Gourmet Piedmont 8-day Cycling Tour

Arrival in Turin

Torino is an elegant city at the foot of the Alps. Discover magnificent squares, historic arcades, impressive palaces, and lively cafés. Enjoy a stroll along the Po River or through one of the city’s beautiful parks. A highlight is a visit to the Mole Antonelliana, the city’s landmark, which houses a film museum.

Turin - Capriglio/Surroundings approx 35km

In the morning, bus or train transfer up to Superga. Enjoy the marvellous view from the basilica over Torino and all the way to the Alps. The cycle route takes you through colourful vineyards from one village to the next. Today you spend the night in a Piemontese country house, where there will be prepared an authentic regional dinner menu for you.

Capriglio/Surroundings - Asti approx 30km

More and more vines line the route now. You cycle past little mountain villages and the Piedmont presents itself with breathtaking views. Your overnight stay is in Asti, a town teeming with culture. Not only famous for its eponymous sparkling wine, but also for its renowned Palio-contest, a horse race where each borough competes for supremacy for the coming year.

Asti - Canelli approx 35km

Today you cycle right through the heart of the Asti wine growing area. Each of the villages has their own distinctive traditions and invites you to a tasting of course. We recommend you take a cappuccino-break at the medieval piazza in Nizza Monferrato before you proceed to your accommodation. In proper style you spend the night in an 'agriturismo’ with its own vineyard, in which you get to enjoy the culinary specialities in the evening.

Canelli - Alba approx 40km

Today’s cycle route is characterised by marvellous views across the renowned vineyards. In Neive you walk through one of the most stunning old part of towns in Italy and in Barbareco you find yourselves in the – next to Barolo - probably most famous wine-growing town of the Piedmont. Your Day Finish however is the medieval town of Alba. This is the place where the white truffle, highly coveted by gourmets worldwide, grows in exceptionally high quality.

Alba - Montafia approx 45km

Initially you cycle in the Roero region, renowned for its heavy-bodied red wines, which can also be sampled for instance in the Enoteca del Roero in Canale. Afterwards you proceed along little streams and through dark green forests all the way to Montafia. Congenial to the rural surroundings, you spend the night yet again in a beautiful 'agriturismo’, typical dinner included.

Montafia - Turin approx 50km

Along the route you come across little sleepy villages and every now and then a grapevine will entice you yet again to a small glass of wine. In Chieri we recommend you take a break and enjoy the beautiful piazzas and cosy little alleyways, before you cycle along the river Po for the final few kilometres. Much too soon will you have returned to the starting point of this holiday - the magnificent Torino.

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