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.
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Day itinerary · 44.70° N · 8.03° E
A Sunday in Barolo, an hour from Turin.
An hour from Turin, the wine museum in Barolo castle, the Marchesi di Barolo winery, lunch in a trattoria from 1875 and Grinzane Cavour castle.
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 – Barolo1 h by car
VisitsMuseum, winery and castle
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 and the hill road
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WiMu, the wine museum in Barolo Castle
€9, €12 with a glass of Barolo · opens at 10:30
- 2 min on foot
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Marchesi di Barolo's Historic Cellars, in the Village of Barolo
visit with tasting; book on their website
+39 0173 564419
Activity company With Marchesi di BaroloBook - 15 min by car9 km
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Trattoria della Posta
booking; open on Sunday from 12:30 to 14:30
Località Sant'Anna, 87, 12065 Monforte d'Alba · +39 0173 78120
Restaurant €€€Book - 15 min by car14 km
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Grinzane Cavour Castle and its regional wine shop
€8 · closed on Tuesdays
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Back home
in Turin around 18:15
Approximate cost
About €35–60 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
WiMu, the wine museum in Barolo Castle
Barolo is a small village with a castle in the middle and vines up to the doors of the houses. From Turin you are there in an hour, and on a Sunday you have time to understand the wine that bears its name: the castle museum, a historic winery a few steps away, a long lunch in a hill trattoria and, to finish, the castle where Cavour was mayor.
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, because Barolo, Monforte and Grinzane have no useful public transport. From Turin to Barolo it is an hour by motorway to Alba and then a hill road. If you fly to Milan, allow almost an hour more by car.
The day, hour by hour
09:15 · Leave Turin. Motorway towards Alba and, from there, the road that climbs to the Barolo hills. Park at the entrance to the village: everything in the morning is done on foot.
10:30 · WiMu, the wine museum. It occupies the floors of Falletti castle and tells the story of wine through history, art and myths, with an interactive tour. Admission costs €9; for €3 more you take a glass of Barolo in the Enoteca Regionale, in the cellars of the same castle. Allow an hour and a half.
12:00 · Marchesi di Barolo cellars. They are on Via Roma, a few steps from the castle, and are open every day from 10:30 to 18:00. The visit to the historic cellars ends with a tasting; book it on its website, because at weekends there are few places.
13:30 · Lunch at the Trattoria della Posta. A quarter of an hour by car to the hamlet of Sant'Anna, in the countryside of Monforte d'Alba. The trattoria has belonged to the Massolino family since 1875 and is open on Sunday from 12:30 to 14:30: tajarin with 30 yolks and ragù, agnolotti del plin with butter, vitello tonnato in the old style. The menu asks for two dishes per person. Book.
15:45 · Grinzane Cavour Castle. About 20 minutes by car among vineyards. An 11th-century tower, the Langhe Museum, the room of the painted masks and the oldest regional enoteca in Piedmont. €8; closed on Tuesdays.
17:15 · Return to Turin. A long hour by car: you arrive at about 18:15.
Time1 h 30
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
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.
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
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Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Langhe
Open all year. September and October bring the harvest and the colour of the vines; from October to December is truffle season. Grinzane Cavour castle is closed on Tuesdays and the trattoria on Thursdays.
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Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Let the one who does not drink drive
Between the WiMu, the winery and lunch there will be several glasses; the roads are narrow and winding.
- 2Book the winery and the table together
Marchesi di Barolo and the Trattoria della Posta have few places at weekends.
- 3Do not do it on a Tuesday
Grinzane Cavour castle is closed that day.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take from Turin to Barolo?
About an hour by car, along the motorway to Alba and the hill road.
How much does the day cost?
Between €70 and €110 per person without the car: admission to the WiMu and the castle, the visit with tasting and a lunch at the trattoria.
Can you go with children?
Yes. The WiMu has children's rates and at Grinzane ages 6 to 14 pay €3. The winery is for adults: meanwhile, the children can take a walk round the village with another adult.
Can it be done in winter?
Yes, everything is open in winter, with shorter hours from mid-November.
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