2006 Winter Olympics torch relay

The 2006 Winter Olympics torch relay took part as part of the build-up to the 2006 Winter Olympics hosted in Turin, Italy. The route covered around and involved 10,001. Stefania Belmondo lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony.

Torch

The torch was a modern interpretation of the traditional wooden torch, in which it is the metal that seems to catch fire and burn. The flame envelops the body of the torch rather than exiting from a hole on the top, like earlier torches. A dynamic, innovative shape was created to develop this concept, which recalls the tip of a ski but also the building that is a symbol of Turin, the Mole Antonelliana. It is criticized for being too heavy at .

Route in Greece November 27 Olympia November 28 Aroania, Kalavryta November 29 Parnassos Ski Centre November 30 Karpenisi, Pertouli December 1 Kalabaka, Metsovo December 2 Vasilitsa, Kozani December 3 Pisoderi December 4 Naousa, Kato Vermio December 5 Elatochori, Thessaloniki December 7 Volos, Stylida December 8 Arachova, Livadeia, Thebes, Athens

Route in Italy DateMapDecember 17 (day 10): La Spezia December 18 (day 11): GenoaDecember 19 (day 12): Nuoro December 20 (day 13): CagliariDecember 21 (day 14): Ragusa December 22 (day 15): Agrigento December 23 (day 16): Palermo December 26 (day 17): CataniaDecember 27 (day 18): Reggio Calabria December 28 (day 19): Catanzaro December 29 (day 20): CosenzaDecember 30 (day 21): PotenzaDecember 31 (day 22): NaplesJanuary 1, 2006 (day 23): FrosinoneJanuary 2 (day 24): BeneventoJanuary 3 (day 25): Taranto January 4 (day 26): Lecce January 5 (day 27): Bari January 6 (day 28): FoggiaJanuary 7 (day 29): CampobassoJanuary 8 (day 30): Pescara January 9 (day 31): L'AquilaJanuary 10 (day 32): AnconaJanuary 11 (day 33): ArezzoJanuary 12 (day 35): Rimini January 13 (day 36): Bologna January 14 (day 37): ParmaJanuary 15 (day 38): MantuaJanuary 16 (day 39): Verona January 17 (day 40): VeniceJanuary 18 (day 41): Trieste January 19 (day 42): Udine January 20 (day 43): TarvisioJanuary 21 (day 44): Belluno January 22 (day 45): TrevisoJanuary 23 (day 46): Trento January 24 (day 47): Bolzano January 25 (day 48): UrtijëiJanuary 26 (day 49): Cortina d'AmpezzoJanuary 27 (day 50): MeranoJanuary 28 (day 51): Lecco January 29 (day 52): MilanJanuary 30 (day 53): Varese January 31 (day 54): PaviaFebruary 1 (day 55): SavonaFebruary 2 (day 56): Cuneo February 3 (day 57): Pinerolo February 4 (day 58): Sestriere February 5 (day 59): BardonecchiaFebruary 6 (day 60): AlbertvilleFebruary 7 (day 61): AostaFebruary 8 (day 62): Venaria Reale February 9 (day 63): Turin February 10 (day 64): Stadio Olimpico

References

External links The complete route of the 2006 Olympic Torch Relay