Cuneo Photo: gkuna / Shutterstock.com Beautiful historic towns dot the vast mountainous expanses of the Province of Cuneo. The landscape boasts a huge variety, from lush valleys, vineyards and natural reserves to rolling green hills and imposing snow-capped mountains, interrupted only by castles and quaint, tower-studded towns and villages, like the stunning Alba, Saluzzo and the regional capital of Cuneo. Locally produced cheeses, chocolates and especially wines are internationally renowned and sought-after, and the area also offers top-notch outdoor adventures.
Claudio Giovanni Colombo / Shutterstock.com Top 5 Piazza Galimberti Piazza Galimberti was named after the Italian Resistance hero, Tancredi (Duc... Torre Civica For a panoramic view of the city of Cuneo and its breathtaking surroundings,... San Francesco Church Matteo Volpone / Shutterstock.com The old church houses the Museo Civico di Cuneo (Civil Museum of Cuneo). Aba... Limone Piemonte Comprensor... Limone Piemonte is a municipality of Cuneo which is Parcofamous Naturale for its skiing Alpi Marittimeac... This park was once the residence of the royal family and a hunting spot duri...
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THE CITY DO & SEE
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Cuneo is known as "the town of seven sieges", Cuneo is famous for its iconic public square, named so after the French who besieged the Piazza Galimberti. The town and all its famous town several times during the War of Austrian architectural landmarks, treasured museums and Succession. Despite this, Cuneo was strong and cathedrals are just waiting to be discovered, successfully resisted until the Napoleonic Wars, along with some hidden gems in nearby towns when the city was nally conquered. It was only like Saluzzo and Alba. A bit further aeld you can in 1959, after the restoration of Kingdom of nd top-class trekking paths, skiing slopes and Sardina and unication of Italy, that Cuneo other outdoor adventures, as the list of things to became the capital of the province and main hub do in Cuneo seems never-ending. for the numerous attractions in the area. Piazza Galimberti Use the town of Cuneo as a base of operations to Piazza Galimberti was explore the whole region. Visit Saluzzo, the named after the Italian "Siena of Piedmont”, or Alba, the Medieval "town Resistance hero, Tancredi of a hundred towers" for unrivaled historic (Duccio) Galimberti in architecture against a mezmerizing backdrop of 1945. On the walls here snow-covered mountains. Travel to Frabosa one can see the tablet Soprana or Limone Piemonte for top-notch skiing with the famous quotes from Galimberti. The and winter activities. The mix of small-town square took 50 years to build in its neoclassical charm and vast mountain scenery make Cuneo a style. It is one of the most beautiful places in top destination that is sure to please all who Italy and also a great source of pride for Cuneo come. where a number of events takes place each year. It also features as an outdoor market.
Photo: PHB.cz (Richard Semik) / Shutterstock.com Address: Piazza Galimberti, Cuneo Phone: +39 3476 144 488 Internet: www.comune.cuneo.gov.it Email: [email protected] Destination: Cuneo Publishing date: 2019-12-03
Torre Civica Address: Limone Piemonte, Cuneo For a panoramic view of the city of Cuneo and its Parco Naturale Alpi Marittime breathtaking This park was once the surroundings, there is no residence of the royal better vantage point than family and a hunting spot from atop the Torre during the 19th century. Civica. The tower itself is also a sight to behold, You can go on many and the main point of reference when exploring excursions in the park. the old quarter of town. For nature lovers, this place is a must-see.
