Eurovision 2022: Turin to host the 66th edition of the contest

Eurovision 2022: Turin to host the 66th edition of the contest
Friday, 08 October 2021

  • EBU and RAI have confirmed that Turin will be the Eurovision 2022 host city, with the contest set to take place on May 10, 12 and 14, 2022. 

    Finally habemus a host city!! The 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Turin, marking Italy's third city to host the event. 

    After a bidding process that took place over the summer weeks and with Bologna, Milano and Pesaro strong contetenders to host the next Eurovision Song Contest, Turin made the difference and will be the one to welcome next May delegations, press and fans from around the world. 

     

    Turin's Eurovision 2022 package

    Turn is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is mainly on the western bank of the Po River, below its Susa Valley, and is surrounded by the western Alpine arch and Superga Hill. The population of the city proper is 847,033 (31 January 2021) while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants. The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the OECD to have a population of 2.2 million.

    The city that has seen major growth and infrastructure development due to the Olympics back in 2006, with  the Palasport Olimpico (currently PalaAlpitour) standing out. The name of the city came up back in 2017 when Italy was won of the favorites to win the contests and in preliminary discussions was one of the potential host cities. 

     

    The Venue

    The next Eurovision Song Contest will unfold at the the PalaAlpitour which is the largest structure that the city of Turin can offer, capable of hosting (in the configuration with a side stage) up to 13,347 people. Structure height : 18 meters. 

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    Pala Alpitour Torino

     

    International connections

    Turin can count on a single international airport, that of Caselle (known as Sandro Pertini International Airport, 16 km northwest of the city).

    The connections are guaranteed by a railway line between the airport and the peripheral station of Dora (here it is necessary to take the Dora Express bus to reach the center, for a distance of 19 + 15 minutes) or opt for the bus service with connections to the Porta Susa and Porta Nuova stations (journey time about 30 minutes).

    In addtion the city can be accessed via the Malpensa Airport in Milano which is 1,5 hour away from the city and has a major number of flights to numerous international destinations.

     

    Accommodation capacity

    In terms of accommodation capacity, Turin can count on almost 38,000 beds and just under 18,000 rooms in hotels and similar structures (latest Istat data).

     

    In the past years when the contest was a hosted in Italy, it took place in Naples, in 1965, after the victory of Gigliola Cinquetti and in Rome in 1991, after the victory of Toto Cutugno.

    News Source: EBU

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