Cooking week · Piedmont

Wine, Wine, Wine, Cooking, Castles & Truffles - Mangialonga wine-festival week

WherePiedmont, Italy

Length8 nights

Next departureAug 27 – Sep 4, 2027

Price$7,295 per person (early bird $6,566), land only

GroupAbout 16 guests or fewer

StyleCooking week

Run byCulture Discovery Vacations

The late-August departure of the Barolo & Roero villa trip, built around the Mangialonga, a walking wine festival through the vineyards. The usual Alps cheese day gives way to a Barolo cooking class and the wine walk.

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What you will do

Mangialonga walking wine festival
Barolo cooking class
Hands-on classes with Marina
Truffle hunt with a local family
Turin cafe crawl and gelato
Barolo and Barbera winery lunches
Stay in a hilltop villa among vineyards

Before you go

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Who leads it

Marina

Cooking instructor and winery owner

Teaches classes in her home.

Alessandro

Culture Discovery co-host

Accompanies the group.

What is included

Included

Private room at the villa
20 meals on the standard format
All cooking classes and food costs
Wine with lunches and dinners
Excursions, entry fees and minibus
Malpensa airport transfers
English-speaking host and guides

Not included

Airfare
Travel insurance
Personal expenses
Snacks and drinks between meals; meals not in itinerary

Practical details

Where you base: Villa Cornarea near Canale (Roero); day trips across the Langhe, Roero and Turin
Where you stay: Villa Cornarea, a private nine-room villa near Canale; private baths, A/C; suites extra.
Group size: About 16 guests or fewer
Pace: Unhurried.
Arrival and departure: Milan Malpensa airport, Day 1 shuttle (land before 11:30).
Who it suits: Wine fans who want the Barolo villa week during a local wine festival.

Good to know

The festival week is Aug 27-Sep 4, 2027 (listed as 8 nights/9 days); ask the operator for festival details
Applies to trips including the last Sunday of August
Deposit (20%) due at booking, balance 90 days before departure; deposit refundable only if cancelled within 50 days of booking and more than 180 days before departure; later payments non-refundable; 'cancel for any reason' insurance strongly recommended.

Dates and prices

2027

Aug 27 – Sep 4, 2027

$7,295 per person (early bird $6,566), land only

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$7,295 per person double occupancy, land only; early bird $6,566; single supplement +$700; alumni -$200.

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