An ancient city, probably founded around the III century a.C. from the Taurini, a Celtic population from Northern Italy, this settlement, will later be transformed into a Roman colony by Augustus with the name of Iulia Augusta Taurinorum in the 1st century BC.

Dal 1720 fù la capitale del Regno di Sardegna e successivamente all'unificazione italiana, ne divenne la prima capitale fino al 1865.

His fame is due not only to the history of the royal house of the Savoy, but also to the fundamental role played in the history of Italy, especially from the economic and industrial point of view with the presence of FIAT.

In 1997, part of the historical center of Turin, together with the Valentino Castle, the Queen’s Villa and the other possessions parts of the Sabaudian Residences in Piedmont, was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name of "Residences of the Royal House of Savoy ". The Royal Palace of Venaria Reale, the Hunting Lodge of Stupinigi, the Castle of Rivoli, the Castle of Moncalieri, the Royal Palace of Turin, the Palazzo Madama and Casaforte of the Acaja and the Carignano Palace are also part of the circuit.

A livello naturalistico, le Colline del Po e il Parco del Po Torinese, dal 2016 sono riconosciute “Riserva della biosfera dall'UNESCO”.

Today Turin is the heart of a metropolitan area that has about 2 million inhabitants, is the second city of northern Italy after Milan and the fourth nationally, as well as being one of the major university, artistic, tourist, scientific and cultural centers in Italy. Inside this metropolitan area there are some very popular towns, as well as for the residences and historic buildings, also for the typical food & wine of their territories; among them Chieri, Carmagnola and Chivasso.