Piedmont Italy Experiences

A food and wine itinerary in Val d'Aosta, has to include a visit to Cogne and to the mountain town's Hotel Bellevue, a historic establishment which offers gourmands not one, not two, but three gastronomic experiences...

Green Ideas

Mister Tulip

Pralormo Castle's much-awaited spring flower festival.

Pralormo Castle is situated in the heart of Piedmont, in the countryside of Langhe Roero Monferrato, between Turin and Alba. Since 1680, the castle has been the home of the same noble family, that of the Counts...

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From Naples with Love

Antonino Cannavacciulo brings a taste of the South to Piedmont.

When a cook from Naples falls helplessly in love with Northern Italy, and in particular, the wonderfully romantic Lake Orta, you can expect more than a few fireworks in the kitchen. This is exactly what happens each...

Time to Relax

Lakeside Luxury

A lake, a spa, and the infinite charm of the Italian Belle Époque.

Sited on the Piedmont shores of Lake Maggiore, surrounded by gardens brimming with camellias, rhododendrons, and azaleas, Hotel Villa and Palazzo Aminta Beauty & Spa has breathtaking views over the shimmering...

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Taglienti’s talent show

The edible exploits of Piedmont's greatest new culinary talent.

The history of Cuneo's Palazzo Lovera, a stunning edifice located right in the center of the town, dates back to the 1500's, when it was built as a residence for the Counts of Lovera di Maria. Today, the beautifully...

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Lidia Alciati

The gastronomic inheritance of Guido Alciati, in Langhe.

In the countryside of Piedmont, amidst the rolling hills of Langhe, in a land where some of Italy's greatest wines are produced and highly prized white truffles sprout, as if by magic, from the ground, lies a...

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Italian chocolate makers

Chocolate lover's Italy

The relationship between Turin and chocolate is over 500 years old, a lasting love affair celebrated in many of the shops which line the streets of this, the capital of Piedmont. Guido Gobino (www.guidogobino.it) is...

Winery Trips

Barolo in a cube

Monument to Barolo wine by Ceretto wineries.

Ceretto, ambassadors of the Langhe. Three generations of wine producers who, for more than seventy years, have represented the excellence of Piedmont and Italy in the world. It was Riccardo, who planted the first...