a subsidiary of Stellantis Europe and one of 14 brands of mu ...

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Lancia Lancia Automobiles S.p.A. () is an Italian car manufacturer and a subsidiary of Stellantis Europe, which is the European subsidiary of Stellantis. The present legal entity of Lancia was formed in January 2007 when its corporate parent reorganise ...

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Maserati Maserati S.p.A. () is an Italian luxury vehicle manufacturer. Established on 1 December 1914 in Bologna, Italy, the company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. The company has been owned by Stellantis since 2021. Ma ...

Iveco Iveco S.p.A., an acronym for Industrial Vehicles Corporation, is an Italian multinational transport vehicle manufacturing company with headquarters in Turin, Italy. It designs and builds light, medium, and heavy Commercial vehicle, commercial veh ...

* Banking in Turin **

Intesa Sanpaolo Intesa Sanpaolo Società per azioni, S.p.A. is an Italian international banking group. It is Italy's largest bank by total assets and the world's 27th largest. It was formed through the merger of Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI in 2007, but has a ...

* Restaurants and cafés in Turin **

Caffè Fiorio The Caffè Fiorio is a historic café in Turin, northern Italy, located at Via Po 8. Founded in 1780, Fiorio became a fashionable meeting place for the artistic, intellectual and political classes of the capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Freq ...

*** Società del Whist * Tourism in Turin **

Residences of the Royal House of Savoy The Residences of the Royal House of Savoy are a group of buildings in Turin and the Metropolitan City of Turin, in Piedmont, northern Italy. It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in 1997. History The House of Savoy is an ancient ro ...

Transportation in Turin

Transportation in Turin *

Gruppo Torinese Trasporti The Gruppo Torinese Trasporti (GTT) is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the provinces of Alessandria, Cuneo, Asti and the Metropolitan City of Turin. It was created in 2003 from the merge of ATM (''Azienda ...

Società Azionaria Gestione Aeroporto Torino Società Azionaria Gestione Aeroporto Torino S.p.A. (SAGAT) is the operator of Turin Airport. The controlling interests of the company was purchased by Italian Infrastructures Investment Fund I in January 2013. History In December 2012 Italian I ...

Airports in Turin * Turin-Aeritalia Airport *

Turin Airport Turin Airport () , also known as Turin-Caselle Airport (''Aeroporto di Torino-Caselle''), is an international airport (civil and military) located at Caselle Torinese, north-northwest of the city of Turin, in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Pi ...

Rail transport in Turin

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Line SFM4 Line SFM4 is part of the Turin Metropolitan Railway Service. It connects the Cirié station with the Alba railway station using the Turin- Ceres railway, the Turin railway link, the Carmagnola-Bra railway and the Cavallermaggiore-Alessandria ra ...

Line SFM7 Line SFM7 is a commuter rail line that is part of the Turin Metropolitan Railway Service, and connects Cirié station with Fossano station, using the Turin-Ceres, Piedmont, Ceres railway, the Turin railway link and the Turin-Fossano-Savona railway ...

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Railway stations in Turin Chronological list of stations References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Railway stations in Turin Transport in Turin Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is th ...

Torino Lingotto railway station Torino Lingotto railway station is one of the main stations serving the city and ''comune'' of Turin, capital of the region of Piedmont, northwestern Italy. The Torino Lingotto metro station is located nearby, and opened on March 6, 2011. Ope ...

Torino Porta Nuova railway station Torino Porta Nuova railway station is the main railway station of Turin, northern Italy. It is the third busiest station in Italy after Roma Termini railway station, Rome Termini and Milan Central railway station, Milan Central, with about 192,0 ...

Torino Porta Susa railway station Torino Porta Susa is a railway station in Turin, northern Italy; it is the second busiest mainline station in the city, after Torino Porta Nuova. It is located in ''Corso Inghilterra''. History The station was built in 1868 during the expans ...

Torino Stura railway station Torino Stura railway station () serves the town and ''comune'' of Turin, in the Piedmont region, northwestern Italy. It is located on the Corso Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Euro ...

Trams in Turin The Turin tramway network () is an important part, along with the Turin Metro, of the public transport network of the city and ''comune'' of Turin, in the Piedmont region, northwest Italy. In operation since 1871, the network is about long, a ...

Sassi–Superga tramway The Sassi–Superga tramway is a steep grade railway line in the city of Turin in northern Italy. Managed by Gruppo Torinese Trasporti, it connects the Turin suburb of Sassi to the Basilica of Superga at an altitude of . The lower station is s ...

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Turin Metro The Turin Metro () is the modern driverless VAL rapid transit system serving Turin. It is operated by Gruppo Torinese Trasporti (GTT), a public company controlled by the municipality of Turin. The system comprises one line with 23 stations con ...

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= Car sharing in Turin

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ToBike Oike was the bicycle-sharing system of the city of Turin. Planned between 2008 and 2009, it was operational from 2010 to 2023. Service The service was operational 24 hours a day every day of the year. It was based on the Bicincittà system: ...

Education in Turin

Education in Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) 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 from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...

* Public education in Turin ** Universities in Turin ***

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University of Turin Department of Law The University of Turin Department of Law is the law school of the University of Turin. It is commonly shortened ''UNITO Department of Law''. It traces its roots to the founding of the University of Turin, and has produced or hosted some of the m ...

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Polytechnic University of Turin The Polytechnic University of Turin (, abbreviated as PoliTO) is the oldest Italian Public university, public Institute of technology, technical university. The university offers several courses in the fields of Engineering, Architecture, Urban ...

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Liceo classico Cavour Liceo Ginnasio statale "Camillo Benso di Cavour" is the oldest Liceo classico in Turin and one among the oldest and most prominent high schools in Italy, for pupils aged 14 to 19. It was transferred to its present location in 1931. History It was ...

Healthcare in Turin

Hospitals in Turin * CTO Hospital

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