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Piemonte is less well known than Tuscany or Umbria but has a character no less individual, charming and picturesque. A region of alpine mountains in the north with great ski runs, flat rice-producing river deltas further south where Risotto is born. Magnificent, majestic and memorable for its beauty Piemonte offers much to the curious traveller.

The harsh soil produces rolling white wine vineyards of Langhe and Asti fame. Visit the ski resorts in winter and in summer the attractive villages, forested hills dotted with medieval castles. Almost at its centre you’ll discover the city of Turin, known throughout the world as a great industrial centre but in fact, outstandingly rich in architectural gems, both modern and in particular Baroque mainly because for a short period it was the capital of Italy in the late 1860’s.

This is a region visited by nature lovers as away from the incredible cities there are many large national parks. The Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso has miles of unspoiled natural beauty: mountain peaks and meadows, rare wildlife and flowers. The splendid palaces, parks and hunting lodges of the now ex royal family of Italy the Savoia, removed by Mussolini and the fascists can be visited in the countryside near the chocolate capital of Turin. Piemonte beckons lovers of wine and food, art and architecture and dramatic ski-scapes. Cuneo, Alessandria and Biella as well as lake Maggiore offer a panorama as far removed from the south as if it were a different country entirely.

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