If you are looking for health and wellness on your holiday, you can choose one of the renowned spas of the region, such as Acqui Terme , surrounded by the striking remains of a Roman aqueduct. The most typical specialties of the regional cuisine are fondue and bagna cauda : two warm and out-of-this-world dips that celebrate the Alba white truffle and raw vegetables.
Some of the many excellent dishes include the great mixed fry , braised beef in Barolo wine , civet of hare and a wide array of cheeses : toma, robiola, bruss from the Langhe, gorgonzola from Novara , and sernium from Biella. The typical desserts of the region can be found everywhere: the chocolates of Turin unforgettable are the exquisite gianduiotti chocolates made with hazelnuts from Langhe and Monferrato , Novara biscuits , the bicciolani of Vercelli , the crumiri of Casale , the Cuneo chocolate sweets with rum and candied chestnuts, nougat from Alba , the baci di dama cookies of Alessandria and Asti , and the amaretti almond cookies from Novi.
Finally, some internationally-renowned products like breadsticks and vermouth are from Turin. Italian Tourism Official Website. Islands Sardinia Sicily. The Miracles of Pisa Walking through Pisa it is easy to see the splendor left by the Ancient Marine Republic of Pisa that, since , has been the home of one of From the Castrocaro stronghold to the Rocca of Dozza Let's taking an intriguing journey in Medieval Romagna, from the stronghold of Castrocaro to the fortress in Dozza.
Cerca nel sito. Arona - Statue of San Carlo Borromeo. Much of Italy's best wines are found in the Piemonte region. This wine area, with beautiful rolling hills topped by picturesque towns, is known as Langhe. Piemonte is famous for its aromatic white truffles found in fall and Alba holds one of Italy's top truffle fairs.
Many restaurants serve truffles during the autumn truffle season and offer special truffle meals. Visiting a few of the wine and truffle towns of the Langhe makes a good excursion any time of year but is especially nice in fall. For the ultimate truffle experience, stay and eat in a place owned by a truffle hunter or sign up for a Langhe Wine and Truffles Full Day Excursion that includes a truffle hunt. The Langhe is also a great area to see castles.
Some castles can be toured and a few, such as Grinzane Cavour, offer wine tasting and wine shops. The town of Bra is home to the Slow Food movement, which is still widely celebrated in this part of Piemonte and the region is home to some of Italy's best restaurants. Over different cheeses are found in Piemonte.
Chocolate is also a specialty of this region. In fact, this is where chocolate for eating as we know it today first developed. Mountain resorts west of Turin were used in the Winter Olympics and offer great skiing and winter sports. A pleasant place to stay, the town makes a good base for walks in the Po, Varaita and Maira valleys, which cut through the foothills of the Monviso mountain towards France. The entire picturesque area around Alba is dotted with attractive hill-towns, castles, wineries and cantinas, the best being at Barolo and Pollenzo.
Ask at the tourist office for one of the excellent free maps and suggestions for wine tours. A few kilometres south of Alba, in the heart of Le Langhe, the most famous spot is Barolo, which gives its name to one of the premier Italian wines. A steady stream of wealthy gastronomes and wine connoisseurs come here for the Enoteca Regionale del Barolo and the WiMu Wine Museum housed in a turreted castle on Piazza Falletti 1, while for a more quirky take on the wine industry, there's the original Museo dei Cavatappi , or Corkscrew Museum, at Piazza Castello 4.
Though not as famous as Barolo, the pretty village of Pollenzo, situated just south of the Alba—Bra road, merits a visit. Stored in the Savoy wine cellars, the Wine Bank keeps wines from all over Italy — a vault of the best vintages.
Professional sommeliers guide you through the wine-tasting sessions, and it's an essential stopping-point for all wine lovers. Each September, this small town becomes the focus of attention as it gears up for its Palio, the oldest horse-racing festivals in Italy.
On the second weekend of September the piazza houses the Festival delle Sagre during which producers sell traditional dishes and wines in a reconstructed medieval village, and hundreds of people dress in costume to evoke agricultural life in the Middle Ages.
If you want to sample Asti Spumante or other wines from the region, come for the Douja d'Or wine festival held from the second Friday to the third Sunday in September , where there are tastings in the Palazzo del Collegio.
The beauty of Asti is that it holds history, culture, cuisine and landscapes all in one. The Torre Troyano clock tower is a medieval monument that is well worth a visit. The underground cathedrals are also a treasure worth visiting - once used as underground tunnels for the Cathedral, now used as wine cellars due to the ideal temperature and conditions for storing wine.
Being a capital for wine, vineyards have adapted to tourism and offer wine tours and wine tasting. Truffle is famous in Asti, growing locally in nearby forests. Country Home - To Restore in Morbello.
Business in Calamandrana. Torta di Amaretti Amaretti Cake. Corzetti also called curzetti and croxetti , an especially uniquely shaped pasta, has been popular since the middle ages and get its name from corzetto, a 14th century Genoa coin. Piedmontese Stuffed Peaches. Risotto with Barolo, Radicchio and Fontina. This week, we use one of Northern Italy's best red wines, Barolo, in a beautiful risotto dish adorned with adorable heart-shaped slices of Fontina cheese.
Salsa Verde. Salsa Verde green sauce is a recipe from Piedmont usually served with Bollito. Clueless in Italy asks:. Question about pharmacies I am currently in Italy but managed to forget my invaluable back tablets. Do pharmacies require a doctors prescription are can you purchase medication over the counter.
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