Where is Piedmont Italy?

When I first told friends I was moving to Turin, Italy. They looked at me with blank faces. Where on earth is this Turin? This goes to show what a well kept secret this place is. Actually to be honest I didn't know myself too - had to go look at my map. Now I know it so well because I took up a new hobby to create a website that talks about it. Ofcourse many of my husband's and father-in-law friends were laughing because it unheard of that a Chinese woman would write about Italy!! It had help me 'moved' in better and became a vehicle for me to use to talk with locals. We'll talk about Talking in Italy another time. 

There's 1 thing I am still struggling with which is driving on Italian roads. You need to be a dare devil to get from point A to point B. Trying to make sense of road planning has gotten me no way. My friends here say do as the Italian does or you will get no where. Which means literally break all the rules on the road. Next is the parking I am convinced they are put there to confuse you. Blue lines, white lines, free space, paid space --- what time is the blue space a free space? I need to go to Road Transport University to qualify to drive here. So to avoid getting any ticket I often look for side lanes, parking garage, friends house to park and often have to walk quite a distant to my destination. Will I ever learn?