The Treasures of Piemonte Tour - 12 days/11 nights

Itinerary

  • Day 1 - Turin

    Arrival and transfer to Hotel. Free time for the first discovery of the city. Overnight stay.

  • Day 2 - Turin

    Half day Walking tour of the old town center.

  • Day 3 - Alba

    Private transfer to Torino airport to pick up your car and drive to the Langhe area for a three night stay in Pollenzo. Stop in Alba to meet your private guide for a walking tour of the city of Alba, once the city of the hundred towers and now famed as a gastronomic capital. Truffle hunts with the “trifulau”, visit the city and visit the ‘Fiera del Tartufo’ (every Saturday and Sunday from October 3 to November 8).

  • Day 4 - Grinzane Cavour, Barolo, La Morra

    The Castle at Grinzane Cavour is now home to the ‘Enoteca Regionale dei Vini Piemontesi’ and the seat of the ‘Order of the Knights of the Truffle’ – two excellent reasons to visit this 13th century castle. Your route takes you on to Barolo, the village which gives its name to the great wine. Here you will visit the vineyards of Marchesi di Barolo and Cordero di Montezemolo with wine tasting (3 wines each vineyard)

  • Day 5 - Roero

    Today you will drive through the village’s fragrance of Nebbiolo grapes, peaches, and strawberries, history and art; castles, fortresses and charming small villages. Tasting notes today include Roero DOC, Roero Arneis DOC and the ancient Roero Favorita.

  • Day 6 - Casale Monferrato

    Drive north to Casale Monferrato. This land of rolling hills covered with vineyards and dotted with castles is a region happily unexplored by conventional tourists. Your route today will take you from Alba toward Asti passing through small villages crowned with ancient castles: visit the 13th century Castello di Uviglie and its wine cellars with wine tasting and the 11th century Castle of Lignano Monferrato. Visit the typical ‘infernot’, wine cellars carved into the tufo rock and still used to store wines. Gastronomic notes; Barbera di Monferrato DOC and gorgonzola. Arrive this afternoon to Casale Monferrato for a two night stay.

  • Day 7 - The Roman Roads of the Monferrato

    Today visit The Temple of Casale Monferrato, one of the best Synagogues in Northern Italy built in 1595 and enlarged on 1866. Explore the scenic Roman roads of the Monferrato region. Our route takes us to the Abbey of Albugnano and the small medieval villages of Cortazzone and Montechiaro.

  • Day 8 - Biella

    Drive to Biella for two nights stay. Biella is famous worldwide for its textile industries. It is home to companies such as Cerruti, Piacenza, Zegna and the active sportswear producer Fila, just to name a few. Today enjoy luxury shopping at outlet prices!

  • Day 9 - Biella

    Meet your private guide at the hotel for 3 hours walking tour of the medieval village of Piazzo built on the hilltop of the city of Biella In the afternoon drive to the Ricetto di Candelo (a fortified village of the middle age) 10 minutes from Biella, or the Oropa Sanctuary with its Sacred Mount (UNESCO heritage site).

  • Day 10 - Lake Maggiore

    Departure for Lake Maggiore. Arrive in Pallanza and check in to your hotel. Early afternoon meet your guide for 3 hour private walking tour of Stresa and its Island(Isola dei Pescatori).

  • Day 11 - Lake Maggiore

    The whole day is dedicated to relaxation on the lake and to shopping.

  • Day 12 - Departure

    Drop off your car at Malpensa Airport for your flight back home or extend your trip with stays in Milan, Venice, Florence or Rome.

Includes

  • • 11 nights accommodation in 4 Star hotels
  • • Roundtrip transfers from/to Turin Airport
  • • Private tours throughout
  • • Villa Taranto entrance fees
  • • Unlimited boat runs on Lake Maggiore
  • • 5 wine tastings visits as indicated on the itinerary 9 day Cat. B car rental (all - inclusive rate, unlimited km)
  • • Hotel taxes and service charges

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