Biking Through a Food- & Wine-Lover's Paradise

Northern Italy's Piedmont revealed its treasures to the world at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. Now Backroads shows off the region's many riches, from alpine splendor to undiscovered villages and fortified castles. Enjoy robust wines and sophisticated delicacies, including white and black truffles, fragrant cheeses, exquisite pastries and fine chocolates. Join us for heart-pumping rides through river valleys and up vineyard-draped hills, where dozens of tasting rooms welcome visitors. Discover ridgetop hamlets whose eateries will tempt you to linger (this is the land of the Slow Food movement, after all). And each night, luxuriate in elegant hotels after a day of discovery.

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Day 1 saluzzo

Days 2-3 monforte d'alba

Days 4-6 santo stefano belbo

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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This was a fantastic trip. The region was breathtaking and I could tell that tremendous care and planning went into making it all that it could be. Steve and Molly had such passion and excitement about the trip and that made our experience so much richer.

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Life Lived Well: Premiere Inns

Antico Podere Propano

Saluzzo (1 night)
Near town, yet surrounded by meadows with views of the Monviso Alps, this refined abode has the atmosphere of a private country estate.

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.

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.

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