Jolly Hotel Ambasciatori
Turin, Torino

Set less than 200 metres from the Industrial Union, Gallery of Modern Art and the new Law Courts, this recently refurbished hotel is located within walking distance of Turin’s major sights. These include the Mole Antonelliana, Royal Palace, the Chapel of the Holy Shroud and Egyptian Museum. You will also find various shops, restaurants, bars and cafes in the area. The hotel is conveniently close to Porta Susa and Porta Nuova railway stations. Explore this former political capital, current industrial and cultural leading city with the Jolly Hotel Ambasciatori.

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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 km˛ (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.