Cox and Kings Piedmont: Culture and Cuisine

• Return international flights
• 4* accommodation
• Selected meals: 4 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 2 dinners
• Local tour manager
• Welcome drink to meet group and specialist lecturer

• Private vermouth class at Casa Martini
• Truffle hunt demonstration with wine and truffle tastings
• Dinner featuring historical recipes
• Visit to Turin’s tallest historical building, La Mole Antonelliana

Day 1: Fly to Turin
Fly to Turin. On arrival, transfer to your hotel. Enjoy a welcome drink featuring snacks and a choice of local wines.

Day 2: Turin
Take a private guided tour of Turin, visit the palaces of Carignano, Madama and Reale as well as the Duomo which houses the Shroud of Turin. After, enjoy a lunch of local delicacies at a traditional shop before exploring the Porta Palazzo food market. In the afternoon, take a train to Casa Martini where you’ll enjoy a guided tour and a vermouth class.
Breakfast and lunch

Day 3: Turin
Start the day with a visit to the Mole Antonelliana, the city’s tallest historical building which houses the National Cinema Museum. Enjoy an authentic ‘merenda reale’ – a treat similar to afternoon tea, featuring traditional sweets and a cup of bicerin. Then, visit a chocolate factory for a tour before having time at leisure. This evening, dine at a restaurant serving historical recipes from the region’s monasteries.
Breakfast and dinner

Day 4: Turin – Langhe – Alba – La Morra – Turin
This morning, head to the village of Roddi where you’ll see a truffle hunt demonstration before a light lunch of truffle based dishes. Then, head to Alba for some free time. Continue to La Morra, visiting a winery to learn about the production of Borolo, was well as other local wines. Finish the day with a farewell dinner at the winery.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 5: Fly to London
The morning is at leisure, with an option to visit the Palazzo Real or the Egyptian Museum (tickets to be booked in advance). Transfer to the airport for your flight home
Breakfast