Italy – Piedmont to Liguria Hiking Tour (2025)

ITALY: Piedmont to Liguria Hiking Tour 8 days and 7 nights’ in 3*** hotels and 4**** hotel in Alba with breakfast, luggage transfer and also transfers according to the program. Carefully elaborated route descriptions in your detailed travel documents (one per set per room). GPS data available and the service hotline for any problems. Wine tasting in the Piedmont region included. This is considered a moderate hike on undulating terrain on gravel, forest and dirt paths as well as on stony trails across mountains where surefootedness is required during short sections. Along the coast narrow trails await, beautiful hiking paths particularly with great views. With nearly all the hiking tours, there are easier options to choose from. Total distance is 102 km. ALBA TO SAN REMO Your walking tour starts in Alba a town in Italy’s Piedmont region. It's known for its white truffles. The Alba Cathedral, rebuilt in Gothic style, has a bell tower with city views. Nearby, the Church of San Giovanni Battista contains artworks from the 14th century onward. The Federico Eusebio Museum houses artifacts from prehistoric to Roman times, plus a natural history section. And finishes down along the sea in Sanremo a coastal city in northwestern Italy. Its green spaces include the park of Villa Ormond, with a Japanese garden, palm trees and ancient olive groves. The 12th-century San Siro Cathedral has 12 bells in its tower, plus a huge crucifix above its altar. In an elegant art nouveau building, the long-established Casinò di Sanremo includes a theater. Nearby, the Russian Church has 5 onion domes. A week of hiking par excellence awaits on this unique combination of land and sea. You are greeted in the Langhe, “the” gourmet region of Italy, welcoming you with truffles, cheese and most of all the world-famous wine. This stunning region is especially easy to explore along picturesque hiking tours through vineyards and medieval villages situated in an imposing location up on hills. In Liguria’s mountains, along mountain chains with great views you get to enjoy glances onto the snow-capped Maritime Alps, the impressive Monte Rosa massif and soon onto the turquoise blue coastline. Along colourful paths and accompanied by Mediterranean vegetation you arrive at the ‘Flower Riviera”, where you can contemplate your impressive week of hiking in the renowned spa town of San Remo over a glass of wine.

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