(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 1 April 2006)
TORINO 2006 WINTER OLYMPICS
- Official Web Site –
- in English, French and Italian
- Tickets
- Ceremonies
- Competition facilities
- How to get to
- Accommodation
- Cultural Olympiads
- Spectator guide
- Official Products
- Weather
- Download
- Photo gallery
- Newsletter
- Work with us
- Media Area
- BACKGROUND
- The Winter Olympics – From infoplease
- BLOGS (SAMPLING)
- 2006 Winter Olympics Games Torino Blog
- Inve2006 – Diario Olimpico di un Volontari – In Italian Only
- The Journey: Our Road to the Olympic Games – Access to athletes through real-life training blog – From VISA USA
- NBCOlympics or REPORTER'S BLOGS
- Lindsay Czarniak's Olympic Blog
- Olympic Blog: Jay's Days In Torino
- Tales From Turin by Dan Steinberg – The Washington Post
- TORINO TRACKER – The NBCOLYMPICS.com blog
- Torino Travels by Daniela Deane – The Washington Post
- Road to Torino
- The Torino 2006 Blog
- torino 2006 olympics blog
- Welcome To The 2006 Torino Olympics Blog!
- Winter Olympics 2006 Sports Guide – From Chiff.com
- BOOKS
- The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics, 2006 Edition : Turin, David Wallechinsky, Jaime Loucky
- The Encyclopedia of the Winter Olympics (Watts Reference), John Wukovits
- Freeze Frame : A Photographic History of the Winter Olympics, Peggy Fleming (Foreword), Sue Macy
- Torino 2006: A Local's Guide to the Winter Olympics, James Sajo
- The Winter Olympics, Larry Dane Brimner
- NEWS
- ESPN Winter Games Olympic Torino 2006 – From ESPN
- 2006 Winter Olympics – From CBS SportsLine.com
- Olympic Winter Games News – From topix.net
- Scholastic News: Winter Olympics – From Scholastic
- TICKETS
- TURIN
- Transportation Overview
- TRAVEL ADVISORIES
- Olympic Travel Safety and Security – From Overseas Security Advisory Council
- Travel Advice – From British Embassy, Italy – Services for Britons in Italy
- TV COVERAGE
- NBCOLYMPICS.COM
- Torino 2006 – From wnbc.com
- Olympic Zone – From NBC4 / New York
- Torino 2006 – From CBC.CA
- Winter Games 2006 – From MSNBC
- AIRPORT
- Aeroporto Internazionale di Torino – Turin (TRN)
- See also, Info on Airports in Italy, Airport Guides and How to Get To and From the Airport, dated Wednesday, November 23, 2005
- AUTOSTRADA
- Autostrada – the highway system in Italy
- Infoviabilità – Real Time Traffic – In Italian Only
- BLOGS
- Gia-Gina in Italy
- See also, Info on Blogs about Italy, Blog Resources and Lists/Directories of Blogs, dated Tuesday, November 08, 2005
- BOOKS
- Dedicato A Torino - A Tribute to Turin, Giorgetto Giugiaro (Author), Giovanni Fontana (Photographer)
- The Egyptian museum, Turin, Alessandro Roccati
- Footprint Turin (Footprint Pocket Guides), Ben Donald
- See also Info on Books about Italy, dated Saturday, November 12, 2005
- CELL PHONES
- See also Info for Cell Phones in Italy and Europe, dated Monday, November 14, 2005
- CHOCOLATE
- The Chocolate Festival in Turin and Piedmont
- Cioccolato (Chocolate) – From Extratorino
- Torino sweet on 'da Vinci' of chocolate – Posted 2/13/2006 10:10 PM; Updated 2/14/2006 10:24 AM – From USA TODAY
- Turin, City of Chocolate Treats – From "All Things Considered" on NPR
- COMUNE di TORINO
- Citta' di Torino – In Italian Only
- EVENTS
- Italian Holidays, Festivals, Street Parties… – a list of Italian holidays and festivals which can be accessed by city, region and date. – From the Hostetler web site
- See also, Info on Events and Festivals (festa or sagra) in Italy, dated Sunday, November 20, 2005
- FOOD STORES: TORINO AND PIEDMONTE
- List of food stores – In Italian Only – From Fiberpast
- See also Info on Food Stores (Chains) in Italy, dated Monday, November 21, 2005
- INFORMATION
