Tour Langhe: The idyllic vineyard landscapes of Piedmont

Tour Piedmont - Langhe

The idyllic vineyard landscapes of Piedmont

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Langhe territory looks like an amphitheater of beautiful and picturesque vineyards, tended like gardens by the winemakers who proudly make the hills as the stage for the long and complex process for the production of great wines. In this tour you’ll visit, Turin, the first capital of Italy, beautiful Castles, Abbeys and some of the most precious flavors of Italy!

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Services included:

- 6 overnights in 4* Hotel in Alba area B&B treatment
- Visit of a winery and wine tasting accompanied by bread sticks and hazelnut cake
- Visit of the Castel of the count Cavour and of the Regional Winery of Piedmont and wine tasting
- Guided visit of artisanal farm of the typical Italian dessert “Torrone” and tasting of local chocolate delights
- Guided visit of a historical wine cellar and wine tasting
- Tasting Laboratory: White wines and the famous “Caprini of Roccaverano”
- Tasting Laboratory Searching for the perfect combination between chocolate and wine
- Cooking class in a tyical farm house and tasting (half day)
- 1 food gift

Services not included:

- Car rental available on request
- Drinks
- City tax (if expected)
- Extra, tips, entrance tickets for churches, museum etc… and anything else is not listed under “services included”

Typology of vacation:

Art and culture, Food and wine, Nature and landscapes

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Programme

Day 1: Neive

Arrival at the airport
Accommodation in 4* hotel in Alba area
Free time at your disposal
Free dinner
Overnight

Day 2: Neive, Grinzane Cavour

Breakfast in hotel
Visit of the village of Neive
Visit of a winery and wine tasting accompanied by bread sticks and hazelnut cake (1,30 h)
Free lunch
Departure for Grinzane Cavour and visit of the Castel of the count Cavour and of the Regional Winery of Piedmont and wine tasting (1 h)
Visit of artisanal farm of the typical Italian dessert “Torrone” and tasting of local chocolate delights (1,30 h)
Back to the hotel
Free dinner
Overnight

Day 3: Alba

Breakfast in hotel and departure for Alba
Visit of the city (2 h)
Free time for food & wine shopping of traditional products (1 h)
Free lunch
Departure for La Morra to see the famous “Belvedere on the sea of wines”.
Excursion in “the routes of wines on the sunny hills” (2 h)
Back to the hotel
Free dinner
Overnight

Day 4: Turin

Breakfast in hotel and departure for Turin
Visit of the city (3 h)
Free lunch
Further of the visit of the city (3 h)
Back to the hotel
Free dinner
Overnight

Day 5: Tasting laboratory

Breakfast in hotel
Visit of a historical wine cellar and wine tasting
Free lunch
Back to Alba area
Tasting Laboratory: White wines and the famous “Caprini of Roccaverano”
Tasting Laboratory: Searching for the perfect combination between chocolate and wine
Free time at your disposal
Back to the hotel
Free dinner
Overnight

Day 6: Asti, Mombaldone

Breakfast in hotel and departure to Asti
Visit of the city
Departure to Mombaldone
Visit of the village
Typical lunch in a local restaurant
Visit of the village
Piedmontese cooking class
Back to the hotel
Free dinner
Overnight
Alternatively of the Piedmontese cooking class: Excursion to the simulated search of truffles (available from 1 st june to 31 dec)
(Choosing the excursion to the simulated search of truffles the pricing could change

Day 7: End of services

Breakfast and transfer to the airport
End of services

Destinations

Turin

Asti

Alba

Neive

Mombaldone

Accommodation

Hotel in Alba area

Pollenzo (CN)

Experiences

Activities Included

Visit of the castle of Grinzane Cavour and wine tasting

Established in 1967, the "Cavour" Regional Enoteca was the first to be founded in Piedmont and the second in Italy. Although it showcases DOC and DOCG wines from the entire region, the majority of products are from the Langhe and Roero, foremost amongst these Barolo and Barbaresco. The Order of the...

Tasting of the typical Italian Torrone

Hazelnuts, almonds, honey, sugar and chocolate selected by over a hundred years of experience and uncompromising attention. Come to discover the work with a manufacturing process like it was in the past, producted with traditional methods.

Guided tour of a historical wine cellar and wine tasting

This guided tour of a historical wine cellar is historical presentation of the neo-Gothic Albertine Complex and its current order: the Univesity of gastronomic sciences , the Slow Food Italian Movement and the Wine Bank . The visit in the cellars will be accompanied the tasting of the most famous...

Tasting of wines and the famous “Caprini of Roccaverano”

The “Caprini of Roccaverano” are delicious goat cheeses of this area. In this particular experience is possible to discover the fantastic taste of these cheeses, accompanied by a selection of 5 local withe wines.

Searching for the perfect combination between chocolate and wine

In this tasting laboratory, you will have at your disposal different kind of wines: an “Amarone”, a “Barolo”, a “Passito” and a “Grappa” to discover the best com-bination between wine and the chocolate of Cherasco.

Piedmontese cooking class

Food & Wine are synonymous of conviviality , pleasure and happiness . What better way to share this experience with joy by tying it to the strong principles such as the respect for the earth and its fruits? The cooking class is a recreational, educational and training activity , based on...

