Interesting facts about Turin Is a great opportunity to learn more about Italy. Turin is an important business and cultural center of the northern region of the country. The city is known for its historical and architectural monuments, along with museums, palaces and parks.
So, here are the most interesting facts about Turin.
- Turin is in the TOP 5 Italian cities in terms of population. Today over 878,000 people live here.
- In Turin you can see many old buildings made in the Baroque, Rococo, Art Nouveau and Neoclassicism styles.
- Did you know that it was in Turin that the world's first license for the production of "liquid chocolate", that is, cocoa, was issued?
- In the world, Turin is primarily known for the Turin Shroud, in which the deceased Jesus Christ was allegedly wrapped.
- The name of the city is translated as - "bull". By the way, the image of a bull can be seen both on the flag (see interesting facts about flags) and on the coat of arms of Turin.
- Turin is one of the ten most visited cities in Italy from year to year.
- In 2006, the Winter Olympic Games were held here.
- The metropolis is home to car factories of such companies as Fiat, Iveco and Lancia.
- An interesting fact is that the Egyptian Museum of Turin is the first specialized museum in Europe dedicated to the ancient Egyptian civilization.
- Once Turin was the capital of Italy for 4 years.
- The local climate is similar to that of Sochi.
- On the last Sunday of January, Turin hosts a major carnival every year.
- At the beginning of the 18th century, Turin managed to withstand the siege of the French troops, which lasted for almost 4 months. The people of Turin are still proud of this fact.
- An asteroid 512 was named after Turin.
