Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta

October 13–20, 2025

In the shadow of the Alps, on the French border, the modern-day Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta regions extend over what was once the western frontier of Roman Italy. From the arch at Susa to the theater at Aosta (“little Rome of the Alps”), Roman monuments still proclaim imperial power.

Turin, the elegant royal seat of the Savoia kings, is still an industrial, gastronomic, and cultural capital. Both Fiat and Eataly are based there, but Turin is also famous for one of the finest ancient Egyptian collections in the world and for its renowned Cinema Museum. And for its chocolate.

Piedmont is Italy’s largest region, but food lovers tend to concentrate on the area known as the Langhe, in the southwest. Named for its characteristic long, low hills, the Langhe have practically mythical status as the home of Barolo, Barbaresco, and Barbera wines (and others) and excellent beef to go with them, the best hazelnuts on earth (think gianduja!), superb cheeses, and, of course, the legendary truffle of Alba, in season from September to December. But even little Valle d’Aosta has its gastronomic claim to fame—buckwheat pizzocheri pasta and the genuine, flavorful fontina cheese.

The tour will begin and end in Turin, connected by rail and air with many European and Italian cities and 90 minutes from Milan Malpensa airport.

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