Cheese Tour

This private cheese tour is a great opportunity for you to discover the life of a small Alpine village in Southern Piedmont. In the cozy embrace of just a few houses and shops, a tiny hotel and a restaurant it lays one of the main cheese production of Italy.

In 2005 a nearly abandoned village was converted into a real cheese village. From the Langhe region the fresh cheese is brought up to the mountain almost daily and here it undertakes a spectacular journey. Passionate cheese workers take care of it, and controls every day the beautiful cellars.

Learn from the best cheese experts how mountain air, pure spring water and natural humidity can be the perfect ingredients for high quality cheese ageing. This private cheese tour will allow you not only to learn about the fascinating cheese ageing process, but also to enjoy a visit at the ageing cellars that are a feast for the eyes.

Piedmont is famous for its cheeses, and once you get here you definitely cannot miss a great cheese tasting. This tour of Piedmont offers you the chance to travel to Southern Piedmont and try a selection of the best Piedmont cheeses accompanied by our delightful polenta and local wines. Meet the locals, discuss about different traditional recipes, try the typical cuisine of Piedmont, all while enjoying the naturally beautiful Alps.

Piedmontours includes the following

Services

Licensed tour guides, cheese tasting, photographs taken during the tour

Cheese ageing cellar tour

Tour the cheese ageing cellar of a small alpine village in the South of Piedmont

Traditional lunch

Enjoy a traditional lunch with cheese tasting and polenta in a cozy and warm atmosphere

Private guide

A qualified private guide will accompany you and be your translator whenever necessary

Photographs

Take home with you fabulous pictures that will help you treasure this amazing experience

Not included in the tour

Private transportation and transfers are not included, but can be provided upon request

    
 
 
       Charlotte is amazing! So thoughtful and had every detail of our trip covered!  I/we highly recommend her and her services! We traveled with a 9 year old too and Carlotta had every detail down for her as well!  From private tours arranged in Venice, to truffle hunting and accommodations to accommodate us all with our own space! And she arranged a juice tasting for our daughter while we enjoyed the wines at the same time! Wonderful job Carlotta! We’ll be back soon!
  
 
     Gretchen Strong-Betten 
 
 
 
 
      Grazie to Carlotta!  We had an amazing mother-daughter trip to Italy in October.  Our five-day tour included visits to wineries in the Barolo region, an authentic truffle hunt, a local cuisine cooking class, a cheese village visit, a day in Turin, and more!  From our first inquiry and throughout the planning process, Carlotta was very helpful.  On our tour, she was professional, knowledgeable, and personable. We enjoyed her company and conversation, and we have many fond memories.  We highly recommend Carlotta and Piedmont Tours!
  
 
     Janet Herrmann 
 
 
 
 
      We had not been to Turin or Piedmont before and decided we needed some local advice / help to configure and plan our trip. I was lucky enough to find Carlotta via a web search. Not only does she have great local knowledge and a very professional approach. She was genuinely concerned to ensure we created the best possible trip for ourselves. It was very easy to communicate with her and she provided very helpful coordination and information to allow us to secure wonderful accommodation, transfers, bike hire, activities and restaurants. I don't hesitate to recommend her and her company as a tour consultant / holiday provider - you'll only benefit from working with her! Richard Knight
  
 
     Rich Knight 
 
 
 
 
      Had a wonderful experience with Piedmont Tours!! We can’t thank Carlotta enough, our Italian adventure was perfect for the 2-3 days we enjoyed in the area. The Torino City walking tour was so much fun, she is the best and so so nice. We visited many beautiful parts of Torino like Piazza San Carlo, waterfront walk along the Po River in Parco del Valentino, and many others across the city. Carlotta had many great food and drink recommendations along way such as the Pastarell cafe (go for the pastries!) and Da Zero Pizza and no matter where we were Carlotta always had great suggestions for espresso and gelato. We enjoyed walks down no-automobile friendly streets like Giuseppe-Garibaldi street and also stopped for a good glass of wine in the nice garden square of Giardino Bottero. The next day Carlotta set us up with a very nice lunch at La Salinera in Grinzane Cavour in Langhe wine region. La Salinera had excellent courses and wine pairings from the surrounding region, great meal. After lunch we visited Mustela winery (The Moscato and Barbresco were our favorites, so good!). Very beautiful property with great wines. We can’t thank Piedmont Tours and Carlotta enough and absolutely recommend them to any and all exploring the northwest region of Italy/Torino/Langhe!
  
 
     Taylor Law 
 
 
 
 
      Carlotta Prandi of Piedmont Tours is a real gem!  She made our trip to Northern Italy truly epic.  She was amazingly easy to work with, listened to our wants and needs, and promptly made the best arrangements.  As she is fully bilingual, we hired her as our guide.  Carlotta accompanied us to our various destinations, making everything much more fun.

I cannot recommend her highly enough.
  
 
     Theresa Downs 
 
 
 
 
      Carlotta is a very caring person who will make sure you enjoy your trip, no matter what you want to get out of it. We did and saw things that we never would have seen on our own. She bridges the gap between you and the Italian culture you are discovering!
  
 
     Walpole Valley Farms 
 
 
 
 
      Carlotta is an amazing guide for Torino and all of Piedmont!  We enjoyed a walking tour through Torino and a Wine Tasting trip through Piedmont!
We HIGHLY recommend Piedmont Tours!!!!!
  
 
     Kathleen Haley 
 
 
 
 
      Simplesmente perfeita.
Simply the best.
  
 
     Maria Teresa 
 
 
 
 
      My time in Piemonte was amazing thanks to Carlotta and her expertise. Carlotta’s knowledge and ease, attention to detail, relationships with artisans, and organisational skills were unrivalled. My tour was exceptionally tailored. I was able to participate in experiences that would not have been possible if attempting to organise independently or choosing a tour through a large-scale operator. Carlotta is a local and the real deal; I look forward to booking further tours in the future!
  
 
     Alana H