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All meals included except for 2 lunches and 1 dinner.

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Turin, Italy

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Cooking, Culture & History, Fine Wine & Cuisine, Romance &/or Honeymoon

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Piedmont Walking

Piedmont Walking

Discover a Food & Wine Lover's Paradise

This trip is currently only available as a Private Trip. Looking for a similar trip? See Provence Walking, Amalfi Coast Walking, Loire Valley/Burgundy Insider, and Tuscany Insider. Or call 800-462-2848 to speak with a Trip Consultant.

Backroads shows off Piedmont's riches, from alpine splendor, undiscovered villages and fortified castles to robust wines and sophisticated French-accented delicacies, including white and black truffles, fragrant cheeses, exquisite pastries and fine chocolates. Stroll from one medieval village to the next along paved roads through vine-laden valleys. Look out upon fairy-tale towns from nature trails strung throughout the region's rolling green hills. In the land of the Slow Food movement, discover ridgetop hamlets, where eateries tempt you to linger.

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Days 1-2 Santo Stefano Belbo

Meet in Turin Shuttle to the high hilltops above Alba to the Moscato vineyards for a picnic lunch  Hike up  vine-laden slopes and along a spectacular ridgeline to the tiny red-brick town of Castiglione Tinella   Dine at Guido, one of the region's finest restaurants, in the ancient wine cellar of our hotel  Join our local guide on a hike that follows a scenic ridgeline to the town of Mango, where you can taste the locally produced Moscato d'Asti.

Day 3 Manera

In Barbaresco country, hike over nebbiolo vine-covered hills, the grapes destined to become the famed Barbaresco Visit the antique village of Neive, designated by the Italian government as “one of the most beautiful hamlets of Italy.” Did you know that uva passata, or "remains of the grapes," are pressed into blocks and used as kindling?  Every visit to the region must include a sampling of the Piedmontese fresh egg yolk-rich noodle known as tajarin Relax at our hotel overlooking chestnut orchards and vineyards.

Days 4-6 Monforte d'Alba

Trek through a series of hilltop hamlets to Barolo country, an ideal setting for a superb picnic Satisfy your sweet tooth with the region's famous torrone, a nougat confection made with Piedmont's prized hazelnut Relax at the pool or walk next door to the neighboring winery to try some Barolos before dinner at one of the small local Slow Food eateries If the season is right, visit the town of Monchiero with a trifulao (truffle hunter) and his award-winning dog in search of black or white truffles.

Route Rating What's this? Every Backroads trip is designed to appeal to a wide variety of interests and fitness levels. Each offers options for more or less activity, so you can decide exactly how much you want to do day by day.

Lodging What's this? Our lodgings are divided into three different categories.

Premiere Inns:These lodgings possess both elegance and authentic regional flair.

Casual Inns:These lodgings are comfortable and appropriate to the areawith such characteristics as authenticity, scenic settings and proximity to our activities.

Deluxe Camping:We set up the tents (and take them down), handle every camp chore and perform culinary magic.

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Guest Trip Reviews

This secret of a region nestled within the base of the Alps is a walker's delight and full of surprise. Backroads passionate Trip Specialist who has long resided in the region shares her best finds. Trails that bend through world-class vintage producing vineyards. The finest of Barolos with their characteristic rose aroma. And of course, Ezio and his canine truffle-hunting companion Jolly who will accompany you on the hunt for those soot-colored balls of earthy flavor that have beguiled kings and poets alike. Discovering Piedmont is truly an invitation to test all of your senses.
Kathleen Maich - Regional Manager, Italian Trip Operations.

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For 30 years, Backroads has been perfecting the art of active travel. We are the Piedmont tour experts. For walking tours and hiking tours in Europe Italy, trust our in-depth connections. To see all our Europe Italy walking tours and hiking tours click here. For our selection of award-winning Europe Italy biking tours click here. For our selection of award-winning Europe Italy multisport tours click here.

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LIFE LIVED WELL: Premiere Inns

Relais San Maurizio

Santo Stefano Belbo (2 nights): A member of Relais & Châteaux, this former Franciscan monastery is now a luxurious hotel celebrated for its serene hilltop setting, Caudalie Vinotherapy spa and Michelin-starred restaurant featuring superb Piedmontese cuisine.

Villa d'Amelia

Manera (1 night): A member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, this exquisite 19th-century farmhouse-turned-hotel offers a pool and spa.

Villa Beccaris

Monforte d'Alba (2 nights): An elegant 18th-century hilltop hideaway set on park-like grounds with vineyards on one side and the historic center of Monforte d'Alba on the other. Or Casa Pavesi, steeped in charm with a sunny terrace, intimate bar, and guest rooms featuring a tasteful blend of tradion and modern décor.

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Route Rating

Daily Mileage Options & Cumulative Elevation Gain

Day 1
  • Levels 1 to 2 1 Route Option Available
  • 3.5 miles
  • 1500 - 2000 feet elevation gain
Day 2
  • Levels 1 to 3 2 Route Options Available
  • 2.9, 5.3 miles
  • 1000 - 2000 feet elevation gain
Day 3
  • Levels 2 to 3 2 Route Options Available
  • 5.2, 9.4 miles
  • 1000 - 5000 feet elevation gain
Day 4
  • Levels 2 to 3 2 Route Options Available
  • 5, 9 miles
  • 2000 - 4000 feet elevation gain
Day 5
  • Levels 1 to 2 3 Route Options Available
  • 2.7, 4.8, 6.7 miles
  • 1000 - 3000 feet elevation gain
Day 6
  • Level 1 1 Route Option Available
  • 1.5 miles
  • 0 - 1000 feet elevation gain
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Trips For All Abilities

Every Backroads trip is designed to appeal to a wide variety of interests and fitness levels. We know your pace may vary from one day to the next-and your traveling companion's may differ somewhat from yours. So we present a range of mileage options, and each day you decide exactly what and how much you want to do.

Activity Level Average Time Average Distance
    Biking Walking
& Hiking
1 2-3
hours		 10-20
miles		 2-5
miles
2 2-4
hours		 21-30
miles		 5-7
miles
3 3-5
hours		 31-40
miles		 7-9
miles
4 4-6
hours		 41-55
miles		 9-11
miles
5 5-7+
hours		 56-75+
miles		 11-13+
miles