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DAY 7 ARRIVAL IN MIAN-Arrival ot Milan/Malpenso Airport-Meet your guide for a private transfer by chauffeured cor to Turin.-Hotel check-in and welcome drink.-Dinner at the hotel's restauront.

DAY 2 TURINElegant Baroque copital of Piedmont and first capitol of ltaly, Turin isaustere and inviting at the same time. With its geometric grid of streets, itis embellished by kilometers of arcades, scenic squares, and statelypalaces,You can spend hours in one of its celebrated museums, or you con wanderthe streets without losing site of the unmistokable spire of the MoleAntonel I ia n o, Tu ri n's sy m bol.Or you could stop at one or two historic cafes, dating back to the 78th and1-9th centuries.-After breakfast, meet your guide for a private, guided tour of Turin in themorning, including the highlights of the former seat of the ltalian RoyalFamily. You can visit the Royol Palace or one of the mony museums.-Light lunch in a historic cofe.-After lunch, enjoy a walk in Turin's glomorous shopping streets, stoppingat a historic confectionery, celebrated for its artisanal chocolateproduction, to taste some of their tempting speciolties.-Free for dinner.

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DAY 3 TURIN/ANGHEThe complex ot Venario Reale is a unique environmental ond architecturalcontinuum of extraordinary chorm, o boundless, voried, spectaculorestate where the visitor is inevitably enveloped by magical atmospheresin a context of cultural ottractions.The restored Reggio (Royal Paloce) is one of the most significant exomplesof the magnificent architecture ond art of the 1-7th and 78th centuries.The beauty of the Gardens and the notural areo of the Pork allow visitorsto spend their time enjoying new sensations and varied experiences.-Hotel check-out and transfer with private chauffeured cor to thegorgeous Venoria Reale and its morvelous Gardens for a private tour withyour guide.-Light lunch in the village of Venaria.-Transfer to South Piedmont (Langhe region).-On your way to the Langhe, stop at the Martini Museum of the History ofWine Making for an attroctive introduction to the wine theme.The Mortini Museum opened in L06L in celebration of the ltalianunification. The beautiful 18th century cellars in Pessione which werechosen as the ideal locotion for the museum include Egyptian amphoroe,Roman glassware, beautifully carved grape harvest corts and winepresses.The concept behind the creation of the exhibit is to guide visitors througha history of wine moking spanning two millennia, whilst showcosing theM o rti n i prod uction p rocess.

-Arrival in the Langhe region, hotel check-in and time to relax in the hotelspa.-Dinner of the hotel's restauront.

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DAY 4 BAROLOHis Majesty Barolo. They coll it the king of wines ond the wine of kings:DOCG Barolo, of course.The history of this wine has been written in the 79th century by prominentpersonalities, such as the Morcheso Juliette Falletti of Barolo, the Count ofCovour, and King Carlo Alberto of Savoy.The tradition is carried on todayby local producers who follow the strict rules of Borolo making. This winecan be produced only in a small territory on the hill of the Langhe region,and is made 100% with Nebbiolo gropes. By law, Barolo has to mature forthree years (two of which in wooden barrels) before it is sold on themarket, but many producers choose to keep it in their cellars even longer.No one in the world can be considered a wine connoisseur withoutbecoming ocquainted with this undisputed authority!-Meet your guide and driver to stort your first day in the marvelousLonghe region. Enjoy a walk in the small enchanting village of Barolo, andvisit the Wlne MUseum (WIMU), hosted in the oncient castle - a newconcept museum designed by the fomous Swiss architect FroncoisConfino.Here, you will know more about Barolo wine and its territory while hovingfun.-Light lunch.-Visit a first-rate DOCG Barolo winery in the very heart of the traditionalproduction area, with tastings of this precious nectar.-Return to the hotelfor some relax.-Free for dinner.

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PIEDMONT CHEESESPiedmont has one of the richest vorieties of cheeses in ltaly, thanks to thequality of the milk and the thousand-year old tradition of cheese-making.Today, myriads of small producers, often on the mountains, still makeoutstonding cheeses following the same rules they learned from theirporents. Piedmont has six DOP (Protected Denomination of Origin)cheeses, and a multitude of excellent local productions for the mostdiscri mi nati ng pa I ates.-Meet your guide and driver and head for o small "affinatore" (cheeseoger), where, after o short visit, you will be guided by an expert in thesensorial adventure of pairing wine and cheese.-Visit another celebrated Barolo winery, to consolidate your knowledge ofthis extraordinary wine, olso comparing different production styles.-Light lunch.-After lunch, visit and tasting at a renowned distiller, where you willdiscover the secrets of Grappo making.- Back to your hotel for some relax.-Free for dinner.

ALBAThis lovely town has a very old past that can still be odmired in its streets,churches, paloces and towers. Mony visitors already know Albo for twomain reasons: one is the Ferrero company, founded here in the 7940s,which has been a fundamentol resource for this area. The second reasonis the precious white truffle, a real jewel that every year attroctsthousands of passionate lovers, especially to the White Truffle Fair in Albain October.-Meet your guide and driver for a transfer to Alba.-Wolk in the streets of Alba city centre ond be seduced by the shopwindows offering all sorts of food delicacies.-Enjoy a tasting of truffle products and a gloss of wine in the shop thatbecame a real institution in the locol history of the truffle.-Move to the Castle of Grinzane Cavour for a light lunch and a visit to theRegional Wineshop, a showcose of the best wines produced in the Longheregion.

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DAY 6 (CONT',D)-Visit Pollenzo, where the Slow Food movement opened its prestigiousUniversity of Gostronomic Sciences, with a stop at the Wine Bank, whichstores on incredible variety of the best ltalion wines ond brands region byregion: a display of ltalian excellence in wine!-Back to the hotel to relox.-Forewell dinner in a gourmet restauront with locol delicocies.

DAYT VERCELLICrossed by the Po, the longest river in ltaly, this is colled "the lond ofwoter", a vast plain producing the largest share of Europeon rice. Thehigh quolity of the many rice varieties mode in this oreo is well knowneverywhere. The best way to sovour rice in ltaly is risotto, a creamy ricethat con be flavoured in a multitude of ways.-Hotel check- out and transfer to Milan/Malpensa Airport.-On your way to Milan, you will have the chance to travel among the ricefields ond visit a major rice producer, with an introduction to how lifeused to be in the past, compared to modern technologies.-Lunch with risotto.-Stop in Milan city centre for a couple of hours to sovour the atmosphereof its glamorous foshion streets.Reach Milan/Malpenso Airport. Say good bye to your driver and guide,and....come bock soon!