International cinema made Tuscany almost an icon of the Italian vineyards, but films hide the truth: the most beautiful wine-growing region in Italy is called Langhe and finds itself in Piedmont.
UNESCO World Heritage Site declared the cultural landscape of Langhe to have an outstanding value to humanity.
And if you walk through its misty hills early in the morning in autumn at least once you will fully understand the reason. Or rather you will feel the reason with all your five senses.
When:
10-14 November
For whom:
Autumn lovers and long walks enthusiasts. No previous experience is needed, but you should enjoy day long meandering in nature with some steep slopes involved
Meeting point:
Milan, Italy
1950€
Not included:
Included:
CR insurance
Professional mountain guide service during the whole tour
Alba truffle fair
Wine and grappa tasting
All breakfasts
4 nights in twin rooms in a cozy family run hotel among the vineyards
Transfer from the meeting point in Milan to the hiking starting point in Piedmont and back to Milan
Everything not specified in the “included” list
Meals
Personal insurance
Flights to and from Milan
Сost:
Trekking Tour day by day
What to expect:
At 8.00 we leave the hustle and bustle of Milan to try a new lifestile: no hurry, no crowds, no car horns and no pollution in the air.
Wow! I’ve almost forgotten how beautiful our world is! That’s what a really great landscape looks like!
Our first walk through the vineyards. It’s a bit difficult not to stop every five meters for a photo.
Getting to know our hotel owners and feeling warm with this Italian hospitality
Grinzane Cavour, a medieval castle hiding not only loads of stories in its brick wall, but also the best Enoteca (wine shop) of the region
What to expect:
Birds chirping, the smell of coffee, chilly fresh air once you put your nose outside — that’s how the day should start!
Vineyards again and again, wherever your eye can see
The historic centre of Alba with its tiny paved roads, ancient churches and towers
The International Alba Truffle fair and tasting of this unique fungus
Piedmont cuisine at its best
What to expect:
A new area with new views and hiking routes
Barbaresco and Neive – two typical towns on the hills there is no way you don’t feel in love with
A look over Langhe from the medieval Barbaresco tower
A “wine church”. Yes, that sounds strange, buti if you think of the Eucharist, there is no better place for wine than a church
Grappa museum and, obviously grappa tasting (you can just smell if you don’t drink, sometimes it is even more exciting :)
What to expect:
Even if you’ve never heard of Langhe before this trip, there is no way you’ve never heard of Barolo. And here comes the day you will get properly acqainted with it!
Another castle with a wine museum inside. Was it what the castled in Italy were build for?
Wine tasting in a typical local cellar full of oak barrels
The famous Belvedere of La Morra with a stunning view
Comparing the famous stunning view with the not so famous views you get while hiking
The most colourful chapel in Italy
What to expect:
The arrival to Milan is planned not later than 6 pm. Around 7 pm you might be already at the airport.
After breakfast we say farewell to our lovely hosts and set off for the last hike of the tour.
Trying to embrace with your memory every row of vines you see, as who knows when you happen to come here again
Monforte d’Alba with its lovely views
Lunch in a Piedmont restaurant sharing your impressions of this hiking experience
The way back to Milan. Will you feel nostalgic already?
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