Photo: Hansm / Wikimedia Commons (image cropped) Photo: Bertubertu / Wikimedia Commons (image cropped) Address: Via Roma, 19, Cuneo Address: Parco Naturale Alpi Marittime, Cuneo Phone: +39 0171 693258 Phone: +39 0171 978 616 Internet: www.comune.cuneo.gov.it/turismo/torre-civica.html Internet: www.parcoalpimarittime.it
San Francesco Church Azienda Agricola Cà Neuva The old church houses One of the many things the Museo Civico di Cuneo is known for is its Cuneo (Civil Museum of wine. On a visit to Cuneo). Abandoned for a Azienda Agricola Cà hundred years, the Nueva one can taste a church now preserves a wide variety of wines. To collection of regional art. It has been restored, accompany the wine, you can have small but still maintains its historic feeling. sausages, bacon, blue cheese, tuna sauce, cheese with jam and juices. This wine tasting is a meal Photo: Szeder László / Wikimedia Commons (image cropped) in its own right. Address: Via Santa Maria 10, Cuneo Phone: +39 0171 634 175 Photo: pilipphoto / Shutterstock.com Address: Frazione S. Lucia 36, Dogliani Limone Piemonte Comprensorio Sciistico Phone: +39 017 370 668 Limone Piemonte is a Internet: www.caneuva.com municipality of Cuneo Email: [email protected] which is famous for its Museo Diocesano San Sebastiano skiing activities. It is Museo Diocesano San Sebastiano was an actually one of the oldest abandoned church before it became a museum. ski areas in Italy. The After years of restoration, it now houses some of place became a "ski-station" in 1897 using the Cuneo's priceless paintings, oil canvasses, relics old 80 kilometres of trails, when skiing and some of the old things from the church. The competitions began the history of skiing in museum also features a bookshop, set up in Limone. collaboration with the Library of Stella Maris Cuneo. The San Sebastiano Cafe can also be Photo: Rostislav Glinsky / Shutterstock.com Destination: Cuneo Publishing date: 2019-12-03
found inside the museum, a good place to get Internet: www.casacavassa.it something to eat while touring this place. Email: [email protected]
Address: Contrada Mondovi 15, Cuneo Lost Space Lasergame Phone: +39 17 167 725 For a dierent kind of Internet: www.museodiocesanocuneo.it indoor adventure, the Email: [email protected] Lost Space Lasergame is a great alternative if you Torre dei Ronchi Golf Club want to have fun with Torre dei Ronchi is a friends. Locals and reasonable priced and tourist, young and old alike enjoy this game modest golf club, great if when you ght together using laser guns. This you want to spend the place oers promos from time to time. day playing a game of golf. This club has a little Photo: heipei / Flickr (image cropped) restaurant on the premises as well as a shop. The Address: Via Guido Martino, 5, Cuneo golf course has 9 holes and several obstacles to Phone: +39 0171 412 414 make the game challenging. Internet: www.lostspacelasergame.com
Photo: VectorLifestylepic / Shutterstock.com Torre Civica Saluzzo Address: Pollino, 42 Fraz. Ronchi, Cuneo The standout feature of Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9:30am-12:30pm and the town of Saluzzo's 2:30pm-5:30pm, Sat-Sun 9am-5:30pm modest but enchanting Phone: +39 03200 370 224 skyline, the Torre Civica Internet: www.torredeironchi.com Email: [email protected] looks stunning against the backdrop of the Museo Civico Casa Cavassa snow-covered Alps. The 15th-century tower can What can be seen today be climbed via a claustrophobic staircase, of this Renaissance-style revealing a breathtaking view of the city below. palace in the area of Saluzzo dates back to the Photo: Pmk58 / Wikimedia Commons (image cropped) Address: Salita al Castello, 26, Saluzzo 16th century, but the Phone: +39 0175 46710 location has been a seat Internet: www.saluzzoturistica.it/monumenti_scheda.php?id= of nobility since the Middle Ages (remnants of 600&itin=425 the original buildings can still be seen in the basement and some aspects of the facade). Sanctuary Madonna della Riva Two kilometres from the Photo: Alessandro Molin Brosa / Wikimedia Commons (image town of Cuneo, Sanctuary cropped) Madonna della Riva rises Address: Via S. Giovanni 5, Saluzzo 530 metres above sea Opening hours: Tue-Thu, Sat-Sun 10am-1pm and 3pm-6pm, Fri 3pm-6pm level. A number of Phone: +39 0175 41455 processions from Destination: Cuneo Publishing date: 2019-12-03
dierent areas have taken place in the Internet: www.gardensport.it sanctuary. The painting of Madonna and Child Email: [email protected] with Saint Francis is one example of the Frabosa Soprana priceless treasures that the sanctuary keeps. If visiting during the
Photo: Torsade de Pointes / Wikimedia Commons (image winter months, be sure to cropped) pay a visit to Frabosa Address: Via Madonna della Riva 25, Cuneo Soprana, located about Phone: +39 0171 697 894 25 kilometres southeast of Cuneo. It is one of the Parco Fluviale Gesso e Stura region's premier skiing locations. Other Parco Fluviale Gesso e attractions in the area include the Caves of Stura is vast and lush Bossea, a 2 kilometre network of spellbinding natural park centred grottoes. around the twin rivers in the area, the Gesso and Photo: alvant / Shutterstock.com the Stura di Lanzo. It is Address: Frabosa Soprana an ideal place for hikes, jogs, bike tours, picnics and fresh air. Enjoy the views of the rivers, the DINING mountains in the background and the serenity of the area.
