Cornelius Amann
October 06, 2026
5/5
Piedmont: Turin, the Langhe, Barolo and white truffles
7 days from Turin: two nights for the Egyptian Museum, chocolate, vermouth and Superga, then four in Alba for Barolo and Barbaresco cellars, a truffle hunt, a hazelnut farm and a cooking class.
7 days · Round trip from Turin · up to 12 guests
Barolo and its vineyards in the Langhe Photo: Megan Mallen, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barolo_-_view_from_La_Morra_in_Piemonte,_Italy.jpg)
The facts
At a glance
- Length
- 7 days, 6 nights
- Start and end
- Round trip from Turin
- Group size
- 7 to 12 guests
- Activity level
Easy
Easy walking on flat city streets and arcades in Turin, 2 to 3 hours on foot on the museum and chocolate day, and gentle slopes and cobbles in the hill villages of the Langhe. The truffle hunt is about an hour on damp woodland paths with some short steep sections; you can wait at the edge of the wood with the van. The longest drive is about 1.75 hours, and no day needs an early start before 8 am.
- Meals included
- 6 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 2 dinners
- Room of your own
- + CAD 940 (estimated price)
- Season
- September to November, and April to June
Highlights
Why this trip
- The Museo Egizio in Turin in the first entry slot, with a local guide, before the school groups arrive
- A chocolate and vermouth walk under Turin's arcades: gianduiotti, a bicerin and a vermouth tasting at aperitivo hour
- The rack tramway up to the Basilica of Superga and the tombs of the House of Savoy, with the Alps behind the city on a clear day
- The vineyards from La Morra's viewpoint in the morning mist, then a Barolo cellar and lunch in the hills
- A truffle hunt with a trifolao and his dog in the woods near Alba, with truffle shaved over tajarin at lunch from October to December
- A family hazelnut farm, a Barbaresco tasting and a hands-on tajarin and agnolotti class that becomes the farewell dinner
- Bra, the small town where Slow Food began, on the way to the airport
What makes this trip different
Free time is part of the plan
Free time and choices are marked on the days they fall.
Solo without the penalty
A room of your own is + CAD 940 (estimated price).
Day by day
Itinerary
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Arrive in Turin
Turin Airport or Porta Nuova station to your hotel in Turin
- Dinner
- Stay in Turin
- Drive about 30 min
Fly into Turin Airport (TRN), about 17 km north of the city, or arrive by train at Torino Porta Nuova, about an hour from Milan on the fast line. A driver meets you at the airport and takes you to a central hotel within a short walk of Piazza Castello. Plan to arrive by about 4 pm (the exact latest time is confirmed with your final itinerary).
Afternoon
Late in the afternoon your See Sight Tours guide meets the group for a short briefing on the week, then leads a first walk under the arcades of Via Roma to Piazza San Carlo, the square Turin calls its drawing room, and on to Piazza Castello with the royal palace of the House of Savoy, part of a group of Savoy residences listed by UNESCO in 1997.
Evening
Dinner is together at a local restaurant: vitello tonnato, agnolotti and a glass of Piedmontese red.
Included
- Pick-up at Turin Airport (TRN) or Torino Porta Nuova station
- Welcome briefing and an evening walk: Via Roma, Piazza San Carlo and Piazza Castello
- Welcome dinner with wine
Free time: Free until the late-afternoon briefing
Activity: About 1 hour on foot on flat, arcaded streets.
The Egyptian Museum, chocolate and vermouth
Turin on foot: the Museo Egizio, the old centre and its historic cafes
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Turin
Morning
We are at the Museo Egizio for the first entry slot of the day, with timed tickets and a local guide, before the school groups and the late-morning queue. It holds one of the largest collections of Egyptian antiquities outside Egypt: statues of pharaohs and gods, painted coffins and mummies, and the tomb of the architect Kha and his wife Merit, found intact with their food, clothes and furniture.
Afternoon
After about two and a half hours inside we sit down to lunch nearby. In the afternoon the walk turns to the two things Turin gave the world's cafes. Gianduja, chocolate blended with ground Piedmont hazelnuts, was made here in the 19th century, and we taste gianduiotti at a chocolate maker. Then a bicerin, the layered drink of coffee, chocolate and cream served in Turin's old cafes. Vermouth was first made commercially in Turin in the late 18th century, so the walk ends at aperitivo hour with a tasting of sweet and dry vermouth.
Evening
The evening is free.
Included
- Museo Egizio in the first timed slot, with a local guide
- Sit-down lunch in the centre with wine
- Chocolate and vermouth walk: gianduiotti, a bicerin and a vermouth tasting
Optional experiences
- The panoramic lift of the Mole Antonelliana, which also houses the National Cinema Museum (ticket paid locally)
Easier option: Rest at the hotel after lunch and join the walk at the vermouth tasting, a short taxi ride away.
