On February 6th at Palazzo Madama, the Mayor of the City of Torino Piero Fassino and the Deputy Mayor in charge of Culture of the City of Torino Maurizio Braccialarghe, the Ambassador of France in Italy Alain Le Roy and the Ambassador of Italy in France Giandomenico Magliano, officially presented the calendar of the initiative "Torino Incontra la Francia" scheduled in 2013.

Within the framework of "Torino incontra" - the new project that every year will give our city the chance to welcome and confront culture, creativity and art of a foreign country -, the City of Torino this year pays tribute to France dedicating a special focus to its characteristic cultural - tourist excellences.

"Torino incontra la Francia" is a project of the City of Torino realized with the support of GL events Lingotto Fiere and SNCF (Société nationale des chemins de fer français). Partner of the project is the Alliance française de Turin which created, along with the City, a specific cultural programme.