Osteria dell'Arco
What to order: La Tradizione to start (Russian salad, knife-beaten raw meat and vitello tonnato), the tajarin "40 tuorli" and the bunet for dessert.
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Day itinerary · 44.70° N · 8.03° E
A truffle day in Alba, an hour from Turin.
In autumn, an hour from Turin: a truffle hunt with a trifolao and dogs, tajarin in an osteria in the centre of Alba and an afternoon at the white truffle fair.
Leaving from
Direct flight to Turín fromBarcelona 1 h 30Bilbao 1 h 45Madrid 2 hValencia 2 hMálaga 2 h 30Sevilla 2 h 30
Part of Langhe
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Total time9 h
By car1 h each way
From SpainFlight to Turin and hire car
Turin – Alba1 h by car
Truffle hunt2 h 30 · with booking
DifficultyEasy
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Turin 1 h by car
from Turin along the motorway towards Alba
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Truffle Hunt with a Trifolao and Dog near Alba
Tartuflanghe · workshop, woods with trifolao and dogs, and tasting · confirm by email
+39 0173 361414
Activity company With TartuflangheBook - 10 min by car7 km
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Osteria dell'Arco
booking; open on Sunday in October and November
Piazza Michele Ferrero, 5, 12051 Alba · +39 0173 363974
Restaurant €€Book - 7 min on foot
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Alba International White Truffle Fair
world market in the old town; paid entry, online
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Back home
in Turin around 19:00
Approximate cost
About €20–35 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Truffle Hunt with a Trifolao and Dog near Alba
Between October and early December, Alba smells of white truffle. From Turin, in an hour, you can see how it is hunted in the woods with a trifolao and his dog, eat tajarin in an osteria in the centre and spend the afternoon at the fair's world market, where truffles are sold freshly dug from the earth. It is an autumn weekend plan, and it works well with children.
How do you get there from Spain?
Fly to Turin: there are direct flights from Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, Valencia, Seville and Málaga. Hire a car at Caselle airport or in the city. Alba has a train from Turin, but the truffle hunt is at Piobesi d'Alba, outside the town, and to be there at 10:00 you need a car or taxi.
The day, hour by hour
08:45 · Leave Turin. Motorway towards Alba. Piobesi d'Alba is at the gates of the town, in the Roero.
10:00 · Truffle hunt with Tartuflanghe. A visit to the workshop, where the truffle is selected and pastas, sauces and chocolates are made; a walk in the woods with the trifolao and their dogs, and a tasting of truffle products with local wines. It takes about two and a half hours. The website does not publish prices and the booking is confirmed by email: write in good time and confirm that there is a departure the day you go.
13:00 · Lunch at the Osteria dell'Arco. Ten minutes by car to Alba; park outside the old town, which is limited-traffic, and go in on foot. Tajarin with 40 yolks and butter, plin, hand-cut raw meat. In season, the menu has the classics with white truffle at a fixed price: the raw meat at €35, the egg en cocotte at €40, the tajarin at €50. In October and November it is open on Sunday. Book.
15:00 · International White Truffle Fair. On foot from the osteria. The World White Truffle Market, in the old town, brings together trifolao and merchants with a quality commission that watches over sales; if you buy, the judges help you choose. Entry to the market is paid and bought on the fair's website. At weekends there are also tastings, courses and a children's programme, and the truffle museum, the MUDET, costs €5.
18:00 · Return to Turin. An hour by car: you arrive at about 19:00.
Time2 h 30
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Trattoria della Posta
What to order: The veal rotondino with old-style tonnata sauce, the 30-yolk tajarin cut by knife with ragù and the roast kid or rabbit.
La Ciau del Tornavento
What to order: The agnolotti del plin ai tre arrosti (€30), with truffle in autumn, or the surprise menu of the day's market (€140) if the whole table goes.
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Langhe
Designed for the weekends of the Alba fair, from 10 October to 6 December 2026. The Osteria dell'Arco is open on Sunday in October and November.
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Best timeGood timeLow season
Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Book the hunt weeks ahead
Tartuflanghe confirms by email and recommends groups; ask if you can join one.
- 2Sunday at the osteria, only in autumn
Outside October and November, the Osteria dell'Arco may close on Sunday.
- 3Better on a weekday if you hate crowds
On fair Saturdays and Sundays the centre of Alba fills up.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
When is the Alba truffle fair?
In 2026, from 10 October to 6 December, with most activities at weekends.
How much does the day cost?
Lunch and the fair, between €40 and €70 per person; the truffle hunt is paid separately and its price is confirmed when booking.
Is it a good plan with children?
Yes. They love following the dogs through the woods, and the fair has a children's programme at weekends.
Can you buy truffle at the fair?
Yes. Trifolao and merchants sell at the market, and there are judges who advise you.
More plans like this
Other days of walking and good food
geocalia.com/en/italy/piedmont/langhe/itineraries/alba-white-truffle-day-from-turin-tajarin-fair
Prices, opening hours and times are approximate: check them before you go. Each place has its own page on Geocalia.