More active option: Ride the Mole Antonelliana lift in your free evening for the view over the city to the Alps.
Free time: Evening free in Turin
Activity: About 3 hours on foot, mostly standing in the museum and on flat streets. The museum closes at 2 pm on Mondays (9 am to 6:30 pm Tuesday to Sunday), so this day is never a Monday.
Superga, then south to Alba
Turin to Sassi, the rack tramway to Superga, then Alba
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Alba
- Drive about 1.5 h
Morning
We load the bags into the van and drive a few minutes to Sassi, at the foot of the hill east of the city, for the late-morning rack tramway up to Superga through the woods (its first weekday run is about 10 am). On days the tram does not run, the van takes us up the road. At the top, Filippo Juvarra's basilica, built in the early 18th century for the House of Savoy, stands at about 670 metres, and its crypt holds the tombs of Savoy kings and princes, seen on the basilica's own guided tour, about 45 minutes and given in Italian, with your guide translating and adding the story. Behind the church is the memorial to the Grande Torino football team, killed when their plane hit the hill in 1949. On a clear morning the whole arc of the Alps is behind Turin.
Afternoon
Then we drive south, about an hour and a quarter, out of the Po plain into the hills of the Langhe, and have lunch in Alba. Afterwards your guide walks you through the old town of medieval towers, the Duomo and Via Vittorio Emanuele, and the rest of the day is free.
Included
- Sassi to Superga rack tramway, or the van when it does not run
- Basilica of Superga and the royal tombs of the House of Savoy, on the basilica's own tour with your guide translating
- Lunch in Alba with wine
- Orientation walk in Alba's old town
Easier option: Skip the climb to the basilica dome (when it is open) and wait on the terrace.
More active option: Climb the basilica dome's stairs for the wider view, when it is open (ticket paid locally).
Free time: Late afternoon and evening free in Alba
Activity: About 2 hours on foot, with steps down to the crypt. The tramway does not run on Wednesdays and keeps a seasonal timetable, so departures are set on days it runs where possible; otherwise the van drives up.
La Morra and Barolo
Alba to La Morra, a Barolo cellar and Barolo village, then back to Alba
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Alba
- Drive about 1.5 h
We drive about 25 minutes into the Barolo hills and start at La Morra's belvedere before 10 am, when in autumn the mist is still lifting off the vineyards and the villages of Barolo, Castiglione Falletto and Serralunga sit on their ridges below. These vineyards are part of the Langhe-Roero and Monferrato landscape listed by UNESCO in 2014.
Morning
Late morning we visit a family Barolo producer by appointment: the vineyard, the cellar where Nebbiolo ages for at least 38 months before release, at least 18 of them in wood, and a tasting of several wines.
Afternoon
Lunch is at a trattoria in the hills, with tajarin, braised beef in Barolo and a local cheese. In the afternoon we walk Barolo village and visit the WiMu wine museum inside the Falletti castle, then drive back to Alba by about 5 pm.
Evening
The evening is free.
Included
- La Morra belvedere in the morning
- Barolo cellar visit and tasting with a family producer
- Trattoria lunch with wine
- Barolo village and the WiMu wine museum in the Falletti castle
Easier option: Stay in the van between La Morra and Barolo and meet the group at the cellar.
More active option: Walk from La Morra down to Barolo on a marked vineyard path, about 5 km and mostly downhill, with the guide (we confirm the path at booking).
Free time: Evening free in Alba
Activity: About 2 hours on foot on village cobbles and slopes; cellar floors can be cool and damp. The walk is weather-dependent. The WiMu is open daily but keeps shorter hours from mid-November and closes in February; late-autumn departures visit earlier in the afternoon.
A truffle hunt and a truffle lunch
Alba to the truffle woods and back, then free in Alba
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Alba
- Drive about 45 min
Truffles are hunted early, so we leave at 8 am for woods about 15 minutes from Alba to meet a trifolao, a truffle hunter, and his dog. For about an hour we follow them among oaks, poplars and hazels along a stream while the dog works the ground and the hunter explains how the trees, the soil and the weather decide where truffles grow, and why hunters keep their spots secret. From October to December this is the white truffle season and a find is possible but never promised. In spring and early autumn the hunt is a demonstration, and the dog searches for whatever truffle is in season.
Afternoon
Back in Alba we sit down to a truffle lunch: tajarin with butter and, in season, white truffle shaved at the table.
Evening
The afternoon and evening are free. On autumn weekends the Alba White Truffle Fair is a short walk from the hotel, and on Saturdays the town fills with its market.
Included
- Truffle hunt with a trifolao and his dog
- Truffle lunch in Alba with wine
Optional experiences
- The Alba White Truffle Fair on autumn weekends (ticket paid locally)
Easier option: Wait at the edge of the wood, where the trifolao brings the dog back to show the find, or go straight to lunch with the van.