- The look of the city Torino 2006 –
- in English
, French 
and Italian - Torino: Weather and Much More – From Answers.com
- Turin (Torino) Italy Travel Essentials – From About.com
- Turin's Moment – From Travel + Leisure
- Turin surprises you – in English , French and Italian – From Turismo Torino
- MARKETS
- Street Shopping: Outdoor Markets in Piedmont – From In Italy ONLINE
- See also, Info on Market Days/Antique Markets in Italy, dated Saturday, November 19, 2005
- ONLINE AND PRINTED PUBLICATIONS
- NEWSPAPERS
- La Stampa –published in Turin – In Italian Only
- Corriere della Sera (English)
- See Info for On-Line Magazines and Publications for Italy and Europe, dated Friday, November 11, 2005
- ONLINE (INTERNET) RADIO AND TV
- Radio Nostalgia
- Radio Torino Popolare
- See also, Info on On-Line (Internet) Radio and TV in Italy, dated Thursday, November 10, 2005
- SHROUD OF TURIN
- Official Site of the Shroud – www.sindone.org is a direct initiative of the Italian branch of the Roman Catholic Church, with the purpose of illustrating and documenting in fine detail everything related to the Holy Shroud. – in English , French , Italian and Spanish
- Shroud of Turin – From Ray Rogers Shroud of Turin FAQ - 2004
- Shroud of Turin Education Project – From Shroud of Turin Education Project, Inc.
- The Shroud of Turin - ReligionFacts – From ReligionFacts
- The Skeptical Shroud of Turin Website – From The Free Inquiry Website
- TOURISM
- Tourism on line – From a conference program at the Universita delgi Studi di Torino
- Turin may offer more after the Olympics – Best time to see the Olympic host city may be after '06 Winter Games – From MSNBC.com
- Visiting Torino – From a conference program at the Universita delgi Studi di Torino
- TRANSPORTATION
- GTT (Gruppo Torinese Trasporti) – Turin has a comprehensive public transportation system, with buses, trams, trains and metros to shuttle tourists around the city. Construction began on the metro in the year 2000. – In Italian Only
- MetroTorino –
- in English , French and Italian
- HOW TO GET TO TURIN BY COACH – From Citta' di Torino
- LINKS TO/FROM AIRPORT
- By Train (GTT Dora Railway Station)
- WEATHER
- Turin/Torino – From italy-weather-and-maps.com
- Torino – "Weatherbase is your one authoritative source for finding monthly weather records and averages for more than 16,439 cities worldwide." – From Weatherbase
- WEBCAM
- Torino Webcam – From Citta' di Torino – In Italian Only
- VIRTUAL TOUR
- Sights – the travel guide you write – From World66.com
- Torino - touristic sites – From Universita delgi Studi di Torino
- Torino Caselle Virtuale – In Italian Only – From Volo Virtuale Torino
- A map of the Piedmont region of Italy – From italy-weather-and-maps.com
- Piedmont – From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Piemonte - Piedmont - Region – From About.com
- Piedmonte Magazine online – In Italian Only – From piemonte-online.com
- Piedmont online – From piedmonteonline.it
- Piedmont: Alps, Valleys & Wines – From WineCountry.IT
- REGIONE PIEDMONTE web online – in English , French , Italian and Spanish – From Sito ufficiale della Regione Piemonte
- Welcome To Piedmont! – From In Italy ONLINE
- Info on Books about Italy, dated Saturday, November 12, 2005
- Info on On-Line Route Planning and Maps of Italy, dated Thursday, November 17, 2005
- Info on Private and Public Transportation and Other Transportation Modes in Italy, dated Friday, December 02, 2005
That's it for Friday, 13 January 2006: venerdì, 13 gennaio 2006.
Ciao, Ben
Today’s quote is an Italian proverb, author unknown.
Sbagliando s'impara.
Practice makes perfect.
(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 1 April 2006)
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