PIEMONTE ACOMMODATON ITALY

The name 'Piedmonte' literally means in Italian "at the foot of the mountains" with its capital Turin lying in the valley at the foot of the magnificent snow capped Alps. This is a bonus for ski lovers. This region is rich in everything from great food and wine to magnificent historical buildings as it was the land of kings the Savoia with Turin being the original capital of Italy.

Piemonte has retained a genuine rural culture and the Piemontese are closely allied to their rural traditions: dairy farming from which they produce wonderful cheeses such as Robbiola, Toma and Castelmagno, hazelnut plantations, truffles and of course vineyards.

Autumn has always been the richest season for the Langhe, land of Barolo wine and of truffles. See the  well-cultivated vineyards in the Alba Monferrato Wine Region, land of the 'White' truffle. After the grapes have been harvested the farmers go hunting for truffles.... See when the truffle fairs are on.... We can give you the list!!

Chocolate was produced in Turin even before Switzerland, and chocolatiers Giroldi and Giuliano were already famous in 1700 where their shop in Via Doragrossa served hot chocolate to faithful customers.