Guide to Turin and Piemonte

Guide to Turin and Piemonte (58)

Our recommendations if you are planning a vacation or visit to Alba, Asti, Turin and the rest of Piemonte.

  • Cooking Classes in Turin

    These 2 cooking classes taken place in a professionally equipped food laboratory in Turin, the regional capital of Piemote or Piedmont, and will help you appreciate the classic recipes of the territory.

    All the lessons last 3 hours and you will learn about pizza, bread, focaccia, pasta and pasta sa...

  • Piemonte Cooking Programs

    The region of Piemonte isn't just wine, truffles and chocolate. It offers a unique collection of dishes and recipes refelcting its history and traditions.

    From stuffed vegetables to 'vitello tonnato' and 'bagna caoda'. Fresh pasta like 'tajarin' and 'ravioli del plin' to refined meat courses such a...

  • Asti Cooking Vacations, Villa Gaia

    The following cooking vacation package put together by Villa Gaia is a perfect short break to discover the zone of Asti and Alba, and taste some great food and fine wine.

    Here we highlight the 3 days and 2 nights proposal, but note that a four day three night offer is also available. Both require a...

  • Italy Five Lakes Tour

    The Italian glacial lakes are set among the magnificent mountains of Northern Italy, a landscape that takes your breath away.

    Giuseppe Verdi. Henri Stendhal, George Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley and William Wordsworth were all captivated by the deep blue waters, alpine peaks and flourishing flora.

    D...

  • Lake Maggiore and Gattinara Winery Tour

    Tasting Tour proposes a day trip with local tour guide to discover the beautiful shores of Lake Maggiore in Piemonte.

    First stop is Stresa, a charming village caught between the mountains and the lake with its beautiful XIX century mansions and gardens.

    Meet your tour guide in Stresa and depart wi...

  • Half Day Piemonte Tour by Tasting Tours

    Local incoming travel planner, Tasting Tours, will help you discover the best corners of the famous truffle zone of Alba and equally famous wine capital of Asti.

    In between you will discover the culinary secrets of the gastronomic heart of Piemonte from Barolo to Barbaresco and further afield.

    Vie...

  • Bramafam, Boutique Tour Operator, Piemonte

    Discover ancient Piemonte culture, lifestyle, history and food with Bramafam, a boutique tour operator specializing in personalized travel services and event organization in Piemonte and the rest of Italy through local partnerships.

    Your journey starts in Saluzzo, described by Annalisa as one of th...

  • Bramafam Holidays and Events Organisation, Piemonte

    Bramafam Holidays & Events is a boutique travel company based in Saluzzo, Cuneo, specialized in promoting the very best of Piemonte and the rest of Italy.

    In particular, tailor made tours to discover the lifestyle, art, culture and enogastronomy of the regions through personalized travel and origin...

  • Grand Barbaresco Wine Tour

    Tasting Tours based in Asti propose this Grand Barbaresco wine tour to discover three producers located in the 3 villages of the Barbaresco region where only 1,200 acres are planted (the area is much smaller than the Barolo district).

    Made from the same nebbiolo grape which gives Barolo, Barbares...

  • Grand Barolo Wine Tours

    This special wine tour in Piemonte by Tasting Tours takes the visitor to some of the best barolo producing wineries in the region. Piedmont is a wine region rich in history yet there are viticulture and enology methods have only taken root over the past two decades.

    Nebbiolo is the great grape of t...

  • Wine, Cheese and Chocolate Tours

    An opportunity to discover the three essential and most genuine gourmet products of Piemonte; cheese, wine and chocolate.

    The tour starts with a sightseeing tour of the Barolo production area with a stop at Grinzane Cavour to admire the imposing XIII century castle, La Morra with the scenic “belved...

  • Barolo and Barbaresco Wine Tour

    This day long guided wine tour of Barolo and Barbaresco is being proposed by Tasting Tours of Asti. Meet your English-speaking guide in your hotel and depart for the Langhe area in the southern part of Piedmont, famous for white truffles and some of the most sought-after red wines in Italy, i.e. Ba...