Photo: Luigi.tuby / Wikimedia Commons (image cropped) Address: Piazza Torino n. 1, Cuneo Phone: +39 0171 444 501 Internet: www.parcouvialegessostura.it
Garden Sport
The Garden Sport Bar, StockPhotosLV / Shutterstock.com located at Roccaforte Mondovi, is a park full of The local specialties of the Cuneo region include fun. Whether you are a variety of cheeses and cured meats, trues here with family or from the area around Alba, and mains like friends, there are many gnocchi alla bava and risotto with quail. Discover things to see and do. Activities such as electric local avours and specialties at the wealth of cars, trampolines, air hockey tables, pool tables traditional Piedmontese restaurants in Cuneo, and mini golf will most surely make your day. and if you feel like something dierent, try one of Finish o the day of fun with a creamy treat at the typical Italian or international eateries. the ice cream bar inside.
Photo: Ruslan Guzov / Shutterstock.com Address: Roccaforte Mondovi Via 4 novembre 20, Cuneo Phone: +39 0174 65434 Destination: Cuneo Publishing date: 2019-12-03
Ristorante 4 Ciance Photo: jazz3311 / Shutterstock.com Ristorante 4 Ciance Address: Via Seminario, 2, Cuneo serves traditional Opening hours: Thu-Tue 11am-3pm and 6:30pm-12:30am Phone: +39 0171 681 904 Piedmonte gourmet Internet: www.pizzeriacapricuneo.it cuisine. The restaurant oers fresh pasta and L'Oca Nera Ristorantino local specialty dishes. Fine dining, expertly Dining here is a lovely experience because of its prepared delicacies and inviting and warm atmosphere. delectable pasta specialties are on oer at Photo: AS Food studio / Shutterstock.com L'Oca Nera, all dishes Address: Via Dronero, 8, Cuneo Phone: +39 0171 489 027 being beautifully Internet: www.4cianceristorante.it presented in their small servings. The decor is Email: [email protected] interesting, featuring portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn as well as hanging Osteria Vecchio Borgo pots and pans. Osteria Vecchio Borgo is
a small, dimly lit place, Photo: Luiz Rocha / Shutterstock.com somewhat o the beaten Address: Via Santa Croce 20, Cuneo path in old Cuneo, but Opening hours: Mon, Wed-Sat 7:30pm-12am, Sun 12:30pm-3:30pm and 7:30pm-12am visitors would do well to Phone: +39 0171 692346 take the trouble to nd it. Internet: www.ristorantelocanera.it They oer daily xed menus as well as a la carte options, and regardless of which you choose, the Convivium Ristorante chefs will prepare exquisite Piedmont cuisine. Modern and sleek restaurant Convivium Photo: Kzenon / Shutterstock.com serves avant garde dishes Address: Via Dronero 8b, Cuneo in stylish presentations Opening hours: Thu-Tue 12:30pm-2pm and 7:30pm-9pm Phone: +39 0171 950 609 and rather modest Internet: www.osteriavecchioborgo.com portion sizes. The menu Email: [email protected] has a good mix of meat, seafood and vegetarian options, all of which are designed to please your Ristorante Pizzeria Capri sight as they do your sense of taste. Capri is wildly popular
among locals, which is Photo: Wedding pictures / Shutterstock.com understandable, as their Address: Via medaglie d'oro 12, Cuneo pizza is among the best in Opening hours: Sun-Thu 12pm-2:15pm and 7:15pm-9:30pm, Fri 12pm-2:15pm and 7:15pm-10:30pm, Sat 7pm-11pm town. But their menu Phone: +39 0171 480132 extends far beyond just pizza, and their desserts are also not to be missed. Gluten-free options are available. Destination: Cuneo Publishing date: 2019-12-03
