Ferrero Rocher chocolates, the Holy Shroud, the movie museum, cocktails by the Po River, Egiptian pharaohs, Renaissance architecture, university parties… A little bit of everything for everyone: the top ten secrets from one of the most charming, lively and festive cities in Italy.
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Along with Lombardy, Piedmont is part of the most industrialized region of Italy, and its capital, Turin, the first Italian city to introduce a subway system based on VAL: an innovative technology, already used in some French cities (Lille , Toulouse and Rennes). It is a metropolitan network consisting of fully automated lightweight vehicles that require no driver. The line was opened on 4 February 2006, days before the 2006 Winter Olympics, with additions in 2007. The system costs € 1.00 for a single trip and is open from 5:30 am until 11:30 p.m.

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Known as Comunale, the Turin’s Stadio Olimpico in Italy hosted the World Cup in 1934 and, after a complete renovation, hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2006 Winter Olympics. He was named Stadio Benito Mussolini in honor of the fascist leader who ruled Italy at that time, after the Second World War, was renamed Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo in honor of coach of football team champion in the World Cups of 1934 and 1938 . The Comunale was used as headquarters of Juventus and Torino Calcio until 1990 when it opened the Stadio delle Alpi. (more…)