A brief and useful list of websites for more information and better choices  ...

MEANS OF TRANSPORT how to move around...
Turin and its surroundings... http://www.comune.torino.it/gtt/en/
By train… http://www.fsitaliane.it/homepage_en.html   http://www.trenitalia.com/cms/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=ad1ce14114bc9110VgnVCM10000080a3e90aRCRD
By plane… http://www.aeroportoditorino.it/en/hp_en.html  (Torino Caselle)
http://www1.seamilano.eu/landing/index_en.html  (Linate and Malpensa)
http://www.sacbo.it/Airpor/portalProcess.jsp?languageID=2 (Bergamo/Orio al Serio)
http://www.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-en-/pax-fco-fiumicino   (Fiumicino and Ciampino)
By bike... www.tobike.it
Distances by car ... http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/

WEATHER sun or rain…
Piedmont/Turin... www.regione.piemonte.it/xmeteo/xmeteod
Italy/Europe/World... www.meteoam.it / http://www.meteoalarm.eu/index.php?lang=en_UK  / http://severe.worldweather.wmo.int/ / http://worldweather.wmo.int/

TOURISM to get an idea…
http://www.turismotorino.org/index.aspx
http://www.italia.it/en/discover-italy/piedmont.html
www.beniculturali.it

UTILITIES  the traveler and…
Time... http://24timezones.com/
Currency... http://en.euro-fx.com/
Customs... http://www.agenziadogane.it/wps/wcm/connect/Internet/ee/
Health... http://www.who.int/en/ / http://www.travelclinic.it/english/index.htm /
Safety... http://www.esteri.it/MAE/EN/Home.htm?LANG=EN
www.viaggiaresicuri.it / www.dovesiamonelmondo.it
Visa for Italy ... http://www.esteri.it/visti/index_eng.asp
Insurance... www.europassistance.it

NEWS  from Public Authorities …
Italy... http://www.governo.it/GovernoInforma/eng/index.html
Piedmont Region... http://www.piemonteitalia.eu/?lang=en
Province of Turin... 
http://www.provincia.torino.gov.it/welcome/inglese.htm
City of Turin... http://www.comune.torino.it/en/