Le Meridien Lingotto
Turin, Torino

Spectacularly converted from the old Fiat car factory by renowned architect Renzo Piano, this hotel offers a perfect blend of history, art and culture. Reconstructed from the past, each architectural detail is dedicated to the future. You can jog on the famous testing track, located on the roof of the former car factory. Benefit from the hotel's direct link with the Lingotto Convention Centre. The Lingotto, a unique building and symbol of Turin, is home to 8 Gallery (art gallery, concert hall, shopping mall and multiplex cinema).

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Turin (Italian: Torino; Piedmontese: Turin) is a major industrial city in north-western Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the west bank of the Po River. The population of the city of Turin is 908,000 (2004 census); its metropolitan area totals about 1.7 million inhabitants. The province is one of the largest in Italy, with 6,830 kmē (2,637 sq. mi), and one of the most populous, with 2,236,941 inhabitants at the 2004 census. Turin is also well-known as the home of the Shroud of Turin and host of the 2006 Winter Olympics. The name of Turin comes from Tau, a Celtic word that means mountains. Its Italian name, Torino, translates as "little bull"; hence the coat of arms and the symbol of the city. The area was settled by the Taurini in pre-Roman times. In the 1st century BC (probably 28 BC), the Romans created a military camp (Castra Taurinorum), later dedicated to Augustus (Augusta Taurinorum). The typical Roman street grid can still be seen in the modern city. Turin reached about 5,000 inhabitants at the time, all living inside the high walls.