Toret in Rossini Square
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Panoramic photo by
Roberto Scavino
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Torets are typical green drinking fountains that everyone can find around Turin; "toret" is a Piedmontese word meaning "little bull" and the bull is the symbol of the town for more than two thousand years.
Cautelosamente al principio, con indiferencia después, con desesperación al fin, erré por escaleras y...
Capital as well as cultural and business center of the Piedmont region, Turin is famous as headquarters of Fiat and Lancia, birthplace of Telecom Italia and Rai television and host of the 2006 Winter Olympics. Turin has a modern public transport infrastructure so it is easy to get to architectural sites and museums, most notably the Mole Antonelliana, which is the home of the National Cinema Museum. Home to Torino and Juventus, two historical italian football teams, the region is famous as the birth place of solid chocolate over 200 years ago. Gianduiotto is perhaps the most famous Turin chocolate currently in production.