Pizzeria Scugnizzo they serve from scratch at the restaurant, even Everything at Pizzeria the bread and pasta. Scugnizzo is straightforward. The Photo: Elena Shashkina / Shutterstock.com ambiance and decor are Address: Via Michele Coppino 33, Cuneo Phone: +39 017 165 515 nice but not particularly Internet: www.torrismondi.altervista.org special; they let the food do the talking. Their pizzas are top-notch, as are Osteria Senza Fretta their seafood and pasta dishes, the highlight Visitors to Osteria Senza being the Scialatelle, a southern pasta dish Fretta can enjoy accompanied by eggplant or varied seafood. traditional Piemontese dishes in a lovely and Photo: Timolina / Shutterstock.com homey atmosphere, Address: Corso Dante, 42, Cuneo Opening hours: Tue-Sun 12pm-2:15pm and 6:30pm-11:45pm where the dimly lit Phone: +39 0171 67260 surroundings add a hint of intimacy to your meal Internet: www.pizzeriascugnizzo.it time. Locally produced wine, homemade rolls and bread sticks, and a small but substantial Enoclub Ristorante menu always make meals at Osteria Senza Fretta In the city centre of the a memorable night out. town of Alba is Enoclub, a
beautiful restaurant with Photo: Phillip Wise / Shutterstock.com brick walls and arches Address: Via Dronero 3bis, angolo Via Fossano, Cuneo that give it a historic feel Opening hours: Wed-Fri 7:30pm-11:30pm, Sat-Sun 12:30pm-3:30pm and 7:30pm-11:30pm and cosy ambiance. The Phone: +39 0171 489174 Menu Degustazione (tasting menu) comes highly Email: [email protected] recommended as a chance to try many dierent specialties of Piedmontese cuisine. Kombu Perhaps the best Photo: Swaminathan / Shutterstock.com Japanese restaurant in Address: Piazza Savona 4, Alba the city, Kombu has all Phone: +39 0173 33994 Internet: www.caeumberto.it/enoclub/eng/about-us.asp the specialties, including Email: info@caeumberto.it sushi, noodles, miso soup, seafood and of course, Ristorante Torrismondi sticky rice, all expertly prepared and beautifully Ristorante Torrismondi presented. The selection of desserts is also prides itself for always tempting, oering traditional choices like using only the freshest matcha-avoured ice cream and mochi, as well ingredients and serving as more innovative sweets like maki with nutella. only homemade products, and has done so for three Photo: funkyfrogstock / Shutterstock.com Address: Via Santa Maria 6, Cuneo generations. The skilled sta makes everything Opening hours: Tue-Sat 12pm-2:30pm and 6pm-11pm, Sun Destination: Cuneo Publishing date: 2019-12-03
6pm-11pm El Pistolero Restaurant Phone: +39 0171 605615 El Pistolero is a small but Internet: www.kombusushi.it cosy restaurant that can Email: [email protected] satisfy your Mexican food cravings. Prices are quite Bar Bibe aordable, but the dishes Bar Bibe Cuneo are all of high quality. El Restaurant is a vegan bar Pistolero restaurant serves ice cream and sweets located in Corso Galileo. too. They serve great variety of organic vegan dishes, Photo: stockcreations / Shutterstock.com including salads, crepes Address: Via Dronero 3, Cuneo and cereals, as well as desserts like pies and Phone: +39 380 684 5478 cakes. There is even organic wine that can be Email: [email protected] ordered by the glass. Il Ristorantino Michelis
Photo: Lucky Business / Shutterstock.com If you are looking for a Address: Corso Galileo Ferraris 26, Cuneo nice place to eat pasta, Phone: +39 0171 602 753 you should go to Il Email: [email protected] Ristorantino Michelis. Known for its homemade La Mucca Pazza Brasserie taste, they make their La Mucca Pazza Brasserie own pasta and pastries. Polite and friendly serves contemporary and service paired with delicious food make the trip classic Italian dishes as to Mondovi well worth it. well as barbecue, burgers and other American Photo: Jiri Hera / Shutterstock.com dishes. At La Mucca Address: Via Vigevano, 12, Mondovi Pazza you are guaranteed great and friendly Phone: +39 0174 43818 service and more than satisfying meat dishes. Internet: www.michelis.it/it/ilristorantino.aspx
Photo: B and E Dudzinscy / Shutterstock.com Address: Via Amedeo Rossi 17, Angolo Via Dronero, Cuneo Opening hours: Tue-Fri 12pm-2pm and 7pm-10:30pm, Sat-Sun 7pm-10:30pm Phone: +39 0171 187 1119 Internet: www.lamuccapazzabrasserie.it Email: [email protected] Destination: Cuneo Publishing date: 2019-12-03
CAFES Gelateria Grom Gelateria Grom Restaurant is a cosy ice cream shop located at Piazza Galimberti. Beat the heat with their all-natural ice cream or choose from their wide selection of gelato, sorbets, chocolate drinks and shakes.
Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock.com Photo: Nina Buday / Shutterstock.com Address: Piazza Galimberti, 2, Cuneo Cuneo is famous for the Al Rhum, a dark Opening hours: Sun-Fri 11am-11pm, Sat 11am-12am chocolate meringue with rum lling, but there Phone: +39 0171 693 109 are also plenty of great gelato parlours and Internet: www.grom.it Email: [email protected] specialty chocolate shops to choose from. Be sure to order a strong Italian coee to Chocolat D'Art accompany your selection, and enjoy the lively Chocolat D'Art cafe culture of the area. Restaurant on Via S. Grandis is a small pastry Bar Gelateria Pasticceria Corso shop, known for its Bar Gelateria Pasticceria quality coee, cakes and Corso is an ice cream decadent croissants lled shop, bar and cafe in one with cream, nuts and other creative and that has been in delicious toppings. The shop is not that visible operation since 1958. from the outside, so keep an eye out for the They serve breakfast, name Chocolat D'Art. brunch and late night treats. If you feel too lazy to leave the house, they do home delivery. They Photo: MSPhotographic / Shutterstock.com also take reservations for special occasions. Address: Via S. Grandis 6, Cuneo Opening hours: Tue-Sun 6am-7:30pm Photo: mavo / Shutterstock.com Phone: +39 0171 601656 Address: Corso Nizza, 16, Cuneo Opening hours: Thu-Tue 7am-1am Pasticceria Bar Bramardi Phone: +39 017 160 2014 Pasticceria Bar Bramardi Internet: www.barcorsocuneo.it Email: [email protected] is known in the Cuneo area for its great coee and its specialty chocolates. It boasts an unbeatable location in the city, right on Piazza Galimberti, at the heart of it all, where locals and visitors have gathered since Destination: Cuneo Publishing date: 2019-12-03
its inception in 1948. I Gelatai I Gelatai is an ice cream Photo: Brenda Carson / Shutterstock.com bar located at the corner Address: Piazza Galimberti 4, Cuneo of Corso Nizza. The bar Phone: +39 0171 699 826 serves all-natural ice Internet: www.bramardicioccolato.it cream in countless Pasticceria Bar Bonfante avours. The bar is a In the Cuneo area, perfect hangout for family and friends. The sta Pasticceria Bar Bonfante is friendly and the prices reasonable. is known for their Photo: JM Travel Photography / Shutterstock.com croissants. This elegant Address: Corso Nizza 29, Cuneo pastry bar is run by two Opening hours: Daily 12pm-11pm sisters. The shop is located on Via Roma and oers cakes, tarts, Arione chocolates, pastries and ice cream. Confetteria Pasticceria Bar Arione Andrea is Photo: RoJo Images / Shutterstock.com located at Piazza Address: Via Roma 35, Cuneo Galimberti, right in the Opening hours: Tue-Sun 7:30am-8pm Phone: +39 0171 692658 heart of the city. Here you can savour Cuneo's Pasticceria Franchino very famous Al Rhum. This café also serves Bar Pasticceria Franchino coee, cakes and other pastries. is a cosy cafe that has been in operation for over Photo: Dieter Hawlan / Shutterstock.com Address: Piazza Galimberti, 14, Cuneo 50 years. The cafe serves Opening hours: Mon 2:30pm-8pm, Tue-Sat 8am-8pm, Sun cakes, pastries, sweets, 8am-1pm and 3:30pm-8pm drinks and snacks, and Phone: +39 0171 692 539 it's a great place for both breakfast and lunch. Internet: www.arionecuneo.it
Photo: Oliveshadow / Shutterstock.com Relais Cuba Chocolat Address: Corso Francia 104, San Rocco Castagnaretta, Relais Cuba Chocolat is Cuneo an international cafe, Opening hours: Mon-Wed 7am-8pm, Fri-Sat 7am-8pm, Sun restaurant, lounge and 7am-1pm and 2:30pm-8pm Phone: +39 0171 491 345 cocktail bar that received an award in 2010 by the Innovation Award of Italy Gambrero Rosso. This restaurant and cafe serves a wide variety of international dishes and desserts, as well as specialty chocolates. You can nd it at Piazza Europa, a good place to enjoy a cup of coee, croissants and other pastries. Destination: Cuneo Publishing date: 2019-12-03
Photo: matka_Wariatka / Shutterstock.com Dalwhinnie Irish Pub Address: Piazza Europa, 14, Cuneo Dalwhinnie bring Phone: +39 0171 693 968 everything you might Internet: www.relaiscubachocolat.com Email: [email protected] expect to nd at an Irish pub. Good beer is served BARS & NIGHTLIFE by friendly people among a multitude of smiling faces. Dalwhinnie also hosts frequent live music performances, often Irish folk.
Photo: Paralex / Shutterstock.com Address: Piazza Boves, Cuneo Opening hours: Sun-Tue, Thu-Fri 6pm-2am, Sat 6pm-3am
Bar Caffetteria Ottocento Yulia Grigoryeva / Shutterstock.com If you're looking to mingle with some locals, The people of Cuneo love to enjoy the great this may be the best place selection of bars, cafes and clubs in their region, to do so. Cuneo natives and often chat the night away over coee, ice ock here at every hour cream or cocktails. Venues with outdoor seating of the day to enjoy coee are particularly sought after to enjoy the evening and pastries, snacks and refreshments, and later mountain air and city life. For the very best in the evening, beer, wine and cocktails. Its nightlife venture further into the region to Alba, central location on Via Roma make it a natural Savigliano and other nearby towns. meeting spot in the city.
