SUN FOOD & WINE 2012 - 8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS

A journey designed for relaxation while discovering nature and culture… submerging yourself into the aromas and flavours of great wines and local cookery…. experience the secrets of the local culture while wondering through a unique landscape, embroidered with vineyards, dotted with towers and castles, brimming with woodland and pastures…. and return with the most valuable souvenir: the memories of a land that remains in the heart.

THE PACKAGE INCLUDES:

7 nights at the chosen accommodation facility, buffet breakfast included

7 dinners in selected typical restaurants/osterias

tasting of 3 glasses of Barbaresco at the Regional Enoteca

admission to Grinzane Cavour Castle, including audioguide

visit to a small cheese producer of the Upper Langa with tasting lunch

visit to a prestigious Barolo winery with tasting lunch

operating costs and ‘voucher free’ service

welcome pack in the room upon arrival

Accommodation Prices from:

Charme*, in a double room

Lifestyle**, in a double room 870,00 € pp

720,00 € pp

*Charme: 3/4-star hotel or charming accommodation facility

**Lifestyle: agritourism or small accommodation facility

Not included: transfers, tour guide, drinks at meals, extras in general and anything else not expressly specified

under ‘the package includes’

Supplements Prices from:

car rental Fiat Punto 1.3 mj or similar 350,00 € per rental*

car rental Fiat Croma 1.9 mj or similar 420,00 € per rental*

car rental Fiat Scudo Multivan 9-seater 2.0 mj or similar 630,00 € per rental*

Full-day licensed english speaking tour guide (max. 8h) 200,00 € per day**

Additional hours 30,00 € per hour

Private transfer from Milan airports to accommodation with car 250,00 € per transfer

Private transfer from Milan airports to accommodation with minivan 6-seater 280,00 € per transfer

Private transfer from Milan airports to accommodation with minivan 9-seater 315,00 € per transfer

Private transfers h 9-19 / h 9-23 with car 285,00 € / 365,00 per day***

Private transfers h 9-19 / h 9-23 with minivan 6-seater 320,00 € / 395,00 per day***

Private transfers h 9-19 / h 9-23 with minivan 9-seater 350,00 € / 420,00 per day***

*included: 7 days car rental, 2.000 Km, CDW insurance, theft protection, airport service charge, 24h assistance

**meals for the guide at your expense

***meals allowances for driver included

Day 1 - Arrival

Arrival at Milan Malpensa / Linate airport and transfer to Langhe & Roero area.

Check in to the chosen accommodation facility.

Dinner in a typical restaurant/osteria.

Overnight stay.

Day 2 - Alba and the hills of Barbaresco

Breakfast buffet.

Morning dedicated to the discovery of Alba – ‘city of a hundred towers’ and melting point of the

gastronomic and cultural treasures of the Langhe - for a stroll amidst its elegant buildings and mediaeval

towers, with the chance to browse among the stalls of the traditional weekly market and to enjoy some

shopping in the stylish boutiques and inviting local produce stores.

In the afternoon depart for a panoramic tour of the Barbaresco wine-growing area through the characteristic

villages of Neive - included in the selection of 'Italy's most beautiful villages' - and Barbaresco.

Tasting of its famous wine in the Regional Enoteca located in the former Chapel of San Donato, in the centre

of Barbaresco.

Back to your accommodation.

Dinner in a typical restaurant/osteria.

Overnight stay.

Day 3 – Barolo: the King of Wines

Breakfast buffet.

Today will be spent discovering the growing area of Barolo, one of the most highly-prized wines in the world.

Starting with the unmissable stop at the panoramic ‘belvedere’ viewpoint in La Morra – the tour continues to

Barolo village, where the brand new Wine Museum and the Regional Enoteca represent just few of the

exciting opportunities within the pretty historic centre.

Follows a visit of a prestigious Barolo winery - where the ‘King of wines’ is made - with tasting lunch.

To round off the afternoon, a walk around the charming medieval village of Monforte is recommended, up to

the amazing Horszowsky Auditorium, a natural amphitheatre affording a spectacular view over the hills and

the Alps in the background.

Back to your accommodation.

Dinner in a typical restaurant/osteria.

Overnight stay.

Day 4 – Turin: Italy’s first capital

Breakfast buffet.

Transfer to Turin and entire day seeking out the most picturesque spots of the first capital of Italy. Turin offers

more than 40 cultural sites to visit including castles, royal residences and museums such as the Egyptian

Museum and the National Cinema Museum housed in the Mole Antonelliana, the symbol of the city.

Simply strolling through the historic center you'll discover beautiful squares, baroque palaces and shopping

streets; the town is also famous for its 18 km of arcades, built from the 16th century and under which you can

find everything, from the antique shops to the well known historical "café".

Back to your accommodation.

Dinner in a typical restaurant/osteria.

Overnight stay.

Day 5 – Day at leisure

Breakfast buffet.

Entire day at leisure for relax, shopping and/or further excursions.

(Truffle Hunting excursions / Sensory analysis of the Truffle / Local cookery courses / Wine-tasting seminars / Visits to

selected local craft producers / Hikes in Langhe & Roero / Outings in the Roero Rocks / Trekking with pack animals /

Outing in a horse and carriage / Horse-riding / Rafting / Hot-air balloon flights / Golf clubs / Spa and Wellness centres /

Itineraries in Cherasco, Pollenzo, Saluzzo, Monferrato and other regions of Piedmont or Liguria / Biiking and vespa tours).

Back to your accommodation.

Dinner in a typical restaurant/osteria.

Overnight stay.

Day 6 – From the Lower to the Upper Langa

Breakfast buffet.

Depart to Grinzane Cavour and visit of the wonderful ancient Castle including the Museum of Local Life and

the Cavour Piedmontese Regional Enoteca.

The tour goes on via the spectacular panoramic ridges along the ‘salt trail’, through the villages of Diano

d’Alba and Montelupo to Borgomale.

Visit to a small cheese producer with tasting lunch in the cozy wooden hut with quality local produce (cold

meats, jams, bread and sweets cooked in a wood-burning oven...) and obviously the great cheeses of the

farm.

Continuation on the panoramic roads to the uncontaminated Upper Langa through the villages of

Cravanzana and Bossolasco, as far as Murazzano.

Time to explore on your own the characteristic village of Murazzano with its medieval tower and windmill.

Back to your accommodation.

Dinner in a typical restaurant/osteria.

Overnight stay.

Day 7 – Day at leisure

Breakfast buffet.

Entire day at leisure for relax, shopping and/or further excursions.

(Truffle Hunting excursions / Sensory analysis of the Truffle / Local cookery courses / Wine-tasting seminars / Visits to

selected local craft producers / Hikes in Langhe & Roero / Outings in the Roero Rocks / Trekking with pack animals /

Outing in a horse and carriage / Horse-riding / Rafting / Hot-air balloon flights / Golf clubs / Spa and Wellness centres /

Itineraries in Cherasco, Pollenzo, Saluzzo, Monferrato and other regions of Piedmont or Liguria / Biiking and vespa tours).

Back to your accommodation.

Dinner in a typical restaurant/osteria.

Overnight stay.

Day 8 – Departure

Breakfast buffet.

Transfer to Milan Malpensa / Linate airport.

End of programme.