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  Torino | Italy | Winter Olympics | 2006 | Travel | Turin | City | Pictures | Map | Fact | Rome | History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Italy is located in southern Europe and extends as a "boot-shaped" peninsula into the Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Africa.
Italy is slightly larger than the state of Arizona and borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia.
Italy was part of the Roman Empire that spread across most of Europe until the 5th century.
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 Torino Study Abroad, Italy
As a result of Torino's industrial importance, as well as the influx of people expected for the Olympics, the city is in the middle of a major infrastructure overhaul, including the construction of a subway and a vast improvement of the road system.
Torino is also the birthplace of hard chocolate, and today, students can enjoy a wonderful variety of chocolate-based treats.
Torino's architectural highlights include the Palazzo Chiablese and the Villa della Regina, but most people come to Torino for a more religious purpose: To see the Shroud of Turin, "an old linen cloth with an imprint of a man, which is believed by many to be the cloth that covered Jesus in his grave" (www.en.wikipedia.org).
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 TORINO CITY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
, city, northwestern Italy, capital of Turin Province and of Piedmont Region, at the confluence of the Po and Dora Riparia rivers.
Withstanding sieges by the French in 1640 and 1706, the city was the capital of the kingdom of Sardinia from 1720 to 1861 (except for 1800-14, when it was held by France).
Turin was prominent in the Risorgimento, the 19th-century movement for the unification of Italy, and served during 1861-65 as the first national capital.
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 Torino 2006: Torino 2006: XX Winter Olympic Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Torino is the largest city ever to host an Olympic Winter Games, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 2.2 million and a city population of 870,000.
Torino was awarded the Games on June 19, 1999, when IOC members selected the city in Seoul, South Korea.
Torino defeated Sion, Switzerland; Klagenfurt, Austria; Helsinki, Finland; Zakopane, Poland; and Poprad Tatry, Slovakia.
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 Turin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Turin (Italian: Torino; Piedmontese: Turin) is a major industrial city as well as a business and cultural center in northwest Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the west bank of the Po River.
The province is one of the largest in Italy, with 6,830 km² (2,637 sq.
While the dignity of count was held by the Bishop as conte di Turino, 1092-1130 and 1136 - 1191, it was ruled as a prince-bishopric by the Bishops.
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 Turin, Italy
Linked to the Savoy tradition and being the ex capital of Italy, it is a city of charm, rich in historic monuments with the entrepreneurial spirit of a city in continual economic growth.
The atmosphere in Caffè Torino is a perfect place to taste "bicerin" as is Baratti, in the Galleria Subalpina, which has a reminiscent feeling of far-off days of princes and princesses.
From 1800 to 1814 Turin was the capital of the French department of the Po, and in 1815 the House of Savoy was restored.
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 Torino, Italy
Turin (Italian Torino) is a major industrial city in north-western Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the west bank of the Po River.
As of 2001, Turin is the fourth-largest city in population in Italy, with a population of 857,433.
Torino is home to Palazzo Chiablese, the Royal Armoury, the Royal Library, Palazzo Madama, Palazzo Carignano, Villa della Regina, and the Valentino Castle.
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 Torino, hotels, tour Torino, accommodations Torino italy travel guide
Torino's biggest draw, the Cattedrale di San Giovanni, home to the Shroud of Torino, was damaged by fire in 1997.
Torino is one of Italy's richest cities, with some million Turinese, many of whom are immigrants who came here to get a piece of the pie.
This "Car Capital of Italy" (also now home to high-tech and aerospace industries) is surrounded by some hideous suburbs that are ever-growing, but its Crocietta district is home to some of the most aristocratic residences in Italy, and its inner core is one of grace and harmony.
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 Torino F.C. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
After the early years, Torino were denied their first championship attempt by the outbreak of World War I, and their first title was revoked in 1926/27 due to an irregularity in the match against Juventus.
Torino subsequently defeated Mantova in the final to earn promotion to Serie A. Even in its worst seasons, Torino has often achieved good results in epic matches (the so-called "derbies") against the other Turin team, Juventus.
Grande Torino played with the 4-4-2 10 years before the Brazil 1958 World Cup team, and some of their game tactics anticipated by 35 years the Dutch Total Football that revolutionized the game in the 1970s.
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 580wdbo.com: News 2006 Olympic Winter Games — Torino, Italy
Torino is in northwest Italy near the borders of Switzerland and France.
Torino is the largest city ever to host an Olympic Winter Games, with a metropolitan area population of 2.2 million and a city population of 870,000.
Torino was the film capital of the world from 1906 to 1916 and still has the highest proportion of movie screens to inhabitants in Italy.
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 Ac Torino Italy
Located in the vibrant locality of Lingotto, near the commercial district of Turin, the AC Torino hotel is ideal for both leisure seekers as well as business travelers.
The AC Torino Hotel is also in close proximity to the numerous restaurants, cafes and shopping arcades on the Piazza Castello.
Comfort and privacy are given high priority at the AC Torino Hotel as private bathroom with complimentary toiletries, safes and CD players are added amenities in these guestrooms.
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 Winter Olympics 2006
Torino, the capital of the Piedmont region in north-western Italy, has undergone extensive investment in public transportation and other infrastructute projects to facilitate the Games.
Torino benefits from a well-trained municipal police force and is also the location of several Italian military facilities.
However, it is assessed the Italian government, the city of Torino and the Torino Organizing Committee have made adequate preparations to reduce any potential threats to the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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 2006 Winter Olympics, Torino (Turin) Winter Olympics, held in Olympics winter year
Torino (Turin), once the capital of Italy (until 1945), is a fantastic city that is often overlooked because of Rome, Florence, Venice and Milan.
Torino (Turin) claims to be the birthplace of Italian skiing.
Tour Italy Now's travel experts would love to help you customize the perfect winter vacation to Piedmont and the 2006 Winter Olympics that will be sure to create a lifetime of memories.
www.touritalynow.com /turin_olympic_games/turin_2006_olympic_games.php   (864 words)

