The 2006 Winter Olympics torch reaches Rome
{{Date|December 8, 2005}}

With the arrival of the [[w:Olympic Flame|torch]] to [[w:Rome|Rome]], it begins the ritual of the [[w:2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Winter Olympics]] of [[w:Turin|Turin]]. The torch will travel across [[w:Italy|Italy]] transported by more than 10'000 carriers and it will arrive in Turin on February 9, 2006, where the Winter Olympics will be inaugurated, after 11'000 km (6,835 miles) of travel.

On November 27 the flame was burned on the altar of [[w:Hestia|Hestia]] in [[w:Olympia|Olympia]], in [[w:Greece|Greece]], and delivered to the first torch carrier, pole vaulter Kostas Fidippidis. The first Italian to carry the olympic flame is the marathoner [[w:Stefano Baldini|Stefano Baldini]], winner of gold medal at the [[w:2004 Summer Olympics|Olympics in Athens]]. He received the torch from the [[w:List of Presidents of the Italian Republic|President of the Italian Republic]] [[w:Carlo Azeglio Ciampi|Carlo Azeglio Ciampi]].

==The torch ==
The olympic torch has a length of 77 cm (30 inches), and is 10,5 cm (4.13 inches) at its widest, with a weight of 1.9 kg (4.2 pounds).  It was designed by [[w:Pininfarina|Pininfarina]] and has a shape that remembers at the same time one ski and the [[w:Mole Antonelliana|Mole Antonelliana]].<br>
Its external shell is made of an aluminum alloy, while the functional inner part is in steel, copper and high-tech polymer. The outside has a paint job resistant to high temperatures.<br>
Each torch is designed to burn for 15 minutes, at altitudes from sea level to 5'000 m (16,400 feet), in temperatures between -20°C and 25°C (-4 to 77 Fahrenheit).<br>
The flame is fed from a mixture of 40% propylene and 60% butane, which is contained in an aluminum cylinder in the torch.

==The route==
The route of the torch since the December 8, 2005 until the February 9, 2006:
*December 8 [[w:Rome|Rome]]
*December 10 [[w:Rieti|Rieti]]
*December 11 [[w:Perugia|Perugia]]
*December 12 [[w:Siena|Siena]]
*December 13 [[w:Livorno|Livorno]]
*December 14 [[w:Florence|Florence]]
*December 15 [[w:Lucca|Lucca]]
*December 16 [[w:Pisa|Pisa]]
*December 17 [[w:La Spezia|La Spezia]]
*December 18 [[w:Genoa|Genoa]]
*December 19 [[w:Nuoro|Nuoro]]
*December 20 [[w:Cagliari|Cagliari]]
*December 21 [[w:Ragusa, Italy|Ragusa]]
*December 22 [[w:Agrigento|Agrigento]]
*December 23 [[w:Palermo|Palermo]]
*December 26 [[w:Catania|Catania]]
*December 27 [[w:Reggio Calabria|Reggio Calabria]]
*December 28 [[w:Catanzaro|Catanzaro]]
*December 29 [[w:Cosenza|Cosenza]]
*December 30 [[w:Potenza|Potenza]]
*December 31 [[w:Naples|Naples]]
*January 1 [[w:Frosinone|Frosinone]]
*January 2 [[w:Benevento|Benevento]]
*January 3 [[w:Taranto|Taranto]]
*January 4 [[w:Lecce|Lecce]]
*January 5 [[w:Bari|Bari]]
*January 6 [[w:Foggia|Foggia]]
*January 7 [[w:Campobasso|Campobasso]]
*January 8 [[w:Pescara|Pescara]]
*January 9 [[w:L'Aquila|L'Aquila]]
*January 10 [[w:Ancona|Ancona]]
*January 11 [[w:Arezzo|Arezzo]]
*January 12 [[w:Rimini|Rimini]]
*January 13 [[w:Bologna|Bologna]]
*January 14 [[w:Parma|Parma]]
*January 15 [[w:Mantua|Mantua]]
*January 16 [[w:Verona|Verona]]
*January 17 [[w:Venice|Venice]]
*January 18 [[w:Trieste|Trieste]]
*January 19 [[w:Udine|Udine]]
*January 20 [[w:Tarvisio|Tarvisio]]
*January 21 [[w:Belluno|Belluno]]
*January 22 [[w:Treviso|Treviso]]
*January 23 [[w:Trento|Trento]]
*January 24 [[w:Bozen-Bolzano|Bozen-Bolzano]]
*January 25 Ortisei
*January 26 [[w:Cortina d'Ampezzo|Cortina d'Ampezzo]]
*January 27 [[w:Meran-Merano|Meran-Merano]]
*January 28 [[w:Lecco|Lecco]]
*January 29 [[w:Milan|Milan]]
*January 30 [[w:Varese|Varese]]
*January 31 [[w:Pavia|Pavia]]
*February 1 [[w:Savona|Savona]]
*February 2 [[w:Cuneo|Cuneo]]
*February 3 [[w:Pinerolo|Pinerolo]]
*February 4 [[w:Sestriere|Sestriere]]
*February 5 Bardonecchia
*February 6 [[w:Albertville|Albertville]]
*February 7 [[w:Aosta|Aosta]]
*February 8 Venaria Reale
*February 9 [[w:Turin|Turin]]

==Sources==
*This article derives from a translation of '''[[:it:Torino Olimpiadi invernali 2006 fiaccola olimpica|Torino Olimpiadi invernali 2006 fiaccola olimpica]]''' appeared on Wikinews in [[:it:|Italian]] language.
*{{source|url=http://www.ansa.it/main/notizie/fdg/200512081432223247/200512081432223247.html
|author=|title=TORINO 2006: DA CIAMPI AL PAPA, ECCO LA FIACCOLA DELLA PACE
|pub=ANSA|date=December, 8 2005}}

==External links==
{{Wikipediapar|2006 Winter Olympics}}
*[http://www.fiammaolimpica.it Olympic Flame trip official site] (warning the site requires the installation of [[w:Macromedia Flash|Flash]] and opens a full-screen window)
*[http://ftp.torino2006.it/uploads/pdf/CompleteRoute.pdf Complete route] (in [[w:Portable Document Format|PDF]] format)

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With the arrival of the torch to Rome, it begins the ritual of the 2006 Winter Olympics of Turin. The torch will travel across Italy transported by more than 10'000 carriers and it will arrive in Turin on February 9, 2006, where the Winter Olympics will be inaugurated, after 11'000 km (6,835 miles) of travel.

On November 27 the flame was burned on the altar of Hestia in Olympia, in Greece, and delivered to the first torch carrier, pole vaulter Kostas Fidippidis. The first Italian to carry the olympic flame is the marathoner Stefano Baldini, winner of gold medal at the Olympics in Athens. He received the torch from the President of the Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.
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