Visit Alba City

Visit Alba City, in the adjacent municipalities where you can visit magnificent castles and again Alba with his White Truffle Fair (Tuber Magnum Pico).

Visit Alba City because this is a town rich of the province of Cuneo, there are several important industries and an excellent tourist organization.

The origins of Alba date back to the Neolithic period, it was conquered by the Romans around 190 B.C, by Carlo Magno and he received Napoleon Bonaparte in 1796, and since have passed all these important people is right that a thorough examination is done.

The City does not have a real castle but it was surrounded by neighbouring towns, such as to protect it, the Roddi Castle which dates from around 1197; the Grinzane Cavour castle which was the home of Camillo Benso di Cavour, now houses the Enoteca Regionale Piemontese; the Barolo Castle, Serralunga d’Alba Castle, the Borgomale Castle, the Castle of Guarene and Castello di Pollenzo all be visited, and with the magical ability to make us go back in time when he still felt the horses’ hooves.

In October there is The most popular event, the Truffle Fair, not to be missed on the first Sunday of October when all the medieval villages of the city, will parade with historical costumes accompanied by flag wavers and drummers; the whole city will remain open with street markets, shops, craft stalls and above all, an important stage in the court of La Maddalena, about half of Via Vittorio Emanuele (Via Maestra), where the truffle market.
Schedule gourmet a tour in Alba, to enjoy the fine wines, tasty cheeses, enjoy breath-taking views is easy, simply write to us info@nccgenova.com

The city of Alba and its area are lands rich flavors, healthy and unmistakable that will surely find appreciation from all of you.

Cesare Pavese: “……Un Paese ci vuole, non forse per il gusto di andarsene via, ma perché nei fiori nella terra e nelle piante che lasci c’è qualcosa di tuo che resta sempre ad aspettarti……..”