Langhe itinerary: 1 to 2 days
Plans for one and two days in the Langhe, day by day: Alba's cathedral and towered old streets, then the Barolo hills with the castles of Grinzane Cavour, Serralunga d'Alba and Barolo, the painted Chapel of Barolo and the La Morra belvedere; a second day adds the hilltop village of Neive, the Enoteca Regionale del Barbaresco, the Barbaresco tower and Treiso among the vineyards. Every stop has a typical visit length.
How long do you have?
Map: 2 days
Langhe in 1 day
Day 1
Alba Cathedral (San Lorenzo)
Alba's brick cathedral of San Lorenzo on Piazza Risorgimento, with a neo-Gothic facade and carved Renaissance wooden choir stalls inside.
Historic centre of Alba (Via Vittorio Emanuele and the towers)
The old centre of the town of a hundred towers, with Via Vittorio Emanuele's shops, cafes and delicatessens selling truffles and hazelnuts.
Grinzane Cavour Castle
Hilltop castle once owned by Camillo Cavour, with a museum of the Langhe, a regional wine shop and wide vineyard views.
Serralunga d'Alba Castle
Fourteenth-century castle of the Falletti family, tall and narrow above its village, one of the best preserved in Piedmont.
Barolo Castle (WiMu Wine Museum)
Castle of the Falletti marquises in the village of Barolo, home to the WiMu, an interactive wine museum, with views from the top.
Chapel of Barolo (Brunate)
Small chapel among the Brunate vineyards, painted in bright colours by Sol LeWitt and David Tremlett in 1999; seen from outside.
La Morra belvedere (Piazza Castello)
Square at the top of La Morra with one of the widest views of the Langhe, over the Barolo vineyards to the Alps.
Langhe in 2 days
Day 1
La Morra belvedere (Piazza Castello)
Square at the top of La Morra with one of the widest views of the Langhe, over the Barolo vineyards to the Alps.
Chapel of Barolo (Brunate)
Small chapel among the Brunate vineyards, painted in bright colours by Sol LeWitt and David Tremlett in 1999; seen from outside.
Barolo Castle (WiMu Wine Museum)
Castle of the Falletti marquises in the village of Barolo, home to the WiMu, an interactive wine museum, with views from the top.
Grinzane Cavour Castle
Hilltop castle once owned by Camillo Cavour, with a museum of the Langhe, a regional wine shop and wide vineyard views.
Alba Cathedral (San Lorenzo)
Alba's brick cathedral of San Lorenzo on Piazza Risorgimento, with a neo-Gothic facade and carved Renaissance wooden choir stalls inside.
Historic centre of Alba (Via Vittorio Emanuele and the towers)
The old centre of the town of a hundred towers, with Via Vittorio Emanuele's shops, cafes and delicatessens selling truffles and hazelnuts.
Day 2
Historic centre of Neive (Piazza Italia)
Hilltop village among the Barbaresco vineyards, with brick palaces, a clock tower and quiet lanes winding to the top.
Enoteca Regionale del Barbaresco
Regional wine shop in the former church of San Donato in Barbaresco, for tasting and buying the wines of the local producers.
Barbaresco tower
Tall medieval brick tower above the village of Barbaresco, with a panoramic terrace over the vineyards and the Tanaro valley.
Treiso
Quiet hill village among the Barbaresco vineyards, near the eroded sandstone gullies of the Rocche dei Sette Fratelli, with views over the vine rows.
Watch: Langhe
A one-minute look at the plan: every stop, day by day, with the map.
When to go to Langhe
Autumn is the high season: the grape harvest is in September and October and white truffles from October to December, with the Alba truffle fair at weekends. Spring is green and quieter, and summer is warm with long evenings on the hills. Winter is cold and often foggy, and some wineries and restaurants close for a few weeks.
Plan the rest of your trip
- Where to stay: hotels in Langhe on Booking.com or Trip.com
- Skip-the-line tickets: museums and sights in Langhe on Tiqets
- Tours and day trips: things to do in Langhe on GetYourGuide
- Data on arrival: an eSIM for Italy from Airalo
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Tips for Langhe
- Most wineries receive visitors only by appointment; book tastings ahead, and plan a driver if several are on the list.
- Serralunga d'Alba Castle is closed on some weekdays and Grinzane Cavour Castle on Tuesdays; check before fixing the days.
- Alba's International White Truffle Fair runs on weekends from October into early December; book hotels and restaurants well ahead.
- Try the local dishes: tajarin egg pasta, vitello tonnato, agnolotti del plin and hazelnut cake, with Dolcetto, Barbera, Barolo or Barbaresco.
- The roads between the villages are narrow and winding along the ridges; allow more time than the distances suggest.
Make it your own
Open the guide in Andiamo Places to see every stop on a map with walking directions, move places between days, check opening hours for your dates, and add your own finds. After the trip, your photos become a journal and, if you like, a printed photo book.
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Photo credits
- Alba Cathedral (San Lorenzo): No machine-readable author provided. Idéfix~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Barolo Castle (WiMu Wine Museum): Taz, CC BY 2.0
- Enoteca Regionale del Barbaresco: Alessandro Vecchi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grinzane Cavour Castle: Cloud7, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Historic centre of Alba (Via Vittorio Emanuele and the towers): Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Historic centre of Neive (Piazza Italia): Laurom, Public domain
- La Morra belvedere (Piazza Castello): Andrea Marchisio Frukko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Serralunga d'Alba Castle: Ysogo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Treiso: unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
Opening hours change; check before you go. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
