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TOUR CODE:
PBW
Sample gourmet pleasures as you walk through
Piedmont's pretty villages, discovering an impressive
landscape of vineyards and rolling hills with the
backdrop of the snow capped Alps
Mention Piedmont to an Italian and they will all tell of mouth‑watering
food, white truffles, chocolates, cheeses and delectable wines. There is
no better way to explore a region so famous for its gourmet traditions than on foot, allowing a complete immersion
in the fertile lands which produce the food and allows for a healthy appetite for the meals to come. The Langhe
region is set between the Appenines in the south and the Alps to the north, and is blessed with rich soil which
produces the Tuber Magnatum ‑ a prized white truffle ‑ and some of Italy's most prestigious wines: Barolo and
Barbaresco. This walking trip in Piedmont takes you amidst this magnificent landscape of rolling hills dotted with
small picturesque villages, elegant castles and feudal towers. Walk through vineyards and hazelnut forests and stay
in small rural villages where accommodation is both charming and welcoming.
ITINERARY: DAY 1 |
Arrive in picturesque Alba, renowned worldwide for truffles and velvety red wines
2 |
Transfer to Grinzane Cavour, walk to Serralunga d'Alba and on to Castiglione Falletto (4hrs)
3 |
Circular route
around vineyards, chapels and lovely towns plus wine and cheese tasting (4.5hrs)
4 |
Walk to the castle of Barolo,
visiting panoramic Novello and on to Monforte d'Alba (4hrs)
5 |
Monforte d'Alba day visiting frescoed chapels and
verdant countryside
6 |
Transfer to Cissone, famous for hazelnuts, and across the Belbo valley to Cravanza (5hrs)
7 |
Walk via Torre Bormida to Bergolo and Cortemilia (4hrs)
8 |
Trip concludes
INCLUSIONS:
Ξ
7 breakfasts
Ξ
3 dinners
Ξ
7 nights in family run and 2‑3 star hotels, B&Bs and charming agriturismos
on a twin share basis with private facilities (hotel taxes extra ‑ payable locally ‑ allow EUR10‑15)
Ξ
private transfers from
Alba to Grinzane Cavour and fromMonforte d'Alba to Cissone
Ξ
luggage transfer on days 2‑7
Ξ
information pack including
route notes & maps
Ξ
emergency hotline
Ξ
(museum and monument entrance fees are not included)
NOTES:
High season is July and September. A supplement applies for departures in high season. Public bus does not
operate on Sundays from Cortemilia to Alba. A private transfer will need to be booked in the event that your departure day
is a Sunday (supplement will apply).
Piedmont on Foot
Alba
Cissone
Cortemilia
Milan
Italy
France
Switzerland
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DATES 2015
Daily from 1 Mar to 31 Jul and 1 Sep to
30 Nov
Joining Alba
