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PIEMONTE OFFERS HIGH CLASS ITINERARIES
Visit the
world
famous museums and monuments :
The Residence of the House of Savoy,
the Egyptian Museum,the
Mole Antonelliana, the Baroque, the
Liberty style palaces
Wonderful sights of Nature:
eternal glaciers, magnificent mountains, charming lakes, uncontaminated valleys.
Rolling hills and soft
landscapes:
discover the places which inspired great artists.
Delicious flavours:
from gastronomic specialities to refined confectionery, from chocolate to
fantastic wines.
Business meetings :
q
uality and efficiency - perfect organisation for your meetings and conventions.
The best hospitality:
excellent quality hotels, transportation, guides, translators and interpreters.
Sport and health:
beauty farms, spas, hot springs, trekking, farms.
Cookery schools:
learn
the ancient tradition of local cuisine specialities.
ITINERARIES FROM ONE DAY TO … DAYS
Dining well and drinking the best:
these
are two of the enjoyable activities which are very easy to do in the Piemonte
region - the results of passion and culture.
Tradition in Piemonte is awaiting to reveal its fascinating specialities.
Wines from Piemonte: regional vintage cellars and wine shops.
Good
food:
truffles,
mushrooms, local meat, cheeses, salamis. Rice, berries, noodles, agnolotti,
fruit and vegetables.
Sweetness:
chocolates,
nougat, jams and marmalades.
Farms offering home-grown and home-made products, local restaurants, ancient
taverns.
The Royal dinners:
king
marsels, the hors-’ouvres, “panissa”, first courses, second courses,
roasts,
braised meat, great boiled meat, the local mix fried meat, “bagna cauda”,
sweets.
Flowers,
honey and curative plants
:
the
uncontaminated nature at your service
The
Casalese:
the
rice fields – Novara and Vercelli.
Mountains in summer:
stays,
trekking, horse riding, climbing, trout fishing, canoeing, kayaking, mountain
bike excursions, gliding, hand gliding and mountain parachuting.
The great crossing of the Alps:
a
holiday discovering nature and culture, forests and pastures, flowers and parks,
quaint villages and summer pastures, forts and abbeys, ancient stone engravings
and mule trails from one mountain shelter to another.
Walking in green nature :
natural reserves, parks, national parks like Val Grande and Gran Paradiso
searching for the “jump of the ibex”.
Beneficial waters and hot spring resorts
:
a healthy, beneficial and relaxing holiday.
Residence of the House
of Savoy :
to relive the atmosphere of the royal courts, meetings, music and banquets.
Castles, fortresses and Bulwarks
:
visit the medieval Piemonte.
The art cities of Piemonte:
Asti, Biella, Novara, Cuneo, Vercelli, Cherasco, Torino.
The Lakes of Piemonte:
lago Maggiore, lago d’Orta, lago di
Viverone, lago di Candia, lago di Avigliana.
Religious locations and Sanctuaries :
the
lesser known “Sacri Monti” mountain sanctuaries, sanctuaries and other
locations of devotion, to enjoy the considerable artistic wealth as well as
experience moments of prayer and meditation.
The ancient “Salt Way”:
an
itinerary crossing villages, cities of Roman and Medieval origin, from Piemonte
to the sea.
The Monregalese :
Historical
itineraries in an uncontaminated area.
The Via
Francigena:
an
itinerary along the route to Rome followed in the ancient times by monks,
pilgrims and travellers.
The Pinerolese:capital
of the ducat of Savoy with very ancient remains left by Hungarians,
Saracens, Longobards.
The Marquesate of Saluzzo:
called the “Siena of Piemonte” for its Medieval character.
The Langhe and Roero:
an itinerary where ancient castles enrich the vineyard-rich hillsides.
The Monferrato:
te
mperamental
wines and castles.
T
he
Walsers:
Fascinating, ancient German speaking community.
Lago d’Orta and the “Sacro Monte”.
Traditional crafts:
itineraries
to visit and appreciate traditional crafts - woodwork, lace, tapestry, handmade
metalwork, goldsmiths in Valenza, silversmiths in Alessandria, musical
instruments, ceramics in Castellamonte, knives, umbrellas, stonework in the
Ossola valley.
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