At around the same time, denim trousers were made in Chieri, a town near Turin (Italy), during the Renaissance, and were popularised in the 16th century.
" Well, then, " said my father, taking one of his hands, " permit one of your old scholars to shake your hand and to inquire how you are. I have come from Turin to see you" .
Police and prosecutors claim to have identified no fewer than 24 locali Ndrangheta clans in Lombardy, the wealthy region around Milan and Piedmont of which Turin is the capital.
From the control centre in Turin, Caroline Freyssinet will monitor the analyses of the Martian soil carried out by the automatic laboratory in the rover.
On the good side he cites cases such as Mr Monti, young entrepreneurs, strong manufacturing (Italy is second only to Germany in Europe), a revitalised Fiat and Turin.
McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Burger King sell pizzas, chips, hot dogs, hamburgers and fried chicken from Los Angeles to London and Tokyo to Turin.