Turin

Turin is a city in northwestern Italy, on the Po River at the foot of the Alps, and the capital of the Piedmont region. Its symbol is a bull, toro in Italian, which stands on the coat of arms of the city. The Mole Antonelliana, a tall brick dome with a needle spire, houses the National Museum of Cinema.

The Romans founded the colony of Augusta Taurinorum on the site in the 1st century BC, and its grid of streets still shapes the old center. The House of Savoy moved its capital from Chambéry to Turin in the 16th century and filled the city with Baroque palaces, churches and long arcaded streets. Turin became the first capital of the unified Kingdom of Italy in 1861. The car industry grew there from the end of the 19th century, and the city held the Winter Olympic Games in 2006.

Fiat builds the electric Fiat 500 at the Mirafiori plant in the south of the city, and Iveco, a maker of trucks and buses, has its headquarters in Turin. Lavazza roasts and blends coffee there and has its headquarters in the Nuvola building near the old center.

The Egyptian Museum holds one of the oldest collections of Egyptian antiquities outside Egypt, including the Turin King List and statues of Ramesses II. The Royal Palace of Turin was the main residence of the Savoy family and is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site of their residences. Turin Cathedral keeps the Shroud of Turin, a linen cloth that tradition links to the burial of Jesus, in a chapel designed by Guarino Guarini. Juventus, the football club of the Agnelli family, plays at the Allianz Stadium.