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

DATES (7 days)

May 22-29, 2025 Private Tour | October 5-11, 2025

For more info and availability please contact us.

TOUR PRICE

Per person in double occupancy: from $4,490

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, farinata (chickpea fritters) 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 accommodations in 3- and mostly 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 3- and mostly 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 and visit at museum of Campionissimi in Novi Ligure
3 visits and tastings to local wineries and regional wine cellars
1 cooking demo featuring a local recipe
1 truffle-hunting demonstration
1 tasting of farinata (chickpea fritters) in Novi Ligure
1 visit and tasting at a cheese maker & agriturismo
Bike rental and navigation system (see more info here)
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
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. (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. (Info here)
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: 16mi/1120ft of elevation gain | Extra loop adds: 6mi/450ft

Cycling Route Info on day 2: Main Route 31mi/2590ft | Extra loop adds: 3mi/710ft

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 Acqui Terme and Around High Monferrato

Cycling Route Info on day 3: Main Route: 41mi/3690ft | Extra loop adds: 3mi/300ft

Cycling Route Info on day 4: Main Route: 27mi/2280ft | Extra loop adds: 21mi/1800ft

From Alba, we ride on to Acqui Terme, another Roman town with natural hot springs flowing in the town center. Here we stay in a family-run hotel in the historic center and enjoy a cooking demo before dinner

On these days, we find and taste more of the best expressions of Piedmontese cuisine including robiola cheese, amaretti cookies and Brachetto, Moscato, and Dolcetto wines. Acqui Terme sits in the High Monferrato, nestled between the northwestern coastal region of Liguria and the Langhe, offering us more sun-kissed hillsides, blanketed in vineyards, to discover by bike.

We won’t soon forget our second wine tasting, accompanied by some of the incredible recipes of Mamma Diliana. The wines made here are of indigenous grapes that this family has been cultivating for more than a century since the great grandfather originally acquired the land!
Day 5 & 6 – Acqui Terme to Gavi area and Around

Cycling Route Info on day 5: Main Route: 33mi/2380ft | Extra loop adds: 12mi/1330ft

Cycling Route Info on day 6: Main Route: 33mi/2800ft | Extra loop adds: 14mi/1480ft

From Acqui Terme, we wind our way through the countryside near the town of Gavi, famous for its wine. Our romantic hotel features an elegant restaurant that serves regional cuisine, tucked amid the vineyards that raise the famed local Cortese grape.

Here we visit the Museum of Campionissimi featuring stories and paraphernalia of pro cyclists of the last century. We also visit the former house of Fausto Coppi, one of the greatest cycling champions racing in the 40’s and 50’s. Now in the museum dedicated to his life, we find his bicycles, jerseys, old newspaper clippings, and more. Nearby, we also sample something different and unique in the area: Farinata! This is a concoction made with chickpea flour, water and evoo in a form for chickpea fritters which is typical of south of Piedmont, Liguria and western Sicily.

Our food journey concludes with another visit to a winery and 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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