La Drancia Pub Photo: wavebreakmedia / Shutterstock.com If you only have time to Address: Via Roma, Cuneo visit one pub during your Opening hours: Mon, Wed-Thu 7am-9:30pm, Tue 6:30am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 7am-12am stay, make it La Dracia, Phone: +39 0171 692659 located just across from
the Castello in Saluzzo. It Coffee and Good Spirits is a homey, almost Coee and Good Spirits is familiar place that boasts a wonderful selection a cafe, bar and mixology of imported beers and local wines, and their academy, where expert burgers are renowned in the area. bartenders and mixoligists teach and Photo: Roman Rybaleov / Shutterstock.com practice their craft. Address: Via Santa Chiara 19, Saluzzo Opening hours: Mon-Sat 7pm-2am Specialising in what is called molecular Phone: +39 328 473 1355 gastronomy and mixology, they pay spacial Email: [email protected] attention to the subtle and harmonious blend of Destination: Cuneo Publishing date: 2019-12-03
avors when creating their drinks, and people of variations of "spritz". all levels are welcome to join their courses and learn all about it. Photo: Minerva Studio / Shutterstock.com Address: Via Roma 44, Cuneo Opening hours: Tue-Sun 7am-11pm Photo: Domakhina Mariia / Shutterstock.com Phone: +39 340 360 3876 Address: Via peveragno 7, Cuneo Internet: www.cafe44.it Opening hours: Tue 6pm-1am, Wed-Sun 6pm-2am Email: [email protected] Phone: +39 328 966 9751 Internet: www.coeeandspiritsacademy.com Email: info@coeeandspiritsacademy.com Bar Gelateria Corso Expertly prepared coee, Caffè Roma pastries, ice cream and Located directly on drinks await at Bar Cuneo's main artery, Gelateria Corso. Throngs Caè Roma Cuneo boasts of locals gather at all a pretty unique design, hours of the day for halfway between rustic breakfast, tea, gelato, snacks or late night drinks and modern. They also in this local institution that has been serving the have an outdoor gazebo on the pedestrian area Cuneo area since 1958. of Via Roma where customers can enjoy some fresh air. The bartenders are experts of their Photo: Luboslav Tiles / Shutterstock.com Address: Corso Nizza, 16, Cuneo craft and create vast array of drinks. Opening hours: Thu-Tue 7am-1am Phone: +39 0171 602 014 Photo: santypan / Shutterstock.com Internet: www.barcorsocuneo.it Address: Via Roma 54, Cuneo Email: [email protected] Opening hours: Tue 8am-8:30pm, Wed-Fri 11am-1am, Sat 4pm-1am, Sun 4pm-12am XL Basement Club Phone: +39 0171 070034 Email: ca[email protected] XL Basement Club is all about exclusivity. Since it Cafè 44 opens only on Saturday Cafè 44 oers a perfect nights, it's easy to miss blend of quality coee, the chance to see and be refreshments and inviting seen, but if you do aperitifs. This manage to come you know you will be among the establishment has all the hippest youths of the Cuneo area. Slip on your aesthetic characteristics nest threads and dance until early morning that distinguish and enhance the beauty of the during the warm summer months. historic centre of Cuneo, including original bricks of the building and the famous arches Photo: Pressmaster / Shutterstock.com Address: Via C.A Dalla Chiesa 13, Alba which give the place an air of retro while being Opening hours: Sat 11pm-4am very modern. Coee roasts are on a constant Phone: +39 329 641 4630 rotation, and the bartenders create countless Destination: Cuneo Publishing date: 2019-12-03
Circolo Arci Mezcal Caveau Club Located in the nearby Located just outside the town of Savigliano, town of Alba, Caveau Circolo Arci Mezcal is one Club has become the top of the premier live music nightclub in the area over venues in the area, its 20 years of existence. featuring local and The place is the highlight underground acts on a regular basis. Check their of Alba's nightlife where fashionable youngsters website to see the scheduled events taking place from the surrounding areas gather to dance the during your visit. night away.
