Superb Baroque architecture, excellent museums and the futuristic Antonelliana Mole, in the home of the famous Turin Shroud and The FIAT company, Turin, the capital of the Province of Piedmont, is situated on the western edge of the Padana Plain, between the Po hills and the Alps, where the Doria Riparia and Po Rivers converge.

Turin is the fourth most popular city in Italy, after Rome, Milan and Naples. An important economic center, its main industry is automobiles (80% of Italy’s entire production), along with subsidiary industries like steel and metal working, and motors for aeronautical and naval industries.