  • Wine and Truffle Tours near Asti

    Tasting Tours of Asti will help you discover close up the wine and truffles of Asti and Monferrato in Piemonte where the hills produce the third great jewel of the local wine-making scenario, Barbera d'Asti, and the unique black and white truffles (black truffles from February to September, white tr...

  • Villa Gaia B&B, Asti Monferrato

    Villa Gaia is a delightful place to stop during a visit to the vineyards and wine territory of Asti and central Piemonte.

    Villa Gaia is situated along the “Asti Greenways” routes which allows visitors to discover the rolling hills of this corner of Piemonte on two wheels.

    Mountain bikes are ...

PIEMONTE TRAVEL INFORMATION AND TOURISM SUGGESTIONS

Lake Maggiore and the smaller Lake D'Orta are the premier visitor destinations in Piemonte and they include the towns of Stresa, Baveno and Lesa.

Alba and Asti come next for the truffles and wine of course, but are in fact part of a larger enogastronomic zone which links these two cities with much more picturesque localities such as La Morra, Bra, Barolo, Barbaresco and Monforte d'Alba all the way to the Monferrato.

Torino or Turin took the opportunity of the Winter Olympics in 2006 to reinvent its post industrial image and is more than worth a short break.

West towards the Alps and the main ski resorts are overlooked historical gems such as the Sacra of San Michele in Avigliana.

The rest of the region remains to be discovered. For example Dogliani and Murazzano are fabulous cheese making zones in the south towards the Liguria border.

And just before that border is Montezemolo and the precipitous motorway to the coast. Not for the faint hearted.

With perhaps a special mention to Ivrea and its annual orange throwing festival, the Upper Po Valley and Biella, the Manchester of Italy!

Consult our latest and last updated Piemonte travel articles below, or access them from the links right divided by recipes, food, wine, itineraries, tours and trip suggestions

  • Guide to Alba

    Published in Piemonte Itineraries
    Alba has always been a gateway through the hills to Liguria. The famous truffle city is, in fact, capital of the zone known as the Langhe. The historical center sits inside the Roman walls while Via Maestra links Piazza Savona, symbol of the 1800's, to the old core at Piazza Risorgimento and the 15th century cathedral.
    Last modified on 19 September 2011

Stresa on Lake Maggiore

Published in Piemonte Itineraries
Along with Baveno, Stresa is the main town located in the territory between Lake Maggiore and Lake D'Orta. This small area in the province of Verbano Cusio Ossola in Piemonte is known as Vergante. We're not too sure why but it is the small mountain range which links the two lakes.
Last modified on 26 July 2011

Guide to Lake Maggiore

Published in Piemonte Itineraries
Lake Maggiore is shared by two Italian regions. While the eastern shores nestle in Lombardia, the western side of the Lake marks the north eastern corner of Piemonte and even the border with Switzerland a few kilometers north of Cannobio. As you might expect, the cultural exchanges over the centuries have left their mark in the names of the towns and various comuni.
Last modified on 26 July 2011

Lesa on Lake Maggiore

Published in Piemonte Itineraries
Lesa is around 47km from Novara and located on the western bank of Lake Maggiore. For years it was the feudal home of the Visconti clan whose castle 'Castello Visconti d'Aragona' is worth a visit. The nearby village of Massino Visconti also bears their name.
Last modified on 03 June 2011

Langa Astigiana

Published in Piemonte Itineraries
The Langa Astigiana is the mountainous zone of the province of Asti in Piemonte which occupies the the valleys between the two stretches of the River Bormida. To be more specific it is the territory whose natural borders are the towns of Acqui Terme (province of Alessandria), Canelli (Asti) and Cortemilia (Cuneo).
Last modified on 29 March 2011

Risotto with Barbera wine

Published in Piemonte Recipes
Risotto with Barbera wine is a very simple but tasty and filling recipe from the Basso Monferrato in Piemonte.
Last modified on 21 January 2011

Nebbiolo Wine

Published in Piemonte Food
The mountains start getting very big at Ivrea and the city is the ideal place from where to discover the Canavese territory. It is a fertile area of hills, woods and lakes, perfect for the cultivation of vines. The most interesting wine area, however, is nearby Carema where Piemonte borders Valle D'Aosta.
Last modified on 10 January 2011