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LANGHE ROERO and TURISMO TORINO TOGETHER LANGHE ROERO LANGHE ROERO E TURISMO TORINO E TURISMO TORINO INSIEME. INSIEME. LANGHE ROERO LANGHE ROERO and TURISMO TORINO and TURISMO TORINO TOGETHER. TOGETHER. TWO LANDS, TWO LANDS, TWO LANDS, ONE HEART. ONE HEART. ONE HEART. LANGHE ROERO LANGHE ROERO E TURISMO TORINO E TURISMO TORINO INSIEME. INSIEME. Imagine being a tightrope walker on castles and charming medieval top of the Mole Antonelliana of Turin, villages that can be visited and and spreading a rope towards the admired. LANGHE ROERO South, until the bell tower of the Alba Dome, in the central public square of Discover with us that the art of living and TURISMO TORINO the city. And now, close your eyes and that can be breathed in Turin is equal TOGETHER. set off, in equilibrium on the emotions, to the feelings that can be felt in to accompany you in the heart beyond the castle of Moncalieri, Langhe Roero wine regions; shopping LANGHE ROERO LANGHE ROERO of a territory yet to be straight towards the Roero, until in the central streets of Turin is discovered, to offer you the reaching the capital of the Langhe. equally moving to wandering among and TURISMO TORINO and TURISMO TORINO chance to widen your gaze TOGETHER. TOGETHER. beyond borders the rooms of the WIMU (Wine Museum) and to try an out of the You may not know it, but your journey of Barolo; nature and the green of the ordinary experience. has united two lands by drawing a alpine valleys that surround Turin are single heart. The territory of Turin, exciting as the outdoor activities that the Langhe Roero have never been so can be practiced between the hills of close and so united, because they can Langhe Roero. both dispense the wonder in the eyes of those who want to make an out of Well, if we have not convinced you that the ordinary experience. we are two lands with one heart, then And then, let go, and overcome we will have to tempt you with some borders. delicious food. Sit comfortably at the table, because the capitals of taste Discover with us that Turin is both will seduce you with the flavours and a Savoyard capital, with its splendid scents of the Alba White Truffle and royal residences, and the city of of the chocolate, with a plate of tajarin technological innovation and design. and a piece of mountain cheese. Langhe Roero, to which UNESCO has And, last but not least, they will awarded the prestigious accolade sweeten you with a bonét and a bicerin. of cultural landscape related to the PALAZZO CARIGNANO, torino 2 VENDEMMIA, BARBARESCO world of wine, is bestrewed with 3 Barolo Castle, Wine Museum Rivoli Castle, Contemporary Art Museum TWO LANDS, TWO LANDS, TWO LANDS, ONE HEART. ONE HEART. ONE HEART. Bacchus and In Turin cinema feels at home, or In Langhe Roero wine feels at home, rather, Turin is cinema’s home. or rather, in Barolo wine has found Celluloid This home is the city’s symbol: the its home in the Falletti Castle’s Wine “Give me a museum and I’ll fill it” Mole Antonelliana. Museum (WiMu). (Pablo Picasso) With magic lanterns and celluloid Thanks to a downhill sensory divas, the building has preserved the itinerary, the castle is where the Museum of Cinema, Turin memory of the moving pictures thanks culture and poetry of wine have Egyptian Museum, Turin to a cutting-edge installation that has come to live. It is a tale that unfolds made the Museum of Cinema one of the through nature, art, history and most visited landmarks in Italy. traditions, an innovative and unusual arrangement of exhibits that has made the Falletti Castle one of the most original museums dedicated to the culture of wine. It is not by chance that both museums were designed by François Confino, one of the most illustrious planners and designers in the world. It is a unique creative gesture that unites the two territories and their myths: Bacchus and the Seventh Art. Turin protects its treasures, whether they are the car, the mountains, modern and contemporary art or Egyptian antiquity. Each has its home that is open to the public, just like the houses of Fenoglio in Alba and Pavese in Santo Stefano Belbo, two authors who better than anyone else depicted this land and who have contributed to the creation of a cultural landscape that we all love. 4 5 It is not a rick; it is magic. Surrounded by a wonderful English The sun shines through 22 “eyes” landscape park, the castle harbours LANGHE ROERO LANGHE ROERO (oval openings) located above a precious botanical garden with an E TURISMO TORINO E TURISMO TORINO the large windows. It is a game of ancient rose garden that has recently INSIEME. INSIEME. shadows, lights and chiaroscuro that been restored and enhanced. are cast onto the chess floor designed It is