LocationPiedmont, northwest Italy.
Dialling code39.
Population908,000 (city); 2,200,000 (metropolitan area).
Time zoneGMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October).
Electricity220 volts AC, 50Hz; round two-pin or three-pin plugs are in use.
Average January temperatures2.6°C (37°F).
Average July temperatures24°C (75°F).
Annual rainfall894mm (35.2 inches).
Cost of Living:1 Euro (€1) = £0.94;
US$1.37; C$1.66; A$1.93
Currency conversion rates as of January 2009Special Events:Cioccolato
February-March
Chocolate festival.
Various locations
Website:
www.cioccola-to.itFiera del Libro
May
Book fair.
Lingotto
Website:
www.fieralibro.it Festivita di San Giovanni Battista June
Feast of Turin’s patron St John the Baptist.
Turin center
Torino Settembre Musica
September
Classical and contemporary music.
Various locations
Website:
www.comune.torino.it/settembremusica Salone del Gusto
October
Food festival (every other year).
Central locations
Website:
www.slowfood.com
Turin Film Festival November
Central locations
Website:
www.torinofilmfest.org
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