Places to Explore In Piedmont and the Valle d'Aosta

Abbazia di Sant'Antonio di Ranverso

These days this former medieval hospital's main draw is its richly detailed frescoes, from the 15th century...

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Alba

This small town has a gracious atmosphere and a compact core, studded with medieval towers and Gothic buildings. In addition to being a wine center...

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Aosta

Aosta stands at the junction of two of the important trade routes that connect France and Italy, the valleys of the Rhône and the Isère...

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Asti

Asti is best known outside Italy for its wines—excellent reds as well as the famous sparkling white spumante. The town itself has some impressive reminders...

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Avigliana

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Bard

This small medieval town clings to a rocky crag that almost completely blocks the entrance to the Valle d'Aosta from Piedmont. Recognized for its strategic...

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Bardonecchia

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Breuil-Cervinia/The Matterhorn

Sitting in a huge natural basin at the foot of the Matterhorn, this town, once a high Alpine pasture, grew to become one of Europe's...

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Casale Monferrato

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Castello di Fenis

The tiny town of Fénis owes its origins to the presence of the medieval castle that once provided shelter for the local peasants who lived...

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Cogne and the Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso

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Courmayeur/Monte Bianco

The main attraction of Courmayeur is a knock-'em-dead view of Europe's highest peak, Monte Bianco. The celebrities and the wealthy who come here these days...

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Gavi

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Novara

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Rivoli

The Savoy court was based in Rivoli in the Middle Ages, and the town retains several remnants from that richly dramatic period...

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Sacra di San Michele

Perhaps best known as inspiration for the setting of Umberto Eco's novel The Name of the Rose, this abbey was built on Monte Pirchiriano in...

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Saluzzo

The russet-brick town of Saluzzo—a flourishing medieval center and later seat of a Renaissance ducal court—is a well-preserved gem with narrow, winding streets, frescoed houses...

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Sestriere

In the early 1930s, before skiing became a more egalitarian sport, the patriarch of the FIAT automobile dynasty had this resort built to cater to...

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St. Vincent

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The Barolo Region

The Langhe district may not get as much attention as other wine-producing regions in Italy, but the payoff for a visit can be just as...

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Turin

Turin (Torino, in Italian) is roughly in the center of Piedmont–Valle d'Aosta and 128 km (80 miles) west of Milan; it's on the Po River...

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Venaria Reale

This immense palace was built in the 16th century as a hunting lodge...

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Vercelli

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