Location: Piedmont (Lake District) < Italy
Nearest Airport:
Turin at 60
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Nearest Train:
Chivasso at 19
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 150.0
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Car: necessary
Forget Tuscani, this is the real hidden jewel in the crown unspoiled by tourism. The cities of Turin,Alba, Asti and Chieri are all a short drive away where you can visit the Savoy royal palaces, the Moly museum of cinema, the Egyptian museum, the Turin shroud, together with the Truffle festival of Alba,music festival in Chieri.
In the midst of the wine growing area there are local cantinas where you can sample the delicious wines of this region, --barbera, malvasia, friesa, nebiolo.
There are numerous festivals during summer months where you can wine and dine under the stars with local residents and join in with the music and dancing.
All the surrounding villages have a historic centre, some pedestrianized where you can wander at leisure soaking up the atmosphere.
The religious sites of the Abbey of Vezzolano and Castelnuovo Don Bosco college are literally on the doorstep
There are weekly and monthly markets selling locally produced fruit and vegetables and antiques.