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Private tour in Alba marcello b
Queen Hazelnut Half Day Tour
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I was born in Alba, in the heart of the Langhe, and here I live since ever. Spent my childhood hiking and biking these hills, helping the family in the weekends in my grandparents's Estate, picking hazelnuts and harvesting grapes. And Sunday lunch was a family thing, preparing tajarin home made pasta or tasting my wonderful Grandmother's 'minestrone' (vegetable soup) in winter, with a (couple of) spoon of Dolcetto in it. That's what I call 'imprinting! The passion for this unexpected area grew up in years: so many different flavours in different seasons, a tremendous amount of roman and medieval remains, a surprising local 'cuisine' tradition, a scenographic hilly landscape (the 50th Italian UNESCO heritage site), not to mention an all-over-the-world well known wine tradition. And. . . Who loves truffles? I became certified Piedmont tour guide in 2010, certified hiking guide in 2017 and certified bike guide in 2019 (Tic-tae-toe!) so I finally turned my knowledge and passion in a perfect job. Here I am! And my goal is always the same: share with the travellers 'local spots', discovering familiar farmers and cellars! Come to enjoy South Piedmont. Simply a wonderful. Simply unexpected. Local from more then 50yrs ; )) Certified tour guide, hiking guide, biking guide 2yrs Degree in wine tasting (ONAV) I love do this! None
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Why is she so famous? Is she really 'tonda & gentile'? And who's the father of her daughter, Lady Nutella?
Overview of your Alba tour
Let me introduce you to Lady Hazelnut, the Queen of the Langhe, and her daughter lady Nutella, the true love of all the kids around the world! Let's discover something more about her: where does she come from? Who raised her up to notoriety? A short tour in the hills where the 'tonda gentile di Langa' was born and still lives: a short walk in the Hazelnut fields in the farm of an artisanal hazelnut producer in the area, who will tell us the whole production process, from nuts to mouth! And finally let's taste some delicious home-made Hazelnut creams, cakes, and sweeties. So, come to join the Lady of the Langhe and sweeten your mouth. God bless the Queen!
Your Alba tour itinerary
Meeting point nearby Alba at 9:30 (we'll decide together, depending on your Hotel position). In about 30 minutes by car, we'll reach to the beginning of the walking tour in the hills around Alba. We can also have a short easy walking to reach the beginning of the tour. The tour will take about 2 hrs. At about 12:30 we'll be back at the meeting point.
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Type: Walking
Walking tour. Wear walking shoes! If you need any kind of transportation just ask me, I'll take care of it.
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Alba, Piedmont, 12051, Italy
Airport: ,Cruise: ,ByGuide: Bus parking, Corso Piera Cillario, 6, 12051 Alba CN (in front of 'Hotel I Castelli')
- You can request a different meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout process.
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