# A Sunday in Barolo from Turin: the wine museum, the Marchesi di Barolo winery and lunch in Monforte 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. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/piedmont/langhe/itineraries/barolo-sunday-from-turin-wimu-winery · Revisado: 2026-11-12 ## El día - 09:15 · Salida: 1 h by car (from Turin along the motorway towards Alba and the hill road) - 10:30 · WiMu, the wine museum in Barolo Castle (€9, €12 with a glass of Barolo · opens at 10:30) - 2 min on foot - 12:00 · Marchesi di Barolo's Historic Cellars, in the Village of Barolo (visit with tasting; book on their website) · Marchesi di Barolo - 15 min by car, 9 km - 13:30 · Trattoria della Posta (booking; open on Sunday from 12:30 to 14:30) · Trattoria della Posta, €€€ - 15 min by car, 14 km - 15:45 · Grinzane Cavour Castle and its regional wine shop (€8 · closed on Tuesdays) - 17:15 · Vuelta (in Turin around 18:15) 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. ## Cómo llegar ### By car It is the only practical way to do the whole day: an hour from Turin and short drives between the stops. ### Without a car There is a train from Turin to Alba, but neither Barolo nor Monforte has a useful connection on Sunday. Without a car, do this day with an organised tour or a transfer with a driver. ## Consejos ### Let 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. ### Book the winery and the table together Marchesi di Barolo and the Trattoria della Posta have few places at weekends. ### Do not do it on a Tuesday Grinzane Cavour castle is closed that day. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### 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.