Cycling Tour in Piedmont

This 6-night journey offers the best of Piedmontese life, both on and off bike, through visits to small local producers and opportunities to meet the people behind your food. Enjoy your vacation at your own rhythm and discuss the culture and traditions of this delicious corner of Italy with native guides, collecting inspiring stories and unique recipes to try and share back home!

Come with us to discover our region: buon appetito and buon viaggio! (bon appetit and safe travels)

See here for more info on Piedmont region.

Dates & Pricing

Minimum of 8 participants, maximum of 14, with a maximum guide-to-guest ratio of 1 to 8

DATES (7 days)

September 24-30, 2024

For more info and availability please contact us.

TOUR PRICE

Per person in double occupancy: from $4,390

Single Supplement: $750

For travel in 2021 and beyond, your tour is carbon neutral! In addition, we donate more than 1% of your trip price to food-literacy and environmental non-profits that share our values. (Details here)

Tour Highlights

Visits and tastings to wine, chocolate and cheese makers that demonstrate the best of Piedmont culinary heritage
Exposure to local culture and history with native, bilingual, local experienced Tour Leaders
Elegant and traditional accommodation mostly in 4-star hotels
Unforgettable meals featuring the local cuisine including one dinner with truffles
Up-close-and-personal experiences of an Italian agriturismo and the methods behind Piedmont cuisine and agriculture
Strolls through four must-to-see Piedmont towns: Alba, Barbaresco, Barolo and Acqui Terme
Exhilarating rides and opportunities to improve your cycling skills with your Tour Leaders
Some of the most famous wines of Italy, such as Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera, as well as the lesser-known Grignolino, Dolcetto, Brachetto, and Favorita
Traditional, local recipes to bring home with you!

Cycling Level 3 – Antipasto, Primo (Pasta) and Secondo (Entrée)

What's Included

6 nights of accommodation in 4-star hotels
6 breakfasts and 3 lunches
5 dinners (1 with truffles) each with either a 3- or 4-course menu
Walks with your guides in Barbaresco, Alba, Barolo and Acqui Terme’s historic centers
Entry fees at Fausto Coppi’s former house & museum
3 visits and tastings to local wineries
1 cooking demo featuring a local recipe
1 truffle-hunting demonstration and 1 visit and tasting at a chocolate factory
1 visit and tasting at a cheese maker & agriturismo
Bike rental (see more info here) and Garmin Touring Edge unit (if you have one, bring yours and we’ll upload the routes onto your unit)
Comfortable transportation and assistance by 9-seat van for all travel on tour as cited in the itinerary
Refreshments, snacks, fruits and other local delicacies during our rides
Two bilingual, professional Tour Leaders (both native Piedmontese!)
One group transfer to/from Turin airport at the beginning and one at the end of tour
Local taxes and gratuities for luggage porters and restaurant servers during tour

What's Not Included

3 lunches and 1 dinner on your own
Alcoholic beverages at group meals (including wine and spirits)
Round-trip airfare and expenses to/from the tour
E-bike, upon request and availability, with $150-250 surcharge depending on the type (see more info here)
Trip cancellation, baggage loss or travel delay insurance (this optional coverage is highly recommended. See more info here)
Gratuities for your Tour Leaders
Personal expenses, such as, but not limited to, phone calls, laundry, emails, snacks, gifts

Itinerary

Optional Pre-Tour Night in Alba
Day 1 & 2 – Around Alba and Langhe Area

Cycling Route Info on day 1: Main Route: 17mi/1150ft of elevation gain | Extra loop adds: 5mi/450ft

Cycling Route Info on day 2: Main Route 28mi/2120ft | Extra loop adds: 5mi/900ft

In the morning catch our group transfer from Turin airport to your hotel in the Roman town of Alba, famous for its wines, truffles (and Nutella!), and the UNESCO World Heritage site of Langhe that we explore by bicycle surrounded by undulating vineyards and majestic Alps.

Highlights here include a visit to Barbaresco village, our elegant hotel in a historic building right in the center of Alba, wine tasting and visit in Barolo at the local regional wine cellar housed in a castle, a truffle-hunting demo followed by dinner featuring this noble and revered underground mushroom (upon availability), and our visit to a cheese maker & agriturismo (a family-run “farm stay” combining agriculture and tourism) for a “zero-mile dinner” with local ingredients.
Day 3 & 4 – Alba to Cremolino near Acqui Terme and Around High Monferrato

Cycling Route Info on day 3: Main Route: 37mi/3600ft with final van transfer to hotel | Extra loop adds: 8mi/800ft to reach hotel by bicycle

Cycling Route Info on day 4: Main Route: 38mi/3400ft with final van transfer to hotel | Extra loop adds: 8mi/1000ft

Next we make our way to Cremolino near Acqui Terme, another elegant Roman town famous for its natural hot springs in the town center. This is another perfect place to savor the best expressions of Piedmont’s signature flavors such as robiola cheese, amaretti cookies and Brachetto, Moscato, and Dolcetto wines.

This area called “High Monferrato” is nestled between the northwestern coastal region of Liguria and the Langhe area, and offers more hills with vineyards to discover by bike.

In this area, we won’t soon forget our second wine tasting, sampling the incredible recipes of Mamma Diliana while savoring the indigenous grapes that this family has been growing here for more than a century since the great-grandfather originally acquired the land!

On these days we will also enjoy the biodynamic wines made in the estate where we stay for two nights near Cremolino, in addition to learning about local recipes influenced by the nearby Ligurian cuisine.
Day 5 & 6 – Cremolino to Gavi Area and Around

Cycling Route Info on day 5: Main Route: 37mi/2450ft | Extra loop adds: 13mi/1600ft

Cycling Route Info on day 6: Main Route: 34mi/2970ft | Extra loop adds: 4mi/450ft

Our grand finale is the countryside near the town of Gavi, famous for its wine, at a romantic hotel surrounded by vineyards. This elegant resort features a unique restaurant and winery that we visit for another wine tasting emphasizing the native Cortese grape.

We visit the former house of Fausto Coppi, which features a museum about one of the greatest cycling champions of the past century, that includes bicycles, jerseys, old newspaper clippings and more. And finally, we meet a nearby chocolate maker for a visit and sample of his revered art in sweet form!

Our food journey concludes with a final dinner celebrating local recipes, an array of wines, and our great memories of an unforgettable tour together.
Day 7 – Turin Airport

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