Piedmont's borghi sit in the shadow of the Alps and above the greatest wine landscape in Italy.
Plan a trip here →The village that names the wine. WiMu museum in the Falletti castle (€9). Tastings at Marchesi di Barolo, Bartolo Mascarello. Pop: 700.
The Belvedere viewpoint: Nebbiolo vines in every direction, Alps behind. Cantina Comunale (€5 tasting). Pop: 2,700.
One of the prettiest Langhe villages. Barbaresco zone. Fewer visitors than Barolo. Pop: 3,400.
On Lake Orta: a piazza sloping to the water, Isola San Giulio (5-min boat, €5 return) with a Romanesque basilica and a convent. Quieter than Como. Pop: 1,200.
5. Saluzzo — marquisate capital, Renaissance palazzi, Monviso views. 6. Cherasco — snail capital of Italy (lumache), chocolate, Napoleonic treaties. 7. Ricetto di Candelo — medieval fortified granary, unique in Europe. 8. Usseaux — Alpine village, murals, one of Italy's smallest borghi.
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