Ancient origins
The Taurini were an ancient Celto-Ligurian Alpine people, who occupied the upper valley of the Po River, in the center of modern Piedmont. In 218 BC, they were attacked by

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Turin is in northwest Italy. It is surrounded on the western and northern front by the Alps and on the eastern front by a high hill that is the natural continuation of the hills of Monferrato. Four major rivers pass through the city: the Po and three of its tributaries, the

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Turin is split up into 8 boroughs, locally called circoscrizioni; these do not necessarily correspond to the historical districts of the city, which are rather called quartieri, rioni, borghi, borgate or zone. The "circoscrizioni" system originally comprised 10 of them,

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City centre
Turin's historical architecture is predominantly Baroque and was developed under the Kingdom of Savoy. Nonetheless, the main street of the city centre, Via Roma, was built during the Fascist era (from 1931 to 1937) as an

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Turin developed as a Fordistcity in the early twentieth century, which meant a shift from a service-based economy to an industry-based one. In the vein of many Fordist economies Turin's economy relies heavily upon its automotive and aerospace industries. Despite the

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Visual art and museums
Turin, as the former capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Kingdom of Italy, is home of the

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Main page: Education in Turin
Turin is home to one of Italy's oldest universities, the University of Turin, including its affiliated Collegio Carlo Alberto,

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