LOCAL AMENITIES
Bra: here you can visit the Church of St. Chiara, a masterpiece by Vittone, with its recently restored dome. Alba: 10 km away, it is also called the City of Hundred Towers. It can boast a remarkable old town centre as well as two architectural gems like the Gothic church of St. Domenico and St Mary Magdalene’s Church in the Baroque style. Remarkable examples of sacred art and architecture can be found in many villages within the Langhe area, like Barolo, La Morra, Monforte, Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga, Grinzane Cavour etc.
Novello: a town renowned for its Barolo wine. Here, at the Bottega del Vino, you can sample this famous wine. A not-to-be-missed event in Novello is the Baroliadi competition, which takes place in June. Pollenzo this town once lay on the area where today stands the former Savoy estate. It featured important public works like a theatre, an amphitheatre, a few temples and aqueduct, and the famous wine bank. In the province of Cuneo, on the border with the provinces of Asti and Turin, there is a composite hilly area named Roero, characterised by deep valleys, steep hillsides, vineyards mixing up with fruit trees. The very heart of the Roero is its “Rocche” (the rocks), very impressive eroded rocks which give the landscape a wild character.
A mere 80 km away is Savona and the Ligurian Sea.