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Art on the Monregalese Langhe – cyclotourism 🚴♂️
A bike (or e-bike) tour accessible to everybody. This is an ideal itinerary for visiting the symbols of Mondovì and for savouring the landscapes of the Monregalese Langhe, embellished by the...
The mediterranean alps cycle route
The sighs of the sea, the Piedmontese plain which teems with activity, the jagged outlines of the French and Italian Alps. The environments that converge in the massif of the Marguareis are many and varied, the barycentre of a fascinating and silent...
Briaglia, ancestral magic
Perhaps, more than a vibration it is a union (…) And this union, though rare, is not accidental, as the knowledge that comes from ancient worlds teaches us, when mankind was much more spiritual than now. Namely, when a perfect isosceles triangle was...
THE TREASURE OF CARRÙ
Carrù Ox's fair is one of the most important and famous fair of the region. Thanks to this tradition, many turists come every year to attend the event.
CYCLING IN MONGIA VALLEY – CYCLING ITINERARY
Cycling in Mongia Valley is an incredible experience, because this bike ride admits natural landscapes, history, culture and local traditions.
DOGLIANI, A NAME THAT MAKES WINE COME TO MIND
Langhe are the house of the amazing wine Dolcetto "docg", a special and unique wine from Piedmont. This wine also tells us a story: Luigi Einaudi's one.
The legend of Jumarre, in the cave in Bagnasco
The Baraccone cave in Bagnasco, according to an old legend, is said to be home to Jumarre, a mysteriousanimal of the local folklore.
Who, among those who have admired in person the fascinating Loch Ness in Scotland, hasn’t kept his eyespeeled in...
ELLERO VALLEY’S BRIGHT SPHERES
A curiosity about Ellero Valley that could excite mystery enthusiasts: in the eighties and nineties there weresome mysterious sightings of bright spheres in that area. An explanation for the phenomenon has neverbeen found. The first case dates back...
Augusta Bagiennorum, Roma at the foothills of the Alps
The ruins of the ancient city, and in town a Museum with remains and reconstructions in 3D
“Acta est fabula, plaudite!”C. Suetonius TranquillusDe Vita Caesarum, II – Augustus (99-100)
Suetonius describes in this way the last moments...
THE FAIR OF THE FAT OX
From the middle ages to the present day, a showcase for the excellence of Piedmontese cattle breeding
It’s 6 in the morning. The sun has not yet risen over the hills on the horizon and already in Carrù there is a queue outside the restaurant door....
BETWEEN VAL CORSAGLIA AND VAL CASOTTO – CYCLING ROUTE
BETWEEN VAL CORSAGLIA AND VAL CASOTTO – CYCLING TOUR 🚴♂️
A simply fascinating itinerary in the foothills between Val Corsaglia and Val Casotto. In search of remote hideaways, passing through extensive woodland and picturesque mountain villages.
The...
Food and flea markets
There are fruit boxes, you can breathe the smell of good things. The intense chatter, of life. They are food and flea markets. The city’s commerce carries a heavy history, perhaps as old as the
world itself, or at least since the peasants started...
GARESSIO: ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HAMLETS IN ITALY
A medieval “parlour” that is a small jewel
And then on to Garessio: “the most beautiful hamlet in Italy”. It’s not an opinion, because the historical centre of Garessio was actually selected by the association itself,...
MOROZZO, THE CAPON KING
Seen from above, Morozzo looks like a whale, swimming in the green sea of the plain, with the county road that crosses it like a backbone. The origins of this village are lost in the most ancient history, from the Ligurians to the Romans. In the Civic...
PARTISAN ITINERARIES. THE LANGHE
On the tracks of Islafran
The itinerary leads in a wide loop through places linked to the presence of the Garibaldian formations of Islafran or of the GL partisans of the Monte Bram band.In the spring of 1944, in this area of the Langhe, formations...
PIANVIGNALE ET PREA AS BETHLEHEM
Three days a year, Prea, a small alpine village above Roccaforte, looks like Bethlehem.On December 24th, 26th and January 5th the village is transformed into a big living nativity scene and the narrow streets, the narrow spaces, the stones and the...
The door of the Langhe – Cycling tour
THE DOOR TO THE LANGHE – CYCLING TOUR🚴♂️
Gentle slopes make up the territory: the spectacle of the Ghigliani, the Sbaranzo and the Surie, which are the most beautiful hills to see. By way of these roads you reach Dogliani and Farigliano,...
Garessio: uno dei borghi “più belli d’Italia”
Un salotto medievale che è un piccolo gioiello
E poi si arriva a Garessio, il “borgo più bello d’Italia”. Non è un’opinione, perché il centro storico garessino è realmente stato selezionato dalla medesima Associazione, che ha conferito il riconoscimento,...
GARESSIO: ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HAMLETS IN ITALY
A medieval village that is a little jewel
And then on to Garessio: “the most beautiful hamlet in Italy”.
It’s not an opinion, because the historical centre of Garessio was actually selected by the association itself, which granted the recognition,...