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Piedmont
Italian vacations designed with only you in mind.
Cities
The regional capital is Turin. Other important cities are: Asti, Alessandria, Cuneo, Novara, Vercelli, Biella and Verbania
Must Sees:
The great ski centers of Sestrière, Bardonecchia, Sansicario; the district of the Langhe and the Lakes Orta and Maggiore.
Cultural events & Festivals
Asti
PALIO - San Secondo
May 2
A 700 year old ceremony with procession in 13th century costumes.
Flag Throwing Palio
Third Sunday in September
Ancient festival with 800 participants in costume.
Food Specialties of Piedmont
bagna cauda - a hot sauce made with oil, garlic and anchovies used for dipping with raw vegetables
fonduta - melted cheese with eggs and truffles
grissini - the crunchy Italian bread sticks, still made by hand
agnolotti - stuffed pasta (like ravioli)
vitello tonnato - veal in tuna sauce
brasato al Barolo - braised beef with Barolo
toffees, chocolates and marrons glaces
Wines and wine regions of Piedmonte
Whites: Asti, Canavese, Colli Tortonesi, Colline Novaresi, Cortese dell'Alto Monferrato, Coste del Sesia, Erbaluce di Caluso or Caluso, Gavi or Cortese di Gavi, Langhe, Loazzolo, Monferrato, Piemonte, Roero
Reds: Albugnano, Barbaresco, Barbera d'Alba, Barbera d'Asti, Barbera del Monferrato, Barolo, Boca, Brachetto d'Acqui or Acqui, Bramaterra, Canavese, Carema, Cisterna d'Asti, Colli Tortonesi, Collina Torinese, Colline Novaresi, Colline Saluzzesi, Coste del Sesia, Dolcetto d'Acqui, Dolcetto d'Alba, Dolcetto d'Asti, Dolcetto delle Langhe Monregalesi, Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba or Diano d'Alba, Dolcetto di Dogliani, Dolcetto di Ovada, Fara, Freisa d'Asti, Freisa di Chieri, Gabiano, Gattinara, Ghemme, Grignolino d'Asti, Grignolinno del Monferrato Casalese, Langhe, Lessona, Malvasia di Casorzo d'Asti, Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Monferrato, Nebbiolo d'Alba, Piemonte, Pinerolese, Roero, Rubino di Cantavenna, Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato, Sizzano, Valsusa, Verduno Pelaverga or VerdunoSardegna
Custom Trip Planning
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