Free time: Afternoon and evening free in Alba
Activity: About 1 hour on damp, uneven woodland paths with short steep sections; wear shoes with grip. The 8 am start is the trip's earliest, because that is when the hunt works.
Hazelnuts, Barbaresco and a cooking class
Alba to a hazelnut farm, Barbaresco, then the cooking class and back to Alba
- Breakfast and dinner
- Stay in Alba
- Drive about 1.5 h
The Langhe grow the Tonda Gentile, the round hazelnut sold as Nocciola Piemonte, which is what goes into Turin's gianduja.
Morning
Mid-morning we visit a family hazelnut farm in the hills, walk the orchard, see how the nuts are dried and roasted, and taste them as they are, as a paste and in a hazelnut cake. Then we drive to Barbaresco, a village of a few hundred people around a medieval tower above the Tanaro, for a cellar visit and tasting of Barbaresco, the other great Nebbiolo of the Langhe, aged for at least 26 months before release.
Afternoon
Lunch is yours in Barbaresco or nearby Neive, with your guide's suggestions. At about 3:30 pm we meet a local cook for a hands-on class: tajarin, the fine egg pasta of the Langhe, and agnolotti del plin, pinched by hand.
Evening
What we make becomes the farewell dinner, with local wine. We eat early by Italian standards and are back in Alba by about 8:30 pm.
Included
- Hazelnut farm visit and tasting
- Barbaresco cellar visit and tasting
- Hands-on cooking class: tajarin and agnolotti del plin
- Farewell dinner with wine
Easier option: Watch the cooking class from the table instead of rolling pasta; you still eat the dinner.
More active option: Climb the Barbaresco tower to its terrace over the Tanaro valley in your free time, when it is open (ticket paid locally).
Free time: Lunch and early afternoon free in Barbaresco or Neive
Activity: About 2 hours on foot on farm paths and village streets, and about 2 hours standing for the class.
Bra, Pollenzo and home
Alba to Bra and Pollenzo, then Turin Airport or Porta Nuova station
- Breakfast
- Drive about 2 h
Morning
After breakfast we drive about 25 minutes west to Bra, the small town where Slow Food began in the 1980s, as a movement for local food eaten slowly against the arrival of fast food in Italy. Your guide walks you through its baroque centre, past the movement's offices, a historic cheese shop and a butcher selling salsiccia di Bra, the town's veal sausage, often eaten raw. A few minutes away is Pollenzo, a Savoy royal estate that now houses the University of Gastronomic Sciences, founded by Slow Food in 2004. We stop in the courtyard of the old Agenzia buildings before driving north, about an hour and a quarter, to Turin Airport (TRN), arriving by about 1:30 pm. We can also drop you at Torino Porta Nuova station for a train to Milan or beyond. Your guide sees you to the terminal or the station before saying goodbye. Book a flight leaving after about 3:30 pm.
Included
- Guided walk in Bra, the town where Slow Food began
- Stop at Pollenzo and the University of Gastronomic Sciences
- Drop-off at Turin Airport (TRN) or Torino Porta Nuova station
Easier option: If your flight leaves before about 3 pm, we go straight from Alba to the airport after breakfast.
Activity: About 1 hour on foot. Book a flight leaving after about 3:30 pm to see Bra and Pollenzo.
- Turin2 nights
- Alba4 nights
- Turinend
- Overnight stop
- Day trip
- By boat or train
Wildlife and weather: September and October are harvest months in the Langhe: mild days, cellars busy with the vintage, and mist in the valleys in the morning. November is cooler and often foggy, which is part of the truffle season's look. April to June is green and mild, with long evenings, but no white truffles. July and August are hot, and some producers close for a week or two around 15 August.
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Before you book
Right for you?
Good for you if you want
- Wine lovers who want Barolo and Barbaresco at the cellar, not in a wine bar
- Food travellers who have done Tuscany and want somewhere less visited
- Anyone who wants a real truffle hunt in the season it happens
- Travellers who like two bases and free evenings to eat where locals eat
Not for you if you want
- Vegans and anyone who cannot eat hazelnuts
- Travellers who do not drink and do not want tastings at the heart of most days
- A first trip to Italy that must include Rome, Florence and Venice
- Step-free access: hill villages, cellar stairs and woodland paths
Book flights after we confirm your seat.
6 nights
Where you'll stay
Your hotels are named in your trip confirmation.
