ALBA walking & TASTING tour (food, wine and history)

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3 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
2 - 10 guests
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Language
English, French, Italian
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Explore Alba with a unique walking tour featuring 7 food and wine tastings. Delve into Piedmont's culinary traditions with visits to a bakery, truffle producer, and more. Experience the charm of Alba.

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10 meals

Experience Details

Join an exclusive food & culinary tour with 7 food & wine tasting in Alba city center by a certified tour guide!!

Discover the culinary traditions of Piedmont, one of Italy's most renowned culinary scenes, our traditional recipes and the ancient roots of our history.

For this unique experience, I selected for my guests an old style bakery, a cheese & salami shop, a gourmet truffle producer, a local gastronomia & an historical coffee bar in Alba.

The includes the most relevant seesight and corners of the city, alternating history and art with different tastings (cheese, salami, 2 starters, truffle products, 1 pasta (agnolotti al plin or tajarin), hazelnut desserts or chocolate truffles, coffee or ice cream, water, breadsticks and 2 glasses of wine). It's the right introduction to the culinary scene of Alba and Langhe area discovering ancient ingredients & connection between food & history.

A REAL OPEN AIR LUNCH!!

Sample Menu

STARTER
vitello tonnato
dish of cold, sliced veal covered with a creamy, mayonnaise-like sauce that has been flavored with tuna.
DESSERT
coffee or cappuccino with "baci di dama" or gelato
sandwich cookie, consisting of two hazelnut cookies joined together by chocolate or artisanal ice cream
MAIN
agnolotti al plin
small pasta parcels which take their name from the pinch required to seal them filled with various types of braised meat and vegetables.
STARTER
cheese and salami
different types of cheeses and salami
STARTER
truffle products
cheese and salami with truffle, crispy bread with truffle sauces

What You Get

Bottled water
Lunch
grissini , salami, cheese, 2 antipasti, truffle appetizer, 1 pasta, coffe and cookies or ice cream
Alcoholic beverages
2 glasses of wine
Private transportation

Good To Know

  • Tastings order and recipes can change depending on availability and season. Please note: food allergies and dietary restrictions MUST be communicated at time of booking.
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

What You’ll Experience

Exclusive gastronomy and culinary tour with numerous food and wine tastings in Alba accompanied by a certified tour guide! Discover the culinary traditions of Piedmont, one of Italy's most renowned culinary scenes, our traditional recipes and the ancient roots of our history. This unique experience includes stops at an ancient bakery, small shops producing cheeses, salami and truffle products, a local "gastronomia" and a historic café, to offer you a full immersion through food, art and history. This gastronomic tour includes the most relevant seesight and corners of the city, alternating history and art with different tastings (cheese, salami, 2 starters, truffle products, 1 pasta (agnolotti al plin or tajarin), hazelnut desserts or chocolate truffles, coffee or ice cream, water, breadsticks and 2 glasses of wine). The amount of food tasted exceeds that of a real lunch! Ideal for a complete introduction to the Langhe culinary scene. Enjoy food and culture, discovering ancient ingredients and the connection between food and history. A REAL OPEN AIR LUNCH!! Please Contact us to check availability on different days, starting time or tour options we offer!

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Trifulhouse Holiday Apartments Alba historical city centre, Via Generale Govone, Alba Provincia di Cuneo Piemonte, Italy, IT, 12051

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The guide will wait you outside Trifulhouse Holiday Apartments
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Walking and tasting tour of Alba
June 13, 2025
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Our walking tour through the lovely town of Alba was delightful! Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable about the history of the city. We had food and wine tastings at several local establi...read more

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Amazing! Learned so much!
September 14, 2024
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Our guide, Guida, is incredibly knowledgeable about the area, its surroundings and history. Her passion for the city of Alba is evident. We learned so much from her. Enough to make isn’t to come ba...read more

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Beautiful Alba with a fabulous guide
July 10, 2024
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Margherita was a fabulous guide and is fantastically knowledgeable, accommodating and was amazing with our children (and all of their questions). The food is wonderful and the wine delicious. We wo...read more

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Our guide was very informative and excited about her city. The food and wines typical of the area were delicious. Was
June 30, 2024
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Alba history and visiting various food shops with Margherita and being introduced to the shop owners

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Great Tourguide and a nice experience
October 18, 2023
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if you want to know everything about Alba in a funny way and taste all the flavours of the town, you should book this tour.

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