Piedmont (Piemonte) is a large region in northwest Italy, ringed on three sides by the Alps and sloping down toward the Po Valley. Its capital, Turin, is a city of elegant arcades, royal palaces, and the landmark Mole Antonelliana. Beyond the city lie the UNESCO-listed vineyards of the Langhe, Roero, and Monferrato, home to Barolo and Barbaresco wines and Alba's prized white truffles, plus the serene shores of Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta. Piedmont is the birthplace of vermouth, gianduja chocolate, and the Slow Food movement.
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Guided experiences that show you Piedmont through its food.
Alba White Truffle Hunt with a Trifolau and Dog
Alba is the world capital of the white truffle (tuber magnatum pico), and the most authentic way to experience it is to follow a trifolau, a traditional truffle hunter, and his trained dog into the oak and hazelnut woods of the Langhe at dawn or dusk. Participants watch the dog work the ground, learn how truffles grow and are found, and end with a tasting of a truffle dish - typically tajarin or eggs - paired with a glass of local wine, in the season that culminates in Alba's famous autumn truffle fair.
Includes: Following a real trifolau and his dog into the Langhe woods · Learning to read the ground where truffles grow · Tasting fresh truffle shaved over tajarin or eggs · Connecting to the autumn ritual behind the Alba truffle fair
Barolo & La Morra Winery Tour with Tasting
The villages of La Morra, Barolo, and their neighbours form the heart of the Barolo DOCG, where the Nebbiolo grape produces one of Italy's most celebrated red wines, the 'king of wines'. A tour visits family-run estates, descends into the cellars where Barolo ages in large oak botti, and explains the eleven communes and the famous crus, ending with seated tastings of Barolo and Langhe Nebbiolo paired with local cheese and salumi against the backdrop of the rolling, UNESCO-listed vineyards.
Includes: Tasting Barolo, the 'king of wines', at the source · Descending into cellars of large oak ageing botti · Understanding the eleven Barolo communes and crus · Panoramic vineyard views from the La Morra ridge
Barbaresco Wine Tasting in the Langhe
Barbaresco, made from the same Nebbiolo grape as Barolo but typically more elegant and earlier-drinking, is the other great red of the Langhe. The Enoteca Regionale del Barbaresco, housed in a deconsecrated church beneath the village's medieval tower, pours a wide range of producers by the glass, while estate visits explain the village's crus. Tastings come with Piedmontese grissini and local cheeses, and the medieval tower above offers sweeping vineyard views over the Tanaro valley.
Includes: Tasting Barbaresco, the elegant sibling of Barolo · The regional enoteca set inside a deconsecrated church · Comparing Barbaresco and Barolo expressions of Nebbiolo · Climbing the medieval tower for vineyard panoramas
Turin Chocolate Walking Tour - Gianduiotto & Bicerin
Turin is one of the great chocolate cities of Europe and the birthplace of gianduja, the silky blend of chocolate and Piedmontese hazelnut created when cocoa was scarce, moulded into the boat-shaped gianduiotto. A walking tour winds through the historic centre's grand cafes and confectioners, tasting gianduiotti and gianduja creams and ending with a bicerin, the layered drink of espresso, chocolate, and cream served in the city since the eighteenth century, while the guide traces Turin's chocolate and coffee heritage.
Includes: Tasting the original gianduiotto and gianduja hazelnut chocolate · Sipping a traditional bicerin in a historic cafe · Visiting Turin's grand 18th- and 19th-century chocolate cafes · Learning how cocoa scarcity created gianduja
Porta Palazzo Market Food Tour, Turin
Porta Palazzo, on Piazza della Repubblica, is the largest open-air market in Europe, a vast multicultural sprawl of produce, cheese, meat, and fish stalls plus covered halls. A small-group tasting tour weaves through the stalls and the historic food halls, sampling Piedmontese cheeses, cured meats, seasonal vegetables, and street food such as farinata, with the guide explaining the region's ingredients and the market's role in Turin life, all rounded off with a glass of local wine.
