2006 Winter Olympics torch relay

none 2006 Winter Torino 2006 Olympic Torch Relay Emblem.svg Turin, Italy Greece, Vatican City, Malta, San Marino, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy 11300 km 10,001 December 8, 2005 February 10, 2006 Pininfarina 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 11300 km and involved 10,001. Stefania Belmondo lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony. Torch thumb|right|200px|alt=|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.http://www.pininfarina.com/en/torcia_olimpica/ Olympic torch Pininfarina 25 August 2016 28 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160828072736/http://www.pininfarina.com/en/torcia_olimpica/ dead It is criticized for being too heavy at 1.97 kg lb.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jan/01/italy.barbaramcmahon Olympic torch too heavy for athletes The Guardian 1 January 2006 1 January 2006 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 DateMap border:none; background:none; font-weight:normal; text-align:left Quirinal Palace Vatican City on 8 December (day 1): Rome border:none; background:none; font-weight:normal; text-align:left Genzano di Roma Albano Laziale Castel Gandolfo Grottaferrata Frascati Grottaferrata on 9 December (day 2): Rome border:none; background:none; font-weight:normal; text-align:left Viterbo Orvieto Terni Labro on 10 December (day 3): RietiItaly Lazio 300 right Italy Lazio Rome Rome 41.9 12.5 Italy Lazio Rieti Rieti 42.4 12.866667 border:none; background:none; font-weight:normal; text-align:left Terni Spoleto Foligno Assisi Bastia Umbra on 11 December (day 4): PerugiaItaly Umbria 300 right Italy Umbria Perugia Perugia 43.112222 12.388889 border:none; background:none; font-weight:normal; text-align:left Montepulciano Montalcino Cinigiano Grosseto on 12 December (day 5): Siena border:none; background:none; font-weight:normal; text-align:left Colle di Val d'Elsa Volterra San Gimignano Volterra Cecina Rosignano Marittimo on 13 December (day 6): Livorno border:none; background:none; font-weight:normal; text-align:left Pontedera Montopoli in Val d'Arno San Miniato Empoli Lastra a Signa Scandicci on 14 December (day 7): Florence border:none; background:none; font-weight:normal; text-align:left Calenzano Prato Pistoia Serravalle Pistoiese Pieve a Nievole Montecatini Terme Buggiano Pescia Capannori on 15 December (day 8): Lucca border:none; background:none; font-weight:normal; text-align:left Abetone Massarosa Viareggio Pisa Vecchiano San Giuliano Terme on 16 December (day 9): PisaItaly Tuscany 300 right Italy Tuscany Siena Siena 43.318333 11.331389 Italy Tuscany Livorno Livorno 43.55 10.316667 Italy Tuscany Florence Florence 43.783333 11.25 Italy Tuscany Lucca Lucca 43.85 10.5 Italy Tuscany Pisa Pisa 43.716667 10.4December 17 (day 10): La Spezia December 18 (day 11): GenoaItaly Liguria 300 right Italy Liguria La Spezia La Speziaa 44.1 9.816667 Italy Liguria Genoa Genoa 44.411111 8.932778December 19 (day 12): Nuoro December 20 (day 13): CagliariItaly Sardinia 300 right Italy Sardinia Nuoro Nuoro 40.316667 9.333333 Italy Sardinia Cagliari Cagliari 39.25 9.05December 21 (day 14): Ragusa December 22 (day 15): Agrigento December 23 (day 16): Palermo December 26 (day 17): CataniaItaly Sicily 300 right Italy Sicily Ragusa Ragusa, Sicily 36.933333 14.75 Italy Sicily Agrigento Agrigento 37.316667 13.583333 Italy Sicily Palermo Palermo 38.116667 13.366667 Italy Sicily Catania Catania 37.5 15.090278December 27 (day 18): Reggio Calabria December 28 (day 19): Catanzaro December 29 (day 20): CosenzaItaly Calabria 300 right Italy Calabria Reggio Calabria Reggio Catania 38.111389 15.661944 Italy Calabria Catanzaro Catanzaro 38.9 16.6 Italy Calabria Cosenza Cosenza 39.3 16.25December 30 (day 21): PotenzaItaly Basilicata 300 right Italy Basilicata Potenza Potenza 40.633333 15.8December 31 (day 22): NaplesItaly Campania 300 right Italy Campania Naples Naples 40.845 14.258333January 1, 2006 (day 23): FrosinoneItaly