Just as you began to disassociate athletic contests with Torino, there comes word that many of the venues used for the 2006 Winter Olympics will be full of adoring fans witnessing the Torino 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships. There's a new website: Torino 2009.
I really enjoyed my time in Torino at the Olympics. There was a surprisingly great walking weather at that time of year.
To get an idea of the city (and its current Christmas Market) see Torino per Immagini, Livio Bonino's fine photo blog. To see some of the pictures I took, see my February 2006 Torino Pictures. Italy Travel hosts other Turin Pictures. And then there are pictures of Torino's famous coffee houses you may wish to take a gander at.
Check out Torino Travel Essentials. You might wish to include Turin on your next vacation. It's a place you won't feel out of place in wearing high heels. Well, you women anyway.