- Turin2 nights
- Alba4 nights
One price
What's in the price
Included
Accommodation
- 6 nights: 2 in central Turin and 4 in Alba's old town, in hotels of at least 3-star-plus standard
- Rooms shared, or your own for a supplement
Transport
- Pick-up and drop-off at Turin Airport (TRN) or Torino Porta Nuova station
- Our own air-conditioned minibus and driver from day 3 to day 7
- The Sassi to Superga rack tramway where it runs
Your guide
- A See Sight Tours guide for the whole trip, with a licensed local guide at the Museo Egizio; at Superga the basilica runs its own royal tombs tour, in Italian, and your guide translates
Activities
- Turin: the Museo Egizio with a local guide
- Turin: a chocolate and vermouth walk with gianduiotti, a bicerin and a vermouth tasting
- Superga: the basilica and the royal tombs of the House of Savoy, on the basilica's own tour
- Alba: an orientation walk in the old town
- La Morra: the belvedere over the Barolo vineyards
- Barolo: a cellar visit and tasting, and the WiMu wine museum
- Near Alba: a truffle hunt with a trifolao and his dog
- Langhe: a hazelnut farm visit and tasting
- Barbaresco: a cellar visit and tasting
- A hands-on cooking class: tajarin and agnolotti del plin
- Bra and Pollenzo: a guided walk
Meals
- 6 breakfasts
- 4 lunches: Turin, Alba, the Barolo hills and a truffle lunch in Alba
- 2 dinners: welcome in Turin and the cooking-class farewell in the Langhe
- Local wine with every included meal
- White truffle shaved at the truffle lunch from October to December
Not included
- International flights to and from Turin or Milan
- Visas or travel authorisations, if needed
- Travel insurance
- Meals not listed: lunch on days 1, 6 and 7 and dinners on days 2 to 5
- Drinks outside included meals and tastings
- Tips
- Optional activities: the Mole Antonelliana lift, the Alba White Truffle Fair ticket, the Superga dome and Barbaresco tower
- Truffles or wine you buy to take home
- Personal expenses
Extras
- Room of your own
- CAD 940 (estimated price)
When you can go
Dates and prices
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Questions
What does the price include?
Six nights in central hotels in Turin and Alba, breakfast daily, four lunches and two dinners with local wine, airport or station transfers, our own minibus and driver, your See Sight Tours guide throughout, and every visit in the day plan: the Museo Egizio, Superga, the chocolate and vermouth walk, two cellar tastings, the truffle hunt, the hazelnut farm and the cooking class.
How big is the group?
The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests. That is small enough to fit into a family cellar, follow a truffle dog through the woods without trampling it, and sit at one table for lunch. Big coach tours in Italy often run to 30 or more.
Who leads the trip?
A See Sight Tours guide travels with the group for the whole trip. A licensed local guide joins at the Museo Egizio, the basilica's own staff lead the royal tombs tour at Superga, a trifolao leads the truffle hunt, the producers show their own cellars and farm, and a local cook runs the class. We name your guide when we confirm your dates.
How fit do I need to be?
Easy fitness is enough. Expect 2 to 3 hours on foot on the busiest days, on flat city streets in Turin and on cobbles and slopes in the hill villages. The truffle hunt is about an hour on damp woodland paths, and you can wait at the edge of the wood instead.
I am travelling solo. What will I pay?
Solo travellers pay the same trip price plus a single supplement of about CAD 940 for a room of your own in both hotels, about 17 percent of the trip price. It is shown before you request a place, so there are no surprises when we confirm. Every included meal and visit is the same for solo travellers as for couples.
When is the best time for white truffles?
October to December. That is when the white truffle season and the hunt we include line up, and when Alba holds its White Truffle Fair on weekends. September brings the grape harvest. April to June is green and mild but has no white truffles; the hunt is then a demonstration with the dog.
Will we definitely find a truffle?
No one can promise a find, and an honest trifolao will not. In white-truffle season a find is possible, and either way the truffle lunch that follows uses white truffle shaved at the table from October to December. Outside the season the hunt shows how the dog works, and lunch is a classic Langhe meal.
How does booking work?
You request a place on a departure and we confirm availability within 24 hours. No payment is taken when you request. Once we confirm, we send the final price, the hotels and the payment and cancellation terms, and your place is held when you accept them.
Can we travel privately or on our own dates?
Yes. The private version is your party only on a date you choose, with your own guide and vehicle, from about CAD 9,945 per person sharing. If you want to travel independently without a guide, ask us for a quote; that is an inquiry rather than one of the trip styles.
Do I need a visa for Italy?
Canadian and US passport holders do not need a visa for a tourist stay of up to 90 days in the Schengen area. The EU's ETIAS online travel authorisation has no confirmed start date; we tell you whether it applies to your dates when we confirm your booking, and how to apply if it does.
Can I ship wine or bring truffles home?
Most cellars can ship wine to Canada and the US for a fee, and your guide helps you arrange it at the cellar. Fresh truffles keep only a few days and face import rules at home, so preserved truffle products and hazelnut paste are the easier souvenirs. Check your own country's customs limits before you buy.
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