  
 Home: Torino-Italy
Torino is a beautiful city in the northwestern Italy, residing mostly along the West Bank of the Po River.
Capital of the Piedmont region, Torino is most famous for the shroud of Turin and host of the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Torino was the host of the 2006 Winter Olympics, which is officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games.
www.torino-italy.com   (185 words)

  
 kiat.net: Torino 2006 XXth Olympic Winter Games
TORINO - The capital of Piedmont, 239 meters above sea level, covers a total area of 130.17 Km and has about 1 million inhabitants.
Torino, city of industry, commerce, culture and arts, is more and more oriented towards high value-added tertiary industry within Europe.
The Torino 2006 Games will have 7 sports (15 disciplines) with 78 events of which 41 are men's events, 34 women's and 3 mixed events (luge doubles, figure skating pairs and ice dancing).
www.kiat.net /olympics/torino2006   (191 words)

  
 Torino, Province of Torino, Piedmont - Italy
The Locality: Turin (Italian Torino) is a major industrial city in north-western Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the west bank of the Po River.
In the 2001 census, Turin was the fourth largest city in Italy, with a large proportion of people with southern-Italian background as a consequence of the mass immigration of the second half of the twentieth century, and a significant presence of immigrants from Africa and Asia.
In 1865 the capital was moved to Florence and in 1871 to Rome.
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 Museum Tickets for Chocopass-Torino (Italy)
Torino is known around the world as a veritable city of chocolate genius.
Please indicate alternative dates and times (due to the anticipated heavy booking, Select Italy requests you offer the widest range of date/time you are available to view this museum in the white box provided below.
To inform Select Italy of additional time restrictions or availability, please provide this information in the comments field on the Order Summary screen - last step before completion of your order.
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 torino daily photo
Translated it means "Unity of Italy" because along this "Corso" (boulevard in French and in English) in 1961 there was the International Expo of the first century since Unity of the country.
Torino is far only 100 Km (62.13 Miles) from France and we watch carefully to their election.
In Torino there are lot of them and they cross the city in length and in width.
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 Special Trips: 2006 Winter Games in Torino
Torino's event schedule will be unlike previous Winter Games in that many of the alpine events will begin later in the day making it difficult, if not impossible, to attend two events in one day.
Italy’s success in its bid to host the 2006 XX Olympics was announced a the 109th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Seoul.
Torino is already a major venue for winter sports enthusiasts and athletes, and has, or is developing first-class facilities for the forthcoming games.
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 NBCOlympics.com - Countries - Italy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Torino, Italy is a city always on the move.
The 2006 Olympic host city of Torino, located in northwest Italy at the confluence of the Po and Dora Riparia rivers, is the capital of the Piedmont region.
With a population of about 868,000, Torino is the fourth-largest city in Italy, behind Rome, Milan and Naples.
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 Italy Torino Olympics
Torino, Italy and its surrounding area is known for the three B's of wine - Barbaresco, Barolo, and Barbera.
Torino, Italy is the largest city ever to host the Olympic Winter Games with around 900,000 residents in the city and over 2.2 million in the surrounding area.
The torch has seen Italy from the toe of the boot in the south to the Alps on the northern boarder.
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 Torino Hotels, hotels and accommodation in Torino, Italy | Italy Hotels Database
The 'Due Mondi' Hotel is a modern three-star complex, completely renovated, located in the heart of Turin, and is the ideal base for both business people...
AC Torino is situated in the business and congress district of Lingotto, within walking distance of the Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia Automobile Museum, and...
We are lucky to be in one of the most beautiful and most elegant areas of the city, Piazza Solferino, in an adiacent, very quiet little street, via...
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 About CESNUR - Cosa è il CESNUR
This site is managed by CESNUR International of Torino, Italy (Via Confienza 19, 10121 Torino, Italy, phone 39-011-541950, fax 39-011-541905, E-mail: cesnur_to@virgilio.it) and does not engage the responsibility of any other association or group.
In the wake of the controversies originated by the French parliamentary report on cults (1996), conferences were organized at the Sorbonne University on the anti-cult movement (1996) and in Paris on the shortcomings of the brainwashing model (1997).
Finally every week 2-3 seminars or lectures are organized in Italy and elsewhere (including, increasingly, in Eastern Europe) in order to introduce the basic concepts of a scholarly approach to new religious movements to local scholars, priests an pastors, students, government officers, professionals, and the general public.
www.cesnur.org /about.htm   (2626 words)

  
 Italy cooking holidays, Italy cooking school, cooking classes
In a warm relaxed and familiar atmosphere we prepare attractive, delicious dishes that are truly Italian, Tuscany or Torino traditional cuisine: very selected ingredients at their superb seasonal peak, simply though skillfully prepared to enhance their excellence.
This is at the heart of what a Cook in Italy cooking vacation is all about.
Cook in Italy is [What] a cooking school [Where] located in Italy, in Tuscany and in Torino, [How] organizing cooking courses and single cooking classes for people coming to Italy for a cooking holiday and wanting to get in touch with the real Italian Cuisine and with real Italian Chefs.
www.cookinitaly.org   (263 words)

  
 Winter Olympics 2006 | Torino, Italy
The Winter Games were held in Italy once before 2006.
Torino, Italy, is the site of the 2006 Winter Games.
The Winter Games were held in Italy once before.
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