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 11,300 kilometres (7,000 mi) and involved 10,001. Stefania Belmondo lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony.

Host city	Turin, Italy
Countries visited	Greece, Vatican City, Malta, San Marino, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy
Distance	11,300 kilometres (7,000 mi)
Torchbearers	10,001
Start date	December 8, 2005
End date	February 10, 2006
Torch designer	Pininfarina

Torch

2006 Olympic 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.^[1] It is criticized for being too heavy at 1.97 kg (4.3 lb).^[2]

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

Date	Map
8 December (day 1): Rome Quirinal Palace Vatican City 9 December (day 2): Rome Genzano di Roma Albano Laziale Castel Gandolfo Grottaferrata Frascati Grottaferrata 10 December (day 3): Rieti Viterbo Orvieto Terni Labro	Rome Rieti
11 December (day 4): Perugia Terni Spoleto Foligno Assisi Bastia Umbra	Perugia
12 December (day 5): Siena Montepulciano Montalcino Cinigiano Grosseto 13 December (day 6): Livorno Colle di Val d'Elsa Volterra San Gimignano Volterra Cecina Rosignano Marittimo 14 December (day 7): Florence Pontedera Montopoli in Val d'Arno San Miniato Empoli Lastra a Signa Scandicci 15 December (day 8): Lucca Calenzano Prato Pistoia Serravalle Pistoiese Pieve a Nievole Montecatini Terme Buggiano Pescia Capannori December 16 (day 9): Pisa	Siena Livorno Florence Lucca Pisa
December 17 (day 10): La Spezia December 18 (day 11): Genoa	La Spezia Genoa
December 19 (day 12): Nuoro December 20 (day 13): Cagliari	Nuoro Cagliari
December 21 (day 14): Ragusa December 22 (day 15): Agrigento December 23 (day 16): Palermo December 26 (day 17): Catania	Ragusa Agrigento Palermo Catania
December 27 (day 18): Reggio Calabria December 28 (day 19): Catanzaro December 29 (day 20): Cosenza	Reggio Calabria Catanzaro Cosenza
December 30 (day 21): Potenza	Potenza
December 31 (day 22): Naples	Naples
January 1, 2006 (day 23): Frosinone	Frosinone
January 2 (day 24): Benevento	Benevento
January 3 (day 25): Taranto January 4 (day 26): Lecce January 5 (day 27): Bari January 6 (day 28): Foggia	Taranto Lecce Bari Foggia
January 7 (day 29): Campobasso	Campobasso
January 8 (day 30): Pescara January 9 (day 31): L'Aquila	Pescara L'Aquila
January 10 (day 32): Ancona	Ancona
January 11 (day 33): Arezzo	Arezzo
January 12 (day 35): Rimini January 13 (day 36): Bologna January 14 (day 37): Parma	Rimini Bologna Parma
January 15 (day 38): Mantua	Mantua
January 16 (day 39): Verona January 17 (day 40): Venice	Verona Venice
January 18 (day 41): Trieste January 19 (day 42): Udine January 20 (day 43): Tarvisio	Trieste Udine Tarvisio
January 21 (day 44): Belluno January 22 (day 45): Treviso	Belluno Treviso
January 23 (day 46): Trento January 24 (day 47): Bolzano January 25 (day 48): Urtijëi	Trento Bolzano Urtijëi
January 26 (day 49): Cortina d'Ampezzo	Cortina d'Ampezzo
January 27 (day 50): Merano	Merano
January 28 (day 51): Lecco January 29 (day 52): Milan	Lecco Milan
January 30 (day 53): Varese January 31 (day 54): Pavia	Varese Pavia
February 1 (day 55): Savona	Savona
February 2 (day 56): Cuneo February 3 (day 57): Pinerolo February 4 (day 58): Sestriere February 5 (day 59): Bardonecchia	Cuneo Pinerolo Sestriere Bardonecchia
February 6 (day 60): Albertville	Albertville
February 7 (day 61): Aosta	Aosta
February 8 (day 62): Venaria Reale February 9 (day 63): Turin February 10 (day 64): Stadio Olimpico	Venaria Reale Turin Stadio Olimpico