Index Piedmont

Hotels

• 5 stars luxury

  Golden Palace

  Torino (Torino)

  The Golden Palace, located in the heart of Turin, close to Piazza Solferino, occupies the building formerly known as Palazzo Toro, a stunning post war...

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  Villa e Palazzo Aminta

  Stresa (Verbania)

  Hotel Villa e Palazzo Aminta is a stunning luxury hotel located between the towns of Stresa and Baveno, nestling in beautiful gardens overlooking Lake...

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• 5 stars

  Relais San Maurizio

  S. Stefano Belbo (Cuneo)

  The hotel Relais San Maurizio offers those visiting Piedmont a superb countryside retreat, overlooking Santo Stefano Belbo, right in the heart of the...

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• 4 stars

  Grand Hotel Bristol

  Stresa (Verbania)

  With an enviable location on Stresa's glamorous lakeside boulevard, and with breathtaking views out over Lake Maggiore, the Grand Hotel Bristol is the...

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  Grand Hotel Dino

  Baveno (Verbania)

  Grand Hotel Dino is situated right on the edge of Lake Maggiore, in the charming hillside town of Baveno. The hotel has a total of 375 guestrooms and suites,...

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  Grand Hotel Sitea

  Torino (Torino)

  The Grand Hotel Sitea, is situated right in the center of the vibrant city of Turin, just behind Piazza San Carlo, the historic square around which the...

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  Hotel Bellevue

  Cogne (Aosta)

  With stunning views of the Prateria dell'Orso and the Gran Paradiso glacier, Hotel Bellevue occupies an excellent position in the center of Cogne, a...

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  Hotel Simplon

  Baveno (Lago Maggiore) (Verbania)

  Hotel Simplon offers guests to Piedmont's enchanting lake district an enviable location in the heart of Baveno, a historic tourist center on the shores of...

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  Hotel Splendid

  Baveno (Lago Maggiore) (Verbania)

  Hotel Splendid is situated on the shores of Lake Maggiore, close to the picturesque town of Baveno. The hotel has a total of 115 elegantly appointed rooms...

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  Locanda del Sant'Uffizio

  Cioccaro di Penango (Asti)

  Locanda del Sant'Uffizio is situated in Piedmont's Monferrato district, an area renowned for its production of excellent wines. The hotel is located in a...

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  Villa Crespi

  Orta San Giulio (Novara)

  The hotel and restaurant Villa Crespi enjoys a magnificent location immersed in green gardens overlooking lake Orta, on the outskirts of the picturesque town...

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• 3 stars

  Albergo Castiglione

  Castiglione Tinella (Cuneo)

  The delightful family-run Hotel Castiglione is located in Castiglione Tinella, a small town situated on the extreme border of the Cuneo province, some 90kms...

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Sights

Hotels Acqui Terme

Hotels Alba

Hotels Alessandria

Hotels Aosta

Hotels Asti

Hotels Belgirate

Hotels Biella

Hotels Cogne

Hotels Courmayeur

Hotels Cremolino

Hotels Cuneo

Hotels Gavi

Hotels Ivrea

Hotels Limone Piemonte

Hotels Monferrato

Hotels Novara

Hotels Sestriere

Hotels Stresa

Hotels Strevi

Hotels Tortona

Hotels Turin

Hotels Valle Bronda

Hotels Verbania

Hotels Vercelli

Hotels Vernante

Itineraries

Land of wine and truffles

Just a few kilometers South of Turin, Asti is one of Piedmont's most elegant cities, famous for its magnificent tower houses, superb wines and spectacular Palio horse-race. The city of a hundred towers The historic center of Asti, where the remaining 12 of what were once 120 towers can be seen, has conserved its typically medieval radial plan, and is best visited on foot or by bike. Asti is worth exploring not only above, but also beneath the ground; where the crypt of S. Anastasio is...

The jewels of Lake Maggiore

Our exploration of the Piedmont side of this pre-alpine lake commences in Arona. From here numerous boats depart, transporting visitors around the Basso Lago Maggiore, but before embarking, it's well worth taking the time to have a look around the town, town which contains numerous traces of the presence the Borromeo family. Around and about Arona The Rocca Borromea, of which but a few ruins remain, is a reminder of Arona's past strategic importance. The town's most striking sight, if only...

The key to Italy

As you follow the SS25 road which winds its way from Turin through the Susa valley, stop off to see 15th century Frescos by Giacomo Jaquerio and a polyptic by Defendente Ferrari in the St Antonio di Ranverso Monastry and then visit the ancient town of Avigliana and the San Michele Abbey. Avigliana and the Abbey of San Michele Situated on what was the main route to France, Avigliana was inhabited by the Celts in the 6th century B.C. and was of strategic importance during the Roman Empire...

Following the flow

From Turin, following the Southbound ring road (tangenziale sud), we exit at "La Loggia" and, after a few kilometers on the SS20, reach the Sanctuary of Vallinotto, 18th century masterpiece created by the architect Bernardo Antonio Vittone. The old salt road Tracing the flow of the river Po, travelers choosing to take the quiet secondary roads soon find themselves immersed in the atmosphere of the ancient "Via del Sale" which, in the middle ages, animated the riverbanks....