Includes: Exploring Europe's largest open-air market · Tasting Piedmontese cheeses and salumi at the source · Farinata and local street food from market vendors · Discovering the multicultural food culture of Turin
Agnolotti & Tajarin Pasta Cooking Class, Turin
Piedmont's pasta tradition centres on two egg-rich specialities: tajarin, ribbons of pasta made with a generous count of egg yolks, and agnolotti del plin, tiny pinched filled parcels traditionally stuffed with roasted meats. In a hands-on class, participants roll and shape both by hand, learn the pinch (plin) that seals the agnolotti, prepare a classic sauce such as butter and sage or a meat roast, then sit down to eat their work with a glass of Piedmontese wine.
Includes: Making tajarin with its signature high egg-yolk count · Pinching agnolotti del plin by hand · Learning classic Piedmontese fillings and sauces · Eating the freshly made pasta with local wine
Eataly Lingotto Tasting Experience, Turin
Eataly opened its very first store in 2007 in a converted former vermouth factory at Lingotto in Turin, launching a global chain built on the Slow Food idea of high-quality, traceable Italian food. A tasting experience in the original flagship walks through its food halls, sampling Piedmontese cheeses, cured meats, chocolate, and wine or craft beer, and explaining the sourcing philosophy that ties producers, market, and table together in a single space.
Includes: Visiting the original 2007 flagship Eataly in Turin · Tasting curated Piedmontese cheeses, salumi, and chocolate · Wine or craft beer paired with regional foods · Understanding the Slow Food sourcing philosophy
Castelmagno & Bra Cheese Tasting Experience
Southern Piedmont's mountains and valleys produce some of Italy's finest cheeses, from the crumbly, blue-veined Castelmagno DOP, aged in the high valleys above Cuneo, to the firm Bra DOP that takes its name from the town that is also home to Slow Food. A tasting compares these and other Piedmontese cheeses, explaining mountain dairying and ageing, with pairings of local honey, mostarda, and bread and a glass of Langhe or Roero wine.
Includes: Tasting crumbly, blue-veined Castelmagno DOP · Comparing Bra, Castelmagno, and other Piedmontese cheeses · Pairings with local honey and mostarda · Learning the mountain dairying behind each cheese
Slow Food Bra Half-Day Food Discovery
The town of Bra in southern Piedmont is the birthplace of Slow Food, the movement founded here in the 1980s in defence of regional food traditions and biodiversity. A half-day discovery walks the town and its food shops, tasting the local raw-veal Salsiccia di Bra sausage, regional cheeses, and artisan products, and explaining the Slow Food philosophy, with a glass of crisp Roero Arneis white or a local red from the surrounding Roero hills.
Includes: Visiting the birthplace of the Slow Food movement · Tasting the distinctive raw-veal Salsiccia di Bra · Meeting artisan food producers in the town · Pairing with Roero Arneis white wine
Turin Vermouth Tasting & Aperitivo Experience
Vermouth was invented in Turin in 1786, when Antonio Benedetto Carpano first fortified and aromatised local white wine with herbs and spices, and the city remains the home of Vermouth di Torino. A tasting experience explores several styles - sweet, dry, and bianco - explaining the botanicals and the city's aperitivo culture that grew around them, before mixing a classic vermouth cocktail such as a Negroni or Americano, served with aperitivo snacks in a historic Turin cafe or bar.
Includes: Tasting Vermouth di Torino where it was invented · Learning the botanicals and styles of vermouth · Mixing a classic Negroni or Americano · Experiencing Turin's birthplace aperitivo culture
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Foodie tips
Get more out of every meal.
Book tours and cooking classes at least a few days in advance — small-group experiences sell out quickly.
Come hungry — most food tours include 5-8 tastings.
Bring cash for unscheduled stops the guide may recommend.