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Piedmont

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Turin, the Langhe and Lake Maggiore

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Photo: Barolo - view from La Morra in Piemonte, Italy — Megan Mallen, CC BY 2.0

At a glance

What the app holds for this region, counted from its own data.

  • 22 towns
  • 62 places to see
  • 51 free to enter
  • 3 festivals
  • 14 places to see in UNESCO World Heritage sites
  • 7 small towns with a ready-made walk

Top highlights in Piedmont

In the app each one opens as a reel of photos, with directions and a way to its town.

  • Mole Antonelliana

    Turin

    Turin's emblem, 167.5 metres tall, begun in 1863 and finished in 1889: until 1908 the tallest brick building in the world.

    Photo: View of Torino — Alex Sirac, CC BY 4.0

  • Piazza San Carlo

    Turin

    One of Turin's grandest squares, on the axis of Via Roma; the Turinese call it the city's drawing room.

    Photo: Torino Piazza San Carlo (52738271009) — Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0

  • Castello Falletti

    Barolo

    The castle of the Falletti marquises in Barolo, among the vineyards of the Langhe, now home to WiMu, a museum of wine.

    Photo: Barolo (Piedmont) - City view and wineyards — Renzo Grosso, CC BY 3.0

  • Isola Bella

    Stresa

    An island 400 metres off Stresa, 320 metres long, taken up largely by the Borromeo palace and its Italian garden.

    Photo: Isola Bella (Stresa) - DSC03964 — Daderot, Public domain

  • Isola di San Giulio

    Orta San Giulio

    Lake Orta's only island, 400 metres from the shore, with the Basilica di San Giulio and the Mater Ecclesiae abbey.

    Photo: Orta Isola San Giulio 3.psd — Torsade de Pointes, CC0 1.0

  • Piazza Cavour

    Vercelli

    Vercelli's main square for eight centuries, lined with porticoes on all four sides beneath the Torre dell'Angelo.

    Photo: Vercelli - 53094887926 — Viaggia e Scopri, CC BY 2.0

Small towns to discover

Small towns worth the detour, each on a published list and each with a short walk. In the app each has a ready-made walk, one stop at a time, past the town's checked places.

  • Barolo
  • La Morra
  • Orta San Giulio
  • Neive
  • Cherasco
  • Avigliana
  • Vogogna

22 towns in the app

  • Turin
  • Alba
  • Asti
  • Barolo
  • La Morra
  • Cuneo
  • Saluzzo
  • Stresa
  • Verbania
  • Orta San Giulio
  • Novara
  • Vercelli
  • Ivrea
  • Domodossola
  • Neive
  • Cherasco
  • Avigliana
  • Venaria Reale
  • Racconigi
  • Barbaresco
  • Nizza Monferrato
  • Vogogna