Piedmont beyond Turin and the great wineries: mountain villages in the Occitan and Walser valleys, towns of the lesser-known Langhe, secluded lakes and ancient paths through woods and vineyards. A land where mass tourism never arrives, made of village taverns, silent castles and living traditions to discover on foot, far from the crowds and the well-trodden circuits.
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Near Biella, the Ricetto di Candelo is a maze of alleys and two hundred stone houses where medieval peasants safeguarded their harvest.
Jun 23, 2026
At the foot of Monte Rosa, above Alagna Valsesia, a route through narrow gorges and alpine tarns, among untouched Walser villages and deep silence.
Jun 23, 2026
At the foot of Monte Rosa, the larch houses of Pedemonte guard eight centuries of Walser culture, without the ski-lift queues.
Jun 23, 2026
Behind the gates of the Quadrilatero Romano, in Turin, silent courtyards and Baroque staircases open up a stone's throw from the Mole.
Jun 23, 2026
Just steps from Piazza Castello, Turin's Cavallerizza Reale preserves the Baroque eighteenth-century stables in the silence of its courtyard.
Jun 21, 2026
A little-visited UNESCO heritage site, the Sacro Monte di Belmonte offers baroque chapels, woods and a sweeping view over the Piedmontese plain.
Jun 21, 2026
The largest wilderness area in the Alps is in Piedmont, an hour from the crowded Lake Maggiore. And almost no one goes there.
Jun 20, 2026