Photo: Pressmaster / Shutterstock.com Photo: Africa Studio / Shutterstock.com Address: Corso Barolo 10, Localita' San Cassiano, Alba Address: Via Torino 187/E, Savigliano Phone: +39 334 922 4626 Opening hours: Tue-Thu 9pm-1am, Fri-Sat 9pm-4am, Sun Internet: www.caveauclub.com 9pm-1am Email: [email protected] Phone: +39 340 5006967 Internet: www.circolomezcal.it Email: [email protected] Fuori Citabiunda Fuori Citabiunda is a Hemingway restaurant and pub in Hemingway is a great one. The pub oers cocktail bar and sumptuous burgers, restaurant that serves a sandwiches and an wide selection of assortment of antipasti cocktails, wines and and meat dishes to accompany your beer, wine drinks. The place is open cocktails or hard liquor. It is also a popular place for dinner, coee and drinks, and often screens to gather and watch sports events on the sporting events such as Champions League at-screen TVs. football, as well as hosting some live music events. Photo: Khakimullin Aleksandr / Shutterstock.com Address: Carlo Biglino, 1/a, Alba Opening hours: Tue-Thu 7pm-1am, Fri-Sat 7pm-2:30am, Sun Photo: Arina P Habich / Shutterstock.com 7pm-12am Address: Via Mandelli 3, Alba Phone: +39 0173 440 747 Opening hours: Tue-Sun 6pm-2am Internet: www.birriciocitabiunda.it Phone: +39 3478 890 628 Email: birricio@birriciocitabiunda.it Internet: www.hemingwayalba.com Email: [email protected] Destination: Cuneo Publishing date: 2019-12-03
Baramò Giolito Cheese Local artists painted and Located in the small town decorated the colourful of Bra (just outside of walls and bar of Baramò Alba) is Giolito Cheese, to reect the bright and where a bewildering colourful nature of both array of locally produced sta and customers. cheeses can be sampled Renowned for its friendly atmosphere, it is a and purchased. The friendly sta guide visitors perfect pit stop on your way out of Cuneo when through a sampling process and help them making your way towards Turin. choose the best one to take home with them.
Photo: Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock.com Photo: Iakov Filimonov / Shutterstock.com Address: Via Torino, 134, Cuneo Address: Via Monte Grappa, 6, Bra Opening hours: Mon-Fri 5am-10pm, Sat 5am-8pm Opening hours: Mon 4pm-7:30pm, Tue-Fri 8:30am-12:30pm Phone: +39 348 172 4264 and 4pm-7:30, Sat 8:30am-12:30pm Email: [email protected] Phone: +39 0172 412 920 Internet: www.giolitocheese.it SHOPPING Vicino DiVino The cellar at Vicini DiVino La Morra contains over 20,000 bottles from 3,000 dierent Piedmontese, Italian and international labels, making it one of the nest selections available in the region. They also oer typical regional products like sauces, phloen / Shutterstock.com jams, trues, oils and vinegar. Cuneo is a town where you can nd a lot of Photo: Markus Mainka / Shutterstock.com specialty shops, factory stores and galleries for Address: Via XX Settembre 3, angolo Via Umberto I, La music and art. Wine, cheese and especially Morra chocolate are particular specialties of the region, Opening hours: Daily 9am-7pm and it is very much worth it to explore a bit Phone: +39 0173 509 838 beyond the city itself to the nearby towns of Internet: www.gallowinegallery.com Email: [email protected] Alba, Bra, Mondovi and Savigliano, among others, to nd the very best oerings. Destination: Cuneo Publishing date: 2019-12-03
Vinyl Store works depict local attractions and vistas, and Record-lovers should pay focus heavily on wine, vineyards and wine a visit to the Vinyl Store culture, coining the term "Wine Paintings". in the town of Bra, which boasts an impressive Photo: Nataliia Zhekova / Shutterstock.com collection of both old and Address: Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 11, Neive Phone: +39 3396 920 448 new LPs. Browse through Internet: www.cellarpaintings.com the rows of discs and nd classic recordings to Email: [email protected] take home with you. Isoardi Photo: A and J King/Shutterstock.com Isoardi is a women's Address: Corso Garibaldi 64, Bra clothing store located on Opening hours: Sun-Tue, Thu 3:30pm-7:30pm, Wed, Sun 10am-12:30pm and 3:30pm-7:30pm, Fri-Sat 10am-12:30pm the main avenue of Corso and 3:30pm-10:30pm Nizza that was Phone: +39 334 873 2461 established back in 1962, Internet: www.vinyl-store.it and has since been on the Email: [email protected] cutting edge of Italian fashion, not only when it
Pasticceria Barbero comes to its clothes, but also shoes, hats, bags and all manner of accessories. Pasticceria Barbero is a historic specialty shop Photo: Africa Studio / Shutterstock.com located in Cherasco. The Address: Corso Nizza, 9, Cuneo shop is situated in a Opening hours: Mon 3:30pm-7:30pm, Tue-Sat restored 9:30am-12:30pm and 3:30pm-7:30pm eighteenth-century house Phone: +39 0171 690 839 Email: [email protected] in the city centre where they sell old-style treats
