 SIT Package Highlights include:• Rental of a Fiat Panda for 8 days (with the Avis car company)
• 4 nights accomodation in a double room with buffet-breakfast in Torino
• 4 course dinner in a local Restaurant on the arrival day in Turin.
• 3 nights accomodation in a double room with buffet-breakfast in Pollenzo
• 4 courses dinner on the 1st and 3rd night at Albergo dell’ Agenzia in Pollenzo (at La Corte Albertina dinner be served at the Albergo dell’Agenzia Restaurant)
• regular half day sightseeing walking tour of Turin with multilingual guide
• Entrance fee to Egyptian Museum, Royal Palace & Palazzo Madama, National Museum of Cinema, Venaria Royal Palace (included personal audioguides)
• Wine Tasting Moscato in Asti area
• Visit of Bank of Wine (food or wine tasting not included)
• Wine & food tasting at Enoteca Regionale del Barbaresco in Barbaresco
• Private truffle hunting experience in Langhe area with local full day guide
• Wine & food tasting at the wine-cellar of Marchesi di Barolo in Barolo
• Map of Turin
NB: All Museums are closed on Monday
The tour does not include• Anything not specified in the 'Highlights include'
Prices per person4 Star Hotels: Double $1895
Supplement from 6May/20Jun & 16Sep/20Nov
3 Star Hotels: Double $1674
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Discover Piedmont. A region renowned for it's great wine trails, medieval
towns, hills, Royal residences mountains and lakes. A great introduction
into the best this region has to offer. You won't be disappointed.
Day 1 Turin
Arrival at Turin airport and pick-up your rental car.
Transfer to the hotel.
Accommodation, dinner in a local Restaurant and overnight at the Hotel.
Day 2 Turin
Breakfast at the hotel. Full day visit of Torino. In the morning half day tour
for “Your first time in Turin” as follows: walking tour to discover the historic
centre, from its Roman origins to its wonderful examples of wonderful baroque
buildings and futuristic architectures. Art and history are very much
at home in Turin!
Visit of the Egyptian Museum: you will discover the Egyptian culture in the
world’s second largest collection after that of Cairo. Free time for lunch.
In the afternoon free time exploring Torino. We suggest as follows:
- City Sightseeing Torino with open-top bus (10% discount with
Torino+Piemonte card)
- Royal Palace & Palazzo Madama (free admission with your Torino+Piemonte
card)
- National Museum of Cinema (free admission with your Torino+Piemonte
card): the only one in Italy and the most important one of the world, located
inside the Mole Antonelliana, the historic building representing the
city of Turin.
Free Dinner & overnight at the hotel.
Day 3 Turin, La Venaria Reale, Turin
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning drive to Venaria Reale. Arrival and
visit (with your personal audioguides) to the imposing Baroque Reggia di
Venaria, one of the most significant examples of the magnificence of architecture
and art in the 17th and 18th centuries. A unique environmental and
architectural experience of extraordinary interest, an immense, varied and
imposing space full of ancient atmosphere is waiting to be discovered.
At the end of visit return to the Hotel in Turin. In the afternoon we suggest
to visit Eataly, the biggest food store in Italy where the products are closely
tied to their own history, culture and true flavour. There you will find and
taste handmade pasta, Italian best wine, oil, ham and salami, cheese, meat
or fish, having a free lunch in one of the many restaurants.
Free dinner & overnight.
Day 4 Turin, Asti, Langa Astigiana, Pollenzo
Breakfast at the hotel and depart to Asti. Quick tour of the city of Palio
and wine tasting of the most famous productions of the area (the sparkling
wines Asti Spumante and Moscato d’Asti, the red wines as Barbera d’Asti,
Dolcetto d’Asti and Brachetto d’Asti). fter lunch depart to the “Langa Astigiana”
where you can admire the beautiful hills and its vineyards. Continued
to Pollenzo. Arrival at the hotel. Accommodation, dinner & overnight at the
hotel.
Day 5 Pollenzo, Racconigi, Pollenzo
 Breakfast at the hotel and depart to Racconigi. Visit the Racconigi Castle
(admission fee not included), one of the Residences of the Royal House of
Savoy included by Unesco in the World Heritage Sites list.
Free time for lunch. In the afternoon return to Pollenzo and visit of the
BANK OF WINE, an enchanting showcase of the most famous wines of the
Langa Region. The extraordinary salubrity, the environmental characteristics
and the historical importance of the building are ideal elements to refine in
the best possible way the finest wines produced at an international level.
The visit is followed by a wine tasting. Free dinner & overnight at the hotel.
Day 6 Pollenzo, Grinzane Cavour, Alba, Barbaresco, Neive, Pollenzo
After breakfast, depart to Langhe Region, the land of the famous Barolo
and Barbaresco wines. In the morning visit of GRINZANE CAVOUR with its
medieval manor house (admission fee not included), imposing and haughty,
which from its peak looks over the village lying below and guards a wellknown
Regional Wine Exhibition Center. Then continue to ALBA, also known
as the “city with one hundred towers”, the capital of the Langhe region,
worldwide known for its wines and its prestigious white truffles.
Free time for lunch in Alba or in one of the many typical restaurant located
in the surrounding area of this pleasant town.
In the afternoon depart to BARBARESCO, the land of Gaja, probably the
best Barbaresco on the market. Visit to the Enoteca Regionale del Barbaresco,
created to promote the local wine production.
The Enoteca rooms propose different opportunities: starting from free tasting,
moving to labels and wineries presentation, to education and history
of the Barbarsco, to technical, economical, turistic and gastronomy information.
In a short driving distance you will reach NEIVE, with its wonderful
baroque centre. Return to Pollenzo, dinner & overnight at the hotel.
Day 7 Pollenzo, Serralunga d'Alba, Barolo, La Morra, Pollenzo, Turin
After breakfast, check out the hotel and depart to Serralunga where you will
meet your guide. Visit of the castle (admission fee not included), acccording
to experts, the Serralunga Castle is one of the most refined examples of
fortified Gothic architecture, followed by a truffle hunting activity in the
natural truffle grounds, experiencing a real “truffle hunt” along a scenic trail,
accompanied by a real “trifulau” and his dog (during time approx 2 hours).
Free time for lunch In the afternoon depart to Barolo and visit of The Marchesi
di Barolo wine cellar, with wine tasting. Marchesi di Barolo was and
is a winery that has received numerous awards for its wines and has been
frequently recognized in the press and media.
We will end the visit of this beautiful area of great wine by visiting La Morra,
with its enchanting panoramic view on the 11 villages producing Barolo wine.
Depart to Torino. Accommodation, free dinner & overnight at the hotel.
Day 8 Turin, Caselle Airport
After breakfast, check out the hotel and departure to Torino Caselle Airport.
Return of your rental car and depart with your flight
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