Cortina collector lines his restaurant with Olympic torches

• Giorgio Ghedina owns Al Passetto in Cortina d’Ampezzo displaying Olympic torches.
• He has collected around 40 torches over 20-25 years as a passion.
• Athletes like Lindsey Vonn signed torches including one from the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — At a restaurant called Al Passetto in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Olympic torches line the walls.

The man who owns the place, Giorgio Ghedina, said he has been collecting Olympic torches for many decades.

“It’s my, how you say, passion,” he said.

He has around 40, he said, a collection built over a lifetime…

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