a rainbow of colours and scents, a by Filippo Juvarra about three place of peace and harmony. centuries ago. If in the month of May you are walking There are other important names through Govone, in the heart of Roero, that accompany the House of Savoy: you will most surely come across the Falletti from Barolo, Serralunga the Royal Castle that stands on the d’Alba, and Roddi; Count Camillo hilltop. Benso from Grinzane Cavour, the Roero from Monticello and Guarene and many other families, mansions, LANGHE ROERO LANGHE ROERO and TURISMO TORINO and TURISMO TORINO forts and towns that have left their TOGETHER. TOGETHER. When they were far from the palaces indelible impression on this territory. of power, the Savoy loved activities related to hunting, organizing grand receptions and court ceremonies Chess and Roses or just spending their free time “A rose is a rose is a rose” immersed in the verdure of the parks. (Gertrude Stein) That is how between the 16th and 18th centuries the Corona di Delizie (the Govone Castle The Royal Palace of Venaria Crown of Delights) was born. It is a group of Savoyard residences that in 1997 UNESCO recognized as World Heritage Sites. The group includes the Palace of Venaria, the Castles of Susa, Rivoli, Moncalieri, Agliè, Govone, the Pollenzo Estate and many others. Walking through the Grand Gallery in Palazzina di caccia the Palace of Venaria, you will be able di Stupinigi (Hunting residence) 6 The Royal Palace of Venaria to see the light playing chess. 7 To grasp the spirit and soul of Turin The historical towns of Langhe feeling the atmosphere of the city you must not be in a hurry. Roero must also be admired slowly, and the magic of a landscape that Typical Turin dish The arcades of Turin The city’s rhythms are based on the employing an itinerary that takes man has laboured over and that now Wineries in Langhe Roero rituals of living, or rather, the art you from hill to hill and stops at emanates beauty and emotion. of living. the “cathedrals of wine”. They are the regional wineries, places that These rituals are performed in preserve ancient knowhow, often places that offer inspiration to the Slowness located in characteristic castles, taste buds and where people can and Beauty and that demonstrate how the great enjoy shopping, culture and art. wines are an expression of the land “Everything that is exquisite Between your visits to the museums, and the work of man. matures slowly” the boutiques, the markets and the (Arthur Schopenhauer) shops take a break, enter one of the numerous historical cafés bestrewed Together Langhe Roero and Turin along the elegant arcades and indulge have turned good living and slow in the sins of gluttony tourism into a successful pair. Walking through the arcades of Via Roma and Via Po, going over the hills that create great wines such as Barolo and Barbaresco, TWO LANDS, TWO LANDS,discoveringTWO towns LANDS, and cellars or ONE HEART. ONE HEART. ONE HEART. just travelling along the Royal Road of Turin Wines (Strada Reale dei Merenda Reale, Turin 8 Mulassano Cafè, Turin Vini Torinesi ) are all occasions for 9 White Truffle of Alba Caffè San Carlo, Turin Chocolate and hazelnuts from High Langa The Gianduiotti of Turin One has the colour of ivory bordering The other has a dark colour with a residents who love strolling in the Nature and Man. When the latter on ochre, a round form and is slightly nuance that gradually becomes brown. arcades in front of the prestigious respects the former, miracles may gnarled. It hides in the bowels of the It has a particular form, almost that of historical cafes and pastry shops. occur. For proof come to Turin or to earth, clinging to the roots of an oak a boat turned upside down. Langhe Roero when during the fair Ebony or willow tree, of a poplar rather than We are speaking about the White the scent of white truffle appeals to and Ivory a linden tree. It comes far from the past, when Turin Truffle of Alba and the chocolate the nose and reawakens the senses. was the capital of Italy and Michele that in Turin stole the name of its “Ebony and ivory live together It is not easy to find, ask Trifolau and Prochet, a brilliant experimenter most famous mask, the Gianduja, Then, go seeking refuge in a pastry in perfect harmony” (Paul McCartney) Taboj (dogs), who in the final months of tastes, played with the alchemy becoming Gianduiotto. shop, as in the past poet Guido of the year, when the fog envelops the of flavours adding a bit of ground Gozzano used to do, in order to taste hills of the Langhe and the Rocche hazelnuts (from the Langhe, of course) Not many places can boast such the boat-shaped chocolates wrapped del Roero as if in a Fenoglio novel, to cacao.
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