Private tour in Langhe hills & Cinque Terre to discover Italy’s best wine&food and iconic postcard landscapes
TOUR PROPOSAL 7 DAYS/6 NIGHTS
- 3 overnight stays in a selected accommodation facility in Piemonte, breakfast with local products included
- 3 overnight stays in a charming accommodation in Italian Riviera
- 1 lunch in a characteristic tavern, with tasting menu
- 3 dinners in selected characteristic restaurants, with tasting menu
- 1 local cooking class preparing a complete traditional set menu and following dinner with the dishes prepared
- 1 visit to a well-known wine cellar in Barolo hills with tasting
- 1 visit to a small cheese producer with tasting
- 1 visit to a small farm producing Nocciola Piemonte IGP with tasting
- 1 visit to the magical Grinzane Cavour Castle, Unesco Site
- 1 visit to a Cinque Terre local wine producer with tasting
- 1 “Pesto” demonstration in Portofino with tasting
- Professional English-speaking guide as per program
- Private transfers and tickets as per program
DAY 1
Pick-up at Milan Airport and transfer with private car and driver to Langhe Monferrato Roero hills. Transfer for dinner in a characteristic restaurant. Overnight stay.
DAY 2
After breakfast, meeting with the local private guide and driver to discover Barolo wine hills: visit to a prestigious Barolo wine cellar with tasting and then to the Grinzane Cavour Castle with its Museum and the Regional Enoteca. In the afternoon, shopping walking tour in Alba, the capital of the White Truffle, among medieval monuments, elegant fashion boutiques and food&wine shops. Dinner in a characteristic restaurant. Overnight stay.
DAY 3
After breakfast, meeting with the local private guide and driver to discover the Alta Langa hills: visit to a small cheese producer with tasting and then visit to a small farm producing hazelnuts. Lunch in a characteristic tavern. Cooking class “Langhe Grandmas’ recipes” with final tasting dinner. Overnight stay.
DAY 4
After breakfast, check-out. Transfer to the Italian Riviera with private driver. Along the way stop for a walk around the pretty town of Camogli. In the evening, dinner in a selected typical restaurant. Overnight stay.
DAY 5
After breakfast, meeting with the local private guide and departure via train for Cinque Terre. Visit of the two iconic villages of Manarola and Vernazza. Visit to a local wine producer with tasting. Overnight stay.
DAY 6
After breakfast, meeting with the local private guide and departure via train for a tour of the picturesque villages of Santa Margherita and Portofino. Meeting with an expert local cook to learn to prepare the famous “pesto” sauce. Overnight stay.
DAY 7
After breakfast, check-out and departure.