Optional Activities

Visit of an ancient distillery of 1925 in Neive

The typical “Grappa” produced in our villages is a very refined product, manly, strong, angular, but very suitable for aging. Grappa fiery and wild, unique. We offer, therefore, a visit to one of our distillery, where you can see the processing of grappa with the ancient alembic and taste the...

Visit of a typical winery and tasting of the famous wine “MOSCATO” of Asti D.O.C.G. accompanied by local delights

“Moscato” wine was already widespread among the Greeks and Romans . The Muscatellum appropriately ( for those times ) resin , accompanied the copious libations of Latinos. An area blessed for wines, here, hold a bouquet of fruity, longevity and class unmistakable. This golden grape, every year...

Guided tour of the Royal Palace of Venaria

The royal palace of Venaria, near Turin, is a large complex of monumental build-ing of the Palace surrounded by a big garden, adjacent to the 17th century historic center of Venaria and near La Mandria Park. It is a masterpiece of architecture and landscape, declared a World Heritage site by Unesco...

Visit of Cherasco

Cherasco is a medieval town of great charm, of which it is easy to fall in love at first sight. Also Napoleone fell in love with this town, after admiring the palaces and the Visconti castle and he paid a tribute to the magnificent churches - completed the tour of the ramparts tha t, starting from...

Visit of Racconigi

Since 1363, when Amedeo VI became Count of Racconigi, the village was al-ways linked to the House of Savoy in a direct way: the feud of the Savoy - Racconigi, was the prerogative of the princes of Carignano, beloved by Carlo Alberto, home of the Royal Holidays until advent of the Republic.During...

Visit of Saluzzo

Saluzzo – the capital of a Marquis for four centuries – preserved, in urban solutions at the end of the Fifth Century, its historic features. It is a delicious piedmontese-gothic pole, open to the suggestions of the Reformation and prettiness of Provencal poetry, maintains the entire structure of...

Visit of Castle of Manta

Located on the hills of the province of Cuneo, very close to Saluzzo, the Manta is a mysterious and charming castle With its unique style made by the beautiful frescoes that decorate the halls, con-sidered among the most important in Europe, is a fascinating medieval fortress transformed over the...

Visit of the Abbey of Santa Maria Staffarda

Built between 1122 and 1138 on the territory of the old Marquis of Saluzzo, the Benedictine Cistercian Abbey had reach in a few decades a considerable eco-nomic importance as a pla ce of gathering, processing and trading of the prod-ucts of the surrounding countryside, made fertile by the monks...

Visit of the archeological Roman colony of Industria

We can find the Roman colony and archeological site of Industria in the Munici-pality of Monteu da Po. It’s a sort of Roman city strategically located on the right bank of the Po, near the confl uence with the Baltea river. It was built between the end of the first century BC and the beginning of...

Mountain bike in Langhe

This route starts and arrives in Alba, after about 43 km of varieted routes. The first part is all flat and follows a dirt bike path along the river Tanaro to reach the town of Verduno . From here begins the most challenging ( but never too much) and fun streets , paths among vineyards and hillside...

Visit of Neive

Neive is a picturesque village in Langhe. It retains the characteristics of a medi-eval old town, with its winding streets, churches, and elegant palaces and old mansions. The heart of the village is by Piazza Italia: it seems a seventeenth century livi ng room, which overlooks above the...

Visit of Alba

The pretty town of Alba has ancient Roman origins, but today it is particularly famous for its food: truffles, pastries and wine are particularly renowned. The characteristic aroma of truffle pervades the city, especially the Gallery of Magdalena, where specialists from across Italy meet here to...

Visit of Turin

It 's a really a pleasure discover the historical center of Turin, with its squares, its monuments and churches, including the Cathedral where is the Holy Shroud. The city is also important for its many museums, first and foremost the most important Egyptian museum in Europe. During the visit is...

Visit of Asti

Asti holds a rich artistic and architectural heritage. In particular, it presents the largest architectural heritage of the late Middle Ages in the region. You can dis-cover the unique history of the city through its towers, churches, eighteenth-century buildings and the urban layout of the center...

Visit of Mombaldone

Mombaldone is a small medieval jewel nestled in the badlands, like an oasis in a desert of tuff softened by the broom. It is the only country of Asti Langa which is still surrounded by its original walls and that hasn’t changed its structure from the date of the foundation. Strolling through its...

Tasting of the famous “four wines of Neive”

The territory of Langhe looks like an amphitheater of beautiful vineyards, tended like gardens by the winemakers who proudly make the hills as the stage for the long and complex process for the production of great wines like Barbaresco DOCG, Barbera d'Alba DOC, Dolcetto d'Alba DOC and the sweet...

Visit of the Langhe area

The Langhe is a hilly area to the south and east of the river Tanaro in the prov-ince of Cuneo in Piedmont, northern Italy. This area is famous for its wines, cheeses, and truffles-particularly the white truf-fles of Alba. The countryside as it was in the first half of the 20th Century fea-tures...

Excursion to the simulated search of truffles

In a land where the truffle is considered the "food of the gods", the hike to the simulated search for truffles is the most exciting experience for a fan of truffles. A researcher and his dog will accompany you, and they will lead you into the woods in search of the precious underground mushroom,...

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