Travel to Piedmont (Piemonte):
Distinctive Foods and Wines, Charming Towns and Dazzling Lakes
Sacra di San Michele04 by Elio Pallard
Barolo by Andrea Marchisio Frukko
Sacro Monte Orta – Kapelle 8 by Wolfgang Sauber
Monviso from San Marzano Oliveto by Gerald Smith
Ricetto Medievale di Candelo by DavideBoldo
Vercelli Piazza Cavour by Zzzx
Vignale Monferrato-panorama2 by Davide Papalini
Sfilata palio di Asti 007 by Phyrexian
Wines and Culinary Treats in Langhe
Travel to Piedmont and Hike the Illustrious Western Alps
The Sublime Lakes of Maggiore and Orta
Pre-Alpine Villages and Plains Along the Via Francigena
The Grand Cities and Hill Towns of Southeast Piemonte
Gorgeous and Delicious Turin
From hiking the Alps, to exploring the region’s incredible culinary and wine traditions, and wandering its lakeside villages, the pleasures of travel to Piedmont are just beginning to be on tourism radars. Delight in Turin, Piedmont’s gorgeous city, but don’t miss the numerous smaller towns rich with artwork and unique festivals. It is truly one of my favorite regions in Italy!
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Turin offers some of the most beautiful squares in all of Italy, filled with small shops and restaurants famous for such delicacies as Gianduiotto chocolates, Grisini breadsticks and wines from all over the region, not to mention some world class museums.
Architecture lovers will also be awed by the many incredible royal residences and grand churches that dot the countryside near Turin.
Travel to Piedmont and indulge your senses in Le Langhe, one of the most beautiful food & wine regions in the country.
Check out a local enoteca, where you can taste a huge variety of wines…think Barolo, Nebbiolo etc.
Make sure to try some dishes made with Piedmont’s famed hazelnuts and white truffles.
Cyclists will be blown away by the numerous rides available along the area’s rolling hills.
Explore the unparalleled Western Alps, filled with hiking and skiing opportunities, but also with traditional villages and stunning mountain towns.
Why not take a cooking class at a little bed and breakfast deep in the alpine wilderness?
Or taste rum filled chocolates in a small city not too far from France?
Lake Maggiore and Orta offer incredible scenery with a slower paced vibe than the well-known lakes of Lombardy.
Hop a ferry and wander the charming the gardens and palaces of the Borromean Islands.
Discover the special grandeur to be found tucked into Piedmont’s far southeastern corner, with its historic cities and towns, each with their own unique offerings.
Walkers will fall in love with the large swath of Eastern Piemonte that falls along the Via Francigena, the famed walking path between Canterbury England and Rome.
