The Superga air disaster occurred on 4 May 1949, when a Fiat G.212 of Avio Linee Italiane, carrying the entire Torino football team, crashed into the retaining wall at the back of the Basilica of Superga, which stands on a hill on the outskirts of Turin. All thirty-one people on the flight died.
Valentino Mazzola was an Italian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward.
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport is an international airport serving the city of Bologna in Italy. It is approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) northwest of the city centre in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The airport is named after Bologna native Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian electrical engineer and Nobel laureate.
The 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on 23 March 1997. The races were held at the Parco del Valentino in Torino, Italy. A report of the event was given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.
The Valentino Castle is a historic building in the northwestern Italian city of Turin. It is located in Parco del Valentino, and is the seat of the Architecture Faculty of the Polytechnic University of Turin. It is one of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1997.
The Turin Motor Show was an auto show held annually in Turin, Italy. The first official show took place between 21 and 24 April 1900, at the Castle of Valentino, becoming a permanent fixture in Turin from 1938 having shared it with Milan and Rome until that time. From 1972, the show was held biannually and in 1984, it moved into Fiat's shuttered Lingotto factory.
The Orto Botanico dell'Università di Torino is a botanical garden and arboretum operated by the Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale of the University of Turin. It is located in the Parco del Valentino along the Po River, at Viale Pier Andrea Mattioli, Turin, Italy, and open weekends and holidays during the warmer months; an admission fee is charged.
The 1942–43 Coppa Italia was the tenth edition of the tournament and the last before the suspension of football competitions in Italy due to World War II related events. The Coppa Italia would only be restored several years later, in the summer of 1958.
Nizza is a station of the Turin Metro. The station was opened on 6 March 2011 as part of the Line 1 extension from Porta Nuova to Lingotto. It is in the busy, commercial district of central Torino, on the Piazza Nizza. It is located within walking distance to the Torino Exposition Center and Castello del Valentino.
Dante is a station of the Turin Metro. The station was opened on 6 March 2011 as part of the Line 1 extension from Porta Nuova to Lingotto. It is in the busy, commercial district of central Torino, on the Piazza Edmondo De Amicis, near the intersection with Corso Dante Alighieri and Via Nizza. It is located within walking distance to the Castello del Valentino as well as the medical center of Torino, including the CTO Orthopedic Hospital.
Ezio Loik was an Italian footballer who played as midfielder.
Parco del Valentino is a popular public park in Turin, Italy. It is located along the west bank of the Po river. It covers an area of 500,000m², which makes it Turin's second largest park . This park has been nominated “The best Italian park” after a selection among the fifteen best Italian parks.
Piazza San Carlo, previously known as Piazza Reale, Piazza d'Armi, and Place Napoléon, is one of the main city squares in Turin, Italy. It was laid out in the 16th and 17th century and is an example of Baroque style.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Turin:
During the 1942–43 season Associazione Calcio Torino competed in Serie A and Coppa.
During the 1945–1946 season Associazione Calcio Torino competed in Divisione Nazionale.
During the 1946–1947 season Associazione Calcio Torino competed in Serie A.
During the 1947–48 season Associazione Calcio Torino competed in Serie A.
During the 1948–49 season Associazione Calcio Torino competed in Serie A.
This is a list of Torino FC players who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame Granata.