Lazio 300 right Italy Lazio Frosinone Frosinone 41.633333 13.35January 2 (day 24): BeneventoItaly Campania 300 right Italy Campania Benevento Benevento 41.133333 14.783333January 3 (day 25): Taranto January 4 (day 26): Lecce January 5 (day 27): Bari January 6 (day 28): FoggiaItaly Apulia 300 right Italy Apulia Taranto Taranto 40.466667 17.233333 Italy Apulia Lecce Lecce 40.35 18.166667 Italy Apulia Bari Bari 41.125278 16.866667 Italy Apulia Foggia Foggia 41.464167 15.546111January 7 (day 29): CampobassoItaly Molise 300 right Italy Molise Campobasso Campobasso 41.566667 14.666667January 8 (day 30): Pescara January 9 (day 31): L'AquilaItaly Abruzzo 300 right Italy Abruzzo Pescara Pescara 42.463889 14.214167 Italy Abruzzo L'Aquila L'Aquila 42.35 13.4January 10 (day 32): AnconaItaly Marche 300 right Italy Marche Ancona Ancona 43.616944 13.516667January 11 (day 33): ArezzoItaly Tuscany 300 right Italy Tuscany Arezzo Arezzo 43.473333 11.87January 12 (day 35): Rimini January 13 (day 36): Bologna January 14 (day 37): ParmaItaly Emilia-Romagna 300 right Italy Emilia-Romagna Rimini Rimini 44.05 12.566667 Italy Emilia-Romagna Bologna Bologna 44.5075 11.351389 Italy Emilia-Romagna Parma Parma 44.8 10.333333January 15 (day 38): MantuaItaly Lombardy 300 right Italy Lombardy Mantua Mantua 45.166667 10.8January 16 (day 39): Verona January 17 (day 40): VeniceItaly Veneto 300 right Italy Veneto Verona Verona 45.433333 10.983333 Italy Veneto Venice Venice 45.4375 12.335833January 18 (day 41): Trieste January 19 (day 42): Udine January 20 (day 43): TarvisioItaly Friuli-Venezia Giulia 300 right Italy Friuli-Venezia Giulia Trieste Trieste 45.633333 13.8 Italy Friuli-Venezia Giulia Udine Udine 46.066667 13.233333 Italy Friuli-Venezia Giulia Tarvisio Tarvisio 46.505 13.578333January 21 (day 44): Belluno January 22 (day 45): TrevisoItaly Veneto 300 right Italy Veneto Belluno Belluno 46.133333 12.216667 Italy Veneto Treviso Treviso 45.666667 12.25January 23 (day 46): Trento January 24 (day 47): Bolzano January 25 (day 48): UrtijëiItaly Trentino-South Tyrol 300 right Italy Trentino-South Tyrol Trento Trento 46.066667 11.116667 Italy Trentino-South Tyrol Bolzano Bolzano 46.5 11.35 Italy Trentino-South Tyrol Urtijëi Urtijëi 46.566667 11.666667January 26 (day 49): Cortina d'AmpezzoItaly Veneto 300 right Italy Veneto Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo 46.533333 12.133333January 27 (day 50): MeranoItaly Trentino-South Tyrol 300 right Italy Trentino-South Tyrol Merano Merano 46.666667 11.166667January 28 (day 51): Lecco January 29 (day 52): MilanItaly Lombardy 300 right Italy Lombardy Lecco Lecco 45.85 9.4 Italy Lombardy Milan Milan 45.466667 9.183333January 30 (day 53): Varese January 31 (day 54): PaviaItaly Lombardy 300 right Italy Lombardy Varese Varese 45.816667 8.833333 Italy Lombardy Pavia Pavia 45.183333 9.15February 1 (day 55): SavonaItaly Liguria 300 right Italy Liguria Savona Savona 44.3 8.483333February 2 (day 56): Cuneo February 3 (day 57): Pinerolo February 4 (day 58): Sestriere February 5 (day 59): BardonecchiaItaly Piedmont 300 right Italy Piedmont Cuneo Cuneo 44.389444 7.547778 Italy Piedmont Pinerolo Pinerolo 44.883333 7.333333 Italy Piedmont Sestriere Sestriere 44.95 6.883333 Italy Piedmont Bardonecchia Bardonecchia 45.083333 6.7February 6 (day 60): AlbertvilleFrance 300 right France Albertville right Albertville 45.6767 6.3933February 7 (day 61): AostaItaly Aosta Valley 300 right Italy Aosta Valley Aosta Aosta 45.733333 7.316667February 8 (day 62): Venaria Reale February 9 (day 63): Turin February 10 (day 64): Stadio OlimpicoItaly Piedmont 300 right Italy Piedmont Venaria Reale top Venaria Reale 45.116667 7.633333 Italy Piedmont Turin Turin 45.066667 7.7 Italy Piedmont Stadio Olimpico bottom Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino 45.04175 7.650014 Green pog.svg References External links The complete route of the 2006 Olympic Torch Relay Torch Relay, 2006 Winter Olympics Category:Winter Olympics torch relays