Lalveare B&B and Hostel
We offer various solution for your accomodation: you can choose to stay in the hostel, in the camping, or maybe in a bungalow or in a fully furnished cottage. Cottages This can be an ideal holiday, among green silent hills, far away from the hustle and bustle of every day. Characteristic wood-made little houses, with modern facilities and furniture, they can… [Continue Reading]
Sylla Sebaste
Along the ridge that leads from Novello to La Morra, in the Vergne fraction of the municipality of Barolo, the Sylla Sebaste cellar has been producing classic Piedmont wines of refined quality from more then one hundred and twenty years. Erected right on the summit of the hill San Pietro delle Viole, which overlooks a… [Continue Reading]
Camo
Built on the top of a hill, 471 meters high on sea level, Camo dominates the Belbo valley, not far from Santo Stefano Belbo; with its 240 inhabitants, it’s one of the smallest towns in the Langhe. From there you will see the whole view of the hills and vineyards; if the weather is fine,… [Continue Reading]
Masche: Short Tales
Once it was believed that those who talked about the masche would be hurt by them. This story happened once, as some people were at a friend’s. As they were going, walking down the street, they were shatting. After a while a wonam started talking of the masche. As soon as she had said a couple… [Continue Reading]
Food
Hazelnut of the Langhe
The Langhe produce one third of all the hazelnuts of the province of Cuneo; their total harvest is of 80 thousand quintals a year. The local kind of hazelnut is the Gentle Round … [More...]
Wine
DOC Langhe Rosso Barilin 2009 La Querciola
Among the wines produced by the winery La Querciola, we find a very interesting Langhe Rosso 2009 DOC with the name Barilin on the label. Even if, according to the … [More...]
Barolo Serralunga 2006 – Gabutti
The Gabutti Boasso wine farm of Serralunga d'Alba (Cuneo), since the 70s vinifies the best piedmontese wines such as Barolo Serralunga D.o.c.g. 2006, following those simple and … [Read More...]
What to See
Santo Stefano Belbo
Santo Stefano Belbo, a little bigger than 23 square km, stands on the border of the Langhe, in a hilly area. The ground is made of calcareous and sandstone land. The town stands … [Read More...]
The sanctuary of the Virgin Mary
Built on the hill between Gottasecca and Camerana, probably on an ancient crossroad of ways to the Langhe, Liguria, the Bormida and Uzzone valleys, the Gottasecca sanctuary can be … [Read More...]
Culture
Pinot Gallizio
Pinot Gallizio (1902-1964), a complex man with a contradictory personality, is – also thanks to its pure albese origins – an artist capable of sudden and violent … [Read More...]
The Magic Book
l've never seen the "magic book". Somedody has tried to get me to read it once, but I answered that I didn't want to see it. I'm not one of those who use the magic book, I want … [Read More...]
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