Arrive at Milan Airport and take a private transfer to the villa. Settle down and enjoy a welcome aperitivo with a brief itinerary introduction before savoring your first Piedmontese dinner at the villa.

Driving Distance: 110 miles drive / 2 hours

Spend your day on a leisurely walk in the village.

After breakfast in the morning, take a private transfer to Alba. Meet your professional English-speaking guide and enjoy a guided walking tour of the “city of the 100 towers”. During the walk, you will have the chance to taste some of Langhe's culinary excellence: the famous hazelnuts, the truffles, and the wines. After lunch at leisure, visit a local family-run winery made up of work, passion, respect for the land, and culture of taste. Enjoy a tasting of local products paired with different local wines. Then, meet an organic cheese maker, discover all the secrets of cheese making and the animals, and relish a table of local products for a tasting session with his renowned organic sheep cheese and a good bottle of local red wine.

Driving Distance: 60 miles drive / 2 hours

Spend your day on a leisurely walk in the village.
 

This morning drive to the small town of Canale, which was famous for the extraordinary quality of its fruits and vegetables. Wander through the food market stalls with your local chef and learn all the secrets behind local produce and how to select the best seasonal ingredients. Then, return to the villa, enjoy an Italian Aperitivo and cook a traditional lunch together. After a leisurely afternoon, relax by the pool or in the garden or try your hand at table tennis. Tonight head to Brà and dine at Osteria Boccondivino in Brà, where you will have the chance to experience the place where the Slow Food movement was initially born in the mid-’80s. The recipes are still unchanged for generations, and the “Good, Fair, and Local” food is represented perfectly.

Driving Distance: 35 miles drive / 1 hour

Spend the morning at leisure. In the afternoon, depart for Turin. Meet a professional English-speaking local guide and discover the city’s café culture. Cafés in Turin represent a typical meeting place, where it is possible to chat or read a newspaper and to stop off for a cup of tea or a typical Italian pastry with espresso. Most of these establishments are rich in history, with games of mirrors, gold decorations, and antique furniture. Do not miss the chance to try the Bicerin! This renowned specialty is made with layered ribbons of liquid chocolate, coffee, and cream. After dinner at leisure, return to Monteu Roero.

Driving Distance: 80 miles drive / 2 hours

In the morning, experience a private truffle hunt led by an expert Trifulao (truffle hunters in the local dialect) and the sharp sense of smell of their trusty dog. Walk in the woods in search of the delicious tuber. Reach Neive, a lovely hilltop village listed as “one of the most charming villages of Italy, and enjoy lunch at leisure here. Spend one last afternoon at leisure at the villa. Enjoy one last dinner at the villa, prepared for you by a local chef.

Driving Distance: 50 miles drive / 1.5 hours

After breakfast, a private transfer to Milan Malpensa Airport for your return flight home

Driving Distance: 110 miles drive / 2 hours