This document outlines a tour through the Langhe and Roero regions of Italy focusing on wine, history, art, and gastronomy. The itinerary includes visits to various castles and estates showcasing the wine and food of the Piedmont region. Participants will learn about the local wines through tastings, take cooking classes, and dine at Michelin-starred restaurants and farms. The tour provides an in-depth cultural experience of the Langhe and Roero through their wine, art, history and cuisine.

1. Langhe and Roero: an exciting setting where beautiful vineyards
are the main theme of a unique tour through history, art, wine and
gastronomy.
PIEMONTE – LANGHE :
PROGRAM

2. THE TOUR, SOME DETAILS: ANYTHING ELSE
IS YET TO BE PERSONALLY DISCOVERED

3. THE TOUR BEGINS AT BAROLO’S CASTLE WITH VISIT TO THE WINE MUSEUM
AND THE DISCOVERY OF THIS WINE AND ITS SURROUNDING TERRITORY. THEN
OUR PARTICIPANTS WILL TAKE A CLASS OF TRADITIONAL PIEDMONT CUISINE AT
THE RENOWED HOSPITALITY TRAINING SCHOOL LOCATED IN THE CASTLE, WITH A
CHANCE OF BEING FOLLOWED BY MICHELIN STARRED CHEFS.THE DINNER WILL
BE SERVED WITH THE DISHES PREPARED DURING THE LESSONS.

4. THE NEXT DAY AT THE CASTLE OF GRINZANE
CAVOUR, VISIT OF THE MUSEUM AND OF THE
ROOM WICH EXHIBITS CAVOUR’S HEIRLOOMS.
THE CASTLE WAS BUILT IN THE ELEVENTH
CENTURY AND WAS THE RESIDENCE AND WINE
ESTATE OF COUNT CAMILLO BENSO DI
CAVOUR.

5. WE WILL HEAD LATER FOR POLLENZO , WHERE IN THE LATE ‘90’S , AT THE
INITIATIVE OF THE SLOW FOOD ASSOCIATION, THE LARGE COMPLEX OF THE
AGENCY WAS RECOVERED. NOW IT HOSTS THE UNIVERSITY OF GASTRONOMIC
SCIENCES AND THE WINE BANK ; THE BANK HAS ASSETS OVER 100 000
BOTTLES THAT COME FROM 300 OF THE BEST NATIONAL WINERIES. WE WILL
HAVE LUNCH IN THE RESTAURANT OF THE AGENCY, WHILE IN THE AFTERNOON WE
WILL VISIT THE WINE BANK (WITH A TASTING OF 5 WINES).

6. WE WILL IDEALLY RETRACED THE ITALY OF WINE REGION BY REGION AND
WE’LL KNOW THE DIFFERENT TYPES REPRESENTING EACH ONE THE HISTORY
AND THE TERRITORY WHERE THEY COME FROM. THE WINE BANK IS ALSO A
STORE THAT OFFERS HISTORICAL AND RARE LABELS , OFTEN UNAVAILABLE:
EXCLUSIVE BUYING OPPORTUNITIES ARE THEREFORE POSSIBLE.

7. COOKING CLASS AT BUBBIO’S CASTLE, THEN AFTER LUNCH, VISIT TO
THE CANELLI’S WINE CATHEDRAL

8. THE NEXT DAY « WE WILL MEET THE
STORY AGAIN » AT THE CELLARS OF THE
ESTATE OF FONTANAFREDDA, FORMERLY
A PROPERTY OF VITTORIO EMANUELE II,
THE FIRST KING OF ITALY; WE WILL VISIT
THE HISTORIC WINERY WITH LUNCH IN
THE RESTAURANT OF THE ESTATE. THE
FREE AFTERNOON IS DEDICATED TO A
WALK IN THE « FOREST OF THOUGHTS »
INSIDE THE ESTATE.

9. THE FOLLOWING DAY « SPECIAL » MEETINGS IN PAROLDO, THE
FAMOUS VILLAGE OF THE « MASK’S »…. THEN VISIT TO A RENOWNED
DAIRY WHERE CHEESE MURAZZANO PDO AND « TOMA OF LANGA »(A
TYPE OF SHEEP CHEESE) IS PRODUCED. LUNCH IN THE RESTAURANT OF
THE FARM, THEN TYPICAL DINNER IN THE COUNTRY OF MASKS’

10. THE TOUR WILL END WITH A VISIT OF ALBA AND HER « UNDERGROUND CITY »,
WHERE WE WILL BE ABLE TO TOUCH THE HISTORY OF THIS BEAUTIFUL
TOWN…LOOKING AT IT FROM THE BOTTOM OF ITS FOUNDATIONS. WE WON’T
MISS AN AFTERNOON OF SHOPPING DURING OUR SPARE TIME.