Le Langhe
3 nights & 4 Days
Langhe is one of the most scenic places to visit in Piedmont. Sweet landscapes, quaint villages, medieval churches and castles, many vineyards and changing colours all year round.
A land that makes the name of Italian food and wine great in the world. Get to know the secrets of the production of excellent wines such as Barolo, Barbaresco and the Alta Langa, which started the vinification of high-level sparkling wines.
It is also a land of agri-food excellence such as superb white truffles, herby cheeses, hazelnuts and chestnuts, meats and salamis.
Discover the Alta Langa, still relatively untouched by mass tourism. It's the highest, most pristine part of the Langhe, where vineyards share the stage with hazelnut groves and ancient woods.
Thanks to its beauty, amazing food and wines, It will not be hard to fall in love with this part of Piedmont.
Dennis Cesco
Chef
At only 16, Dennis Cesco’s passion for cooking took him to follow a professional path starting from the most humble roles in the kitchen brigade to working alongside the most famous international chefs. He worked with Michelin star‘s chef Alain Solivérès, Yannick Alléno and Christoph Pelé. In 2013, he became the favourite pupil of Chef Damiano Nigro who, in 2021, handed over to him the kitchen of the DaMà, the Relais Villa D’amelia restaurant
Le Langhe
3 nights & 4 Days
Day 1 - Arrival
A relaxing welcome drink followed by dinner at Villa d'Amelia, a renovated nineteenth-century “Cascina” in the heart of the Langhe between lush woods and a magnificent view of the Alps and the soft hills of Barolo. What a perfect starting point for your food and wine experience !!!!
Overnight at Villa D’Amelia
Day 2 - Along the Wine Route of Barolo, the King of the Italian wines
Discover this surprising territory rich in culture but most of all in food and wine. You will visit the elegant Alba and family-run winery, Pio Cesare. End your morning in Alba with a three-star Michelin lunch at Piazza Duomo with a tasting menu created by the renowned chef Enrico Crippa. Let’s go to the countryside driving through The Unesco Landscape of the Langhe, and stop in the charming towns of Barolo, La Morra, e Vergne before ending your day with a wine tasting at GD Vajra winery.
Overnight at Villa D’Amelia
Day 3 - Along the Wine Route of Barbaresco, the Queen of the Italian wines
Do you know why the town of Neive is listed among the most beautiful Villages in Italy? This is one of the many things you will discover today driving along rolling hills and vineyards as far as the eye can see. A day in the Barbaresco region and the highest, most pristine part of the Langhe, the Alta Langa. You will learn about the Barbaresco wine at the winery Francone in Neive and discover the secret of the “Sparkling Metodo Classico or Champenoise” production of the Alta Langa Docg at the Serafino winery.
Overnight at Villa D’Amelia
Day 4 - Departure
It is time to say goodbye and see you soon for your next journey!!!!!
Postcards
Discover some of the most remarkable wineries, farms, villages and restaurants you will touch during this journey.
Villa D’Amelia
Relais Villa d’Amelia was born from the masterly renovation of the nineteenth-century Cascina Bonelli, in the heart of Piedmont’s Langhe region. The hotel’s elegant and warm interiors and its manicured blooming gardens surrounding the villa create the perfect atmosphere one would find in a private home. The hotel also features an exclusive restaurant, which was awarded “1 star” from the renowned and prestigious “Michelin Guide”, where it is possible to enjoy the region’s specialities prepared both according to classic recipes and their more modern reinterpretations.
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Alba
Alba has a beautifully preserved medieval old town centre, and it is a superb place where to eat. It's not for nothing that it was declared UNESCO Gastronomy cities in 2017, and it is considered the Gourmet Capital of Piedmont. Renowned for its white truffles and chocolates - it is where Ferrero Rocher and Nutella come from, and the legendary Gianduia was invented here.
Pio Cesare Winery
Pio Cesare has been producing wines for 135 years in its ancient cellars in the centre of the town of Alba. The ancient cellars, built at the end of the 1700s, are delimited and surrounded by the ancient Roman walls, dating back to 50 B.C. Their wine comes from their 73 acres of vineyards, featuring high-quality hillside exposures intentionally located in multiple different communes of the Barolo and Barbaresco appellations.
Langhe
Langhe is one of the most scenic places to visit in Piedmont. Gentle hills covered with vineyards come to mind, small villages surrounded by fields, medieval churches and castles, scents of wine, truffles and chestnuts. This area is renowned for producing excellent wines, such as Barolo and Barbaresco, and wineries are often housed inside noble dwellings.
Francone Winery
A magical combination of sheer determination and passion for winemaking, in a unique setting: this typifies Cantina Francone in Neive, right in the Barbaresco wine region on the rolling hills of the Langhe. They are great producers of Barbaresco wine from generation; their roots lie in a family tradition, consolidated over time, with a solid bond to the local area.
Neive
The town of Neive is part of "The most beautiful towns of Italy" thanks to its medieval layout, dotted with splendid Baroque palaces. It is also known as the city of four wines: Moscato d'Asti, Barbaresco, Dolcetto and Barbera, all able to find, in this portion of the territory, expressions of the highest level.
Alta Langa
Alta Langa is a scenic spot of Piedmont still relatively untouched by mass tourism. It's the highest, most pristine part of the Langhe, where vineyards share the stage with hazelnut groves, ancient woods, and rustic farms producing excellent cheeses and salami.
Enrico Serafino Winery
Since 1878, Enrico Serafino has been a family winery crafting artisan wines. This careful dedication to quality comes from the vineyards spread in the UNESCO World Heritage wine region of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato. Enrico Serafino winery committed to creating an authentic wine portfolio of both Still and Sparkling fascinating worlds. Barolo & Barbaresco, Alta Langa and Indigenous grape varieties are the wines they made in their cellars.
GD Vajra Winery
GD Vajra is a family-run winery located in the municipality of Barolo. It is known for the consistently high quality of its range, particularly for its Barolo wine, but they are also distinguished in the production of other labels of red wines and white wines, such as Dolcetto, Pinot Noir and Moscato d’Asti.
The Route between La Morra & Vergne
Through the Langhe's rolling hills, a panoramic Itinerary crossing some of the most well-kept and precious vineyards in the world. The perfect way to admire the Langhe landscape declared a Unesco Heritage site. La Morra is known for its privileged location, and from its large terrace overlooking the valley, you can admire almost the entire Langa area of Alba.
