# 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.

## 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 1.97 kg (4.3 lb).

## 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 PalaceVatican City 9 December (day 2): Rome Genzano di RomaAlbano LazialeCastel GandolfoGrottaferrataFrascatiGrottaferrata 10 December (day 3): Rieti ViterboOrvietoTerniLabro | RomeRieti |
| 11 December (day 4): Perugia TerniSpoletoFolignoAssisiBastia Umbra | Perugia |
| 12 December (day 5): Siena MontepulcianoMontalcinoCinigianoGrosseto 13 December (day 6): Livorno Colle di Val d'ElsaVolterraSan GimignanoVolterraCecinaRosignano Marittimo December 14 (day 7): Florence December 15 (day 8): Lucca December 16 (day 9): Pisa | SienaLivornoFlorenceLuccaPisa |
| December 17 (day 10): La Spezia December 18 (day 11): Genoa | La SpeziaGenoa |
| December 19 (day 12): Nuoro December 20 (day 13): Cagliari | NuoroCagliari |
| December 21 (day 14): Ragusa December 22 (day 15): Agrigento December 23 (day 16): Palermo December 26 (day 17): Catania | RagusaAgrigentoPalermoCatania |
| December 27 (day 18): Reggio Calabria December 28 (day 19): Catanzaro December 29 (day 20): Cosenza | Reggio CalabriaCatanzaroCosenza |
| 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 | TarantoLecceBariFoggia |
| January 7 (day 29): Campobasso | Campobasso |
| January 8 (day 30): Pescara January 9 (day 31): L'Aquila | PescaraL'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 | RiminiBolognaParma |
| January 15 (day 38): Mantua | Mantua |
| January 16 (day 39): Verona January 17 (day 40): Venice | VeronaVenice |
| January 18 (day 41): Trieste January 19 (day 42): Udine January 20 (day 43): Tarvisio | TriesteUdineTarvisio |
| January 21 (day 44): Belluno January 22 (day 45): Treviso | BellunoTreviso |
| January 23 (day 46): Trento January 24 (day 47): Bolzano January 25 (day 48): Urtijëi | TrentoBolzanoUrtijëi |
| 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 | LeccoMilan |
| January 30 (day 53): Varese January 31 (day 54): Pavia | VaresePavia |
| 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 | CuneoPineroloSestriereBardonecchia |
| 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 RealeTurinStadio Olimpico |