Piedmont

Territory of Piedmont

The Territory of Piedmont can be divided from the outside towards the centre into 3 concentric areas: the outermost is the Alpine and Appenine area, which is mountainous and occupies about 45% of the region, the middle area which is hilly and the inner area which is mainly flat.
Piedmont is the second largest region in Italy, on its territory flow many rivers and streams, all tributaries of the river Po, whose source lies in Piedmont, at Pian del Re.

Useful information about Piedmont

Piedmont is a region of Northern Italy, with the capital (and historical capital) Turin. It borders France to the west, Valle d'Aosta to the northwest, Switzerland to the north, Lombardy to the east, Emilia-Romagna to the south-east and Liguria to the south. Piedmont is the second Italian region for the largest number of municipalities and the other provinces are Alessandria, Asti, Biella, Cuneo, Novara, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola and Vercelli. It is also the westernmost region of Italy and is part of the Alps-Mediterranean Euroregion and the Alpine Macroregion.