Garden Sharing del Cuore

It’s easy to spend days touring Langhe vineyards to sample Barolo or Moscato wines (there are several within half an hour’s drive); real wine buffs can also learn more about local vintages at the interactive WiMu Museo del Vino a Barolo (also half an hour). On your travels between wineries, look out for the colourfully painted Cappella delle Brunate (35 minutes), which was once a shelter for vineyard workers, or stop off at the Museo Archeologico di Bene Vagienna (10 minutes) to stroll the ancient Roman ruins and admire the richly fresco remains of the Renaissance castle. For a change of pace and a day of city sightseeing, historic Turin (an hour) is waiting to be explored. Tour spectacular collections of decorative arts, sculpture and armour at the Palazzo Reale di Torino, see the Alps from the top of the Mole Antonelliana tower, and have a nose around the adjoining film museum. Capture the essence of the city by sipping a chocolatey ‘bicerin’ coffee in an elegant Piazza San Carlo pavement caffè, or make a night of it in the Vanchiglia district’s lively bars.