in the Piedmonte tradition. Select you favourite Mondovicino Outlet Village from their wide array of chocolates and take The Mondovicino Outlet them home as gifts for your loved ones. Village, one of the largest Retail Parks in the Photo: Annto / Shutterstock.com Address: 74 Via Vittorio Emanuele, Cherasco country, consists of 85 Phone: +39 0172 488373 shops specializing Internet: www.pasticceriabarbero.com primarily on clothing, but also accessories, food and wine, home ware, Leslie Alexander Art Studio & Gallery sportswear and beauty products. The highly Leslie Alexander is an reduced prices make the trip there well worth it. American artist whose
small art studio and wine Photo: Kzenon / Shutterstock.com cellar is located in the Address: Piazza Giovanni Jemina 47, Mondovi small town of Neive. Her Public Transport: It is connected to the railway station of Mondovi by the urban circular transport system lovely post-impressionist Opening hours: Daily 10am-8pm Destination: Cuneo Publishing date: 2019-12-03
Phone: +39 0174 553 035 TOURIST INFORMATION Internet: www.outlet.mondovicino.it Email: [email protected]
Miroglio Fashion Factory Store The Miroglio Fashion Factory Store is an internationally renowned fashion and textile producer, operating in 34 countries around the Steve Sidepiece / Shutterstock.com world and achieving an almost iconic status in
Italy. Their location in the town of Alba showcases some of their ne products in a Cuneo International Airport modern and stylish space. Cuneo Levaldigi Airport is
Photo: Ursa Major / Shutterstock.com the only airport in the Address: Via Santa Margherita 23, Alba area of Cuneo, located in Phone: +39 0173 299 111 Savigliano, 21 kilometres Internet: www.mirogliogroup.it from the centre of Cuneo. Email: [email protected] The airport caters to both
Wall of Sound Gallery international and domestic ights. Shuttle Wall of Sound is a very services are available to and from the airport, as unique boutique and are taxis. The ride to the city of Cuneo takes gallery, oering what about 30 minutes. they call "ne art music Photo: Juan Garces photography". Dedicated Address: Strada Regionale 20, 1, Levaldigi, Savigliano entirely to music-related Phone: +39 0172 741 500 products, including books, records and posters, Internet: www.aeroporto.cuneo.it but their primary products are the high-quality Email: [email protected] prints of photographs of artists through the ages. Public Transport
Photo: Ferenc Cegledi / Shutterstock.com Cuneo Altipiano Railway Address: Via Gastaldi 4, Alba Station is the main Opening hours: Tue-Fri 10:30am-12:30pm and 3:30pm-7pm. station in the city. The Sat-Sun by appointment railway station is located Phone: +39 0173 362 324 Internet: www.wallofsoundgallery.com in Piazzale della Libertà, Email: [email protected] in the west side of the city. Trenitalia operates the train services. There is another station in the city, Cuneo Gesso, part of the Cuneo-Mondovì railway. Train tickets can be purchased at the train stations and other Destination: Cuneo Publishing date: 2019-12-03
travel agents. Pharmacy You can nd many There is bus transportation going to and from pharmacies in the Cuneo other Piedmont towns as well as within the town area. Pharmacies include itself. Car and bicycle rentals are available too. Farmacia S. Rocco, Farmacia S.Giuseppe and Photo: Pierre-Luc Auclair Farmacia Del Sacro Address: Piazzale della Libertà 10, Cuneo Cuore. Internet: www.trenitalia.com
Taxi Farmacia S.Giuseppe: Taxis in Cuneo are known Photo: Gemma Garner to be on time, procient Address: Via Bisalta 14 bis, Cuneo and courteous to their Opening hours: Sun-Fri 8:15am-12:45pm and passengers. Taxis use 3:30pm-7:30pm, Sat 8:15am-12:45pm Phone: +39 0171 401 757 GPS to nd the right Internet: www.farmaciasangiuseppe.cn.it location. Hailing a taxi is Email: [email protected] one way of getting one. Usually taxis in Cuneo are equipped with a metre, but in some cases Telephone prices are negotiable. Country Code +39 Area Code: 171 Taxi Citta di Cuneo:
Photo: ArrivalGuides Phone: +39 0171 692 113
Post Photo: Jardson Almeida Poste Italiane provides
postal services in Cuneo Electricity like delivery, collection of 220 Volts. Italian plugs mail, parcels, telegrams have three pins. and express and online services. Post Oice:
Photo: Andy Fuchs Address: Via Roma, 19, Cuneo Opening hours: Tue-Thu 8:20am-1:45pm, Sat 8:20am-12:45pm Photo: Stirling Tschan Phone: +39 0171 67378 Internet: www.posteitaliane.post Population 56,281
Currency Euro, 1€ = 100 cents
Newspapers Destination: Cuneo Publishing date: 2019-12-03
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Emergency numbers 112
Tourist information Cuneo Tourist Office Via Roma, 28, Cuneo +39 0171 693 258 Mon-Sat 10am-12:30pm and 3pm-6:30pm