The Olympic flame will begin its Turin relay, in time for the Winter Olympics (which start on the 10th of February 2006), on the 8th of December.
It will be carried by Venetian gondolas, horses and a Ferrari across Italy.
Italy's Stefano Baldini, the marathon champion at the Athens Olympics, will be the first of 10,000 torchbearers.
Each bearer will carry the flame for about 400 yards.
On its first day in Italy, the torch will pass by St. Peter's Square to receive a blessing from Pope Benedict XVI.
One small neighborhood association in Rome said last week it would block the Olympic torch from its streets, because the relay is sponsored by Coca-Cola.
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