Turin is a bustling metropolis of roughly one million people located on the banks of the Po River. Surrounded by the Italian Alps, Turin is the business and cultural center of Northern Italy. Average temperatures for July and August do not normally exceed 82 (27C) degrees, and the evenings are typically refreshing in the mid-60s (16C). Turin is world-renowned for its excellent chocolate, and the city's transportation infrastructure is top-notch thanks to the improvements made in 2006 when Turin hosted the Winter Olympics.
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