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Turin may be known to different people for different things. Capital of the Piedmont region in northern Italy, it is the birthplace and home of many famous Italian car brands, such as Fiat; sitting south of the glorious snow-capped Alps, it played host to the 2006 Winter Olympics and, for the sweet-toothed, it is the birthplace of solid chocolate, celebrated each year with an indulgent two-week Piedmontese chocolate festival known as CioccolaTÒ. Turin also holds its own in the academic world, with a renowned university and a number of splendid libraries, but despite all the activity there is still plenty of room to relax and soak up the atmosphere. With the mountains framing the city in the distance, there are numerous parks and gardens and four major rivers, of which the Po is the largest, providing pleasant natural spaces within the city.
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