Must-see attractions in Langhe, Roero & Monferrato

  • Cappella del Barolo, a little colorful church on a summer's day.

    Cappella del Barolo

    Langhe, Roero & Monferrato

    Alba's winemaking-restaurateuring Ceretti family has commissioned a number of site-specific artworks in the region and this never-consecrated chapel is…

  • Cantine Bosca

    Langhe, Roero & Monferrato

    Some 28km south of Asti, the Cantine Bosca is one of several historic wineries that produce the famed sparkling wine of the area (the DOCG Asti Spumante,…

  • Torre di Barbaresco

    Langhe, Roero & Monferrato

    Take the lift to the rooftop of this restored medieval tower for a sublime view over wine country. You'll see the meandering Tanaro River, various other…

  • Torre Campanaria

    Langhe, Roero & Monferrato

    Dating back to the early 1700s, La Morra's stolid bell tower soars 31m above Piazza Castello. Make your way up the narrow staircases for fine 360-degree…

  • Museo del Vino a Barolo

    Langhe, Roero & Monferrato

    A capricious jaunt through the history of viticulture via light, film and installations, care of the imagination of Swiss designer François Confino (who…

  • Centro Culturale San Giuseppe

    Alba

    A converted church turned cultural centre, this is a lovely place to catch a choral or chamber music performance, or undertake a bracing hike up 134 steps…

  • Istituto Internazionale di Elicicoltura

    Langhe, Roero & Monferrato

    Cherasco is home to the Istituto Internazionale di Elicicoltura, which provides technical advice for snail breeders (heliciculture is edible-snail…

  • Cattedrale di San Lorenzo

    Alba

    There's been a cathedral here since the 12th century, though the current terracotta-brick affair is mostly the result of an almost complete neo-Gothic…

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