It is incredible how the Langhe-area, located in Piedmont between Asti and Cuneo, in 50 years has changed its face. First it was a poor land marked by the hard life of field workers. Today it is a flourish land in which castles and villages break the harmony of a landscape famous for its extraordinary vineyards of barolo and barbaresco.
Piedmont is in Italy's northwest and borders Switzerland and France. True to the meaning of its name (foot of the mountain), Piedmont is a land of mountains. It is surrounded on three sides by the Alps, with the highest peaks and largest glaciers in Italy.
The Province of Cuneo extends to the southwestern tip of Piedmont, and borders France to the west and Liguria to the south. The Alps , with the Monviso massif and the hills of
The Province of Asti lies at the heart of Piedmont and borders Liguria in the south. This mostly hilly territory stretches across Monferrato and a small area of the Langhe and the Langa Astigiana , and is traversed by ...