The City of Torino - A Brief History
A Brief History of Turin
Turin, in the capital of the Piedmont region, is located in the northwest area of Italy. Torino, as the Italians call it, is a major industrial city that lies along the Po River. The Po stretches from Mount Monviso in the Alpie Cozie (Southwestern Alps) to the Adriatic Sea near Venice. Torino is home to one of the most famous relics of Christendom, the Shroud of Turin, and the 2006 Winter Olympics.