# A white truffle day in Alba from Turin: a hunt with dogs, tajarin and the fair

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.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/piedmont/langhe/itineraries/alba-white-truffle-day-from-turin-tajarin-fair · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:45 · Salida: 1 h by car (from Turin along the motorway towards Alba)
- 10:00 · Truffle Hunt with a Trifolao and Dog near Alba (Tartuflanghe · workshop, woods with trifolao and dogs, and tasting · confirm by email) · Tartuflanghe
  - 10 min by car, 7 km
- 13:00 · Osteria dell'Arco (booking; open on Sunday in October and November) · Osteria dell'Arco, €€
  - 7 min on foot
- 15:00 · Alba International White Truffle Fair (world market in the old town; paid entry, online)
- 18:00 · Vuelta (in Turin around 19:00)

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.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
The way to do the whole day: an hour from Turin and ten minutes between Piobesi and Alba.

### By train
Turin – Alba by train for lunch and the fair; without a car, swap the morning hunt for a walk round the centre or ask for a taxi to Piobesi.

## Consejos

### Book the hunt weeks ahead
Tartuflanghe confirms by email and recommends groups; ask if you can join one.

### Sunday at the osteria, only in autumn
Outside October and November, the Osteria dell'Arco may close on Sunday.

### Better on a weekday if you hate crowds
On fair Saturdays and Sundays the centre of Alba fills up.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### 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.