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Monforte D'Alba
Monforte d'Alba is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Monforte d'Alba borders the following municipalities: Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Dogliani, Monchiero, Novello, Roddino, and Serralunga d'Alba. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). Monforte d'Alba is part of the zone of the Barolo Barolo ( , , ; ) is a red (DOCG) wine produced in the northern Italian region of Piedmont. It is made from the nebbiolo grape and is often described as one of Italy's greatest wines. The zone of production extends into the communes of Baro ... wine production area. References Cities and towns in Piedmont Borghi più belli d'Italia {{Cuneo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piedmont
Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the northwest. Piedmont also borders Switzerland to the north and France to the west. Piedmont has an area of , making it the second-largest region of Italy after Sicily. It has 4,255,702 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital of Piedmont is Turin, which was also the capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1865. Toponymy The French ''Piedmont'', the Italian ''Piemonte'', and other variant cognates come from the medieval Latin or , i.e. , meaning "at the foot of the mountains" (referring to the Alps), attested in documents from the end of the 12th century. Geography Piedmont is surrounded on three sides by the Alps, including Monte Viso, Monviso, where the Po River, river Po rises, and Monte Rosa. It borders France (Auvergne-Rhône ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dogliani
Dogliani () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Dogliani borders the following municipalities: Belvedere Langhe, Bonvicino, Bossolasco, Cissone, Farigliano, Lequio Tanaro, Monchiero, Monforte d'Alba, Roddino, and Somano. Aside from local craftmanship, the economy is mostly based on agriculture: most of the area is occupied by vines, used for the production of the Dolcetto di Dogliani wine. There are also several woods of common hazels. Dogliani is also known for itPresepio Vivente. A tradition started in 1975 that occurs yearly on the night of December 23 and 24 where the town's citizens enact the nativity scene. History The town was a settlement of the Ligures, a pre-ancient Rome, Roman population. The Roman conquered its area around 200-100 B.C, although Dogliani is mentioned for the first time in the Middle Ages, as the place of a castle and a borough s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barolo
Barolo ( , , ; ) is a red (DOCG) wine produced in the northern Italian region of Piedmont. It is made from the nebbiolo grape and is often described as one of Italy's greatest wines. The zone of production extends into the communes of Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga d'Alba and parts of the communes of Cherasco, Diano d'Alba, Grinzane Cavour, La Morra, Monforte d'Alba, Novello, Roddi, and Verduno, all in the province of Cuneo, south-west of Alba. Although production codes have always stipulated that vineyards must be located on hillsides, the most recent revision of the production code released in 2010 goes further, categorically excluding valley floors, humid and flat areas, areas without sufficient sunlight, and areas with full-on northern exposures.K. O'Keefe ''Barolo and Barbaresco: the King and Queen of Italian Wine'' California University Press 2014 Barolo is often described as having the aromas of tar and roses, and the wines are noted for their abili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Borghi Più Belli D'Italia
() is a non-profit private association of small Italian towns of strong historical and artistic interest, that was founded in March 2001 on the initiative of the Tourism Council of the National Association of Italian Municipalities, with the aim of preserving and maintaining villages of quality heritage. Its motto is ("The charm of hidden Italy"). Participants in the group are small population centres which risk neglect and abandonment because they lie outside the main tourist circuits. Initially they comprised about a hundred villages, but had increased to 361 in 2023. In 2012, the Italian association was one of the founding members of the international association The Most Beautiful Villages in the World, a private organization that brings together various territorial associations promoting small inhabited centres of particular historical and landscape interest. Description Admission criteria The criteria for admission to the association meet the following requirements: in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serralunga D'Alba
Serralunga d'Alba is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Serralunga d'Alba borders the following municipalities: Alba, Castiglione Falletto, Diano d'Alba, Monforte d'Alba, Montelupo Albese Montelupo Albese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Montelupo Albese borders the following municipalities: Diano d'Alba Diano ..., Roddino, and Sinio. Main sights include Serralunga d'Alba Castle. References Cities and towns in Piedmont Castles in Italy {{Cuneo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roddino
Roddino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 386 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute National Institute of Statistics (Italy), Istat. The municipality of Roddino contains the ''frazione, frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Costepomo, San Lorenzo, Noé, Santa Maria, Pozzetti, Lopiano, Santa Margherita, and Corini. Roddino borders the following municipalities: Cerreto Langhe, Cissone, Dogliani, Monforte d'Alba, Serralunga d'Alba, Serravalle Langhe, and Sinio. Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:2000 TimeAxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novello, Italy
Novello is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region of Piedmont. It is located approximately southeast of Turin and northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 968 and covered an area of .All demographics and other statistics: the Italian statistical institute Istat. Novello shares borders with the following municipalities: Barolo, Lequio Tanaro, Monchiero, Monforte d'Alba, and Narzole. International relations Novello is twinned with: * Kristinestad, Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ... References Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Cuneo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monchiero
Monchiero is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 560 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Monchiero borders the following municipalities: Dogliani, Lequio Tanaro, Monforte d'Alba Monforte d'Alba is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Monforte d'Alba borders the following municipalities: Barolo, Castiglione Fall ..., and Novello. Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:1000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castiglione Falletto
Castiglione Falletto () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Castiglione Falletto borders the following municipalities: Alba, Barolo, La Morra, Monforte d'Alba, and Serralunga d'Alba Serralunga d'Alba is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Serralunga d'Alba borders the following municipalities: Alba, Castiglione F .... See also * Arnaldo Rivera * Terre del Barolo Twin towns * Muntelier, Switzerland References Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Cuneo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Cuneo
The province of Cuneo (; ) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west, it borders the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ( departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Hautes-Alpes), to the north the Metropolitan City of Turin, to the east the province of Asti and to the south the Ligurian provinces of Savona and Imperia. It is also known as , because it is the largest province in Piedmont and the fourth-largest in Italy (following Sassari, South Tyrol and Foggia). Briga Marittima and Tenda were part of this province before their cession to France in 1947. Municipalities Its capital is the city of Cuneo. Of the 250 comuni in the province, the largest by population are: The full list is: * Acceglio * Aisone * Alba * Albaretto della Torre * Alto * Argentera * Arguello * Bagnasco * Bagnolo Piemonte * Baldissero d'Alba * Barbaresco * Barge * Barolo * Bastia Mondovì * Battifollo * Beinette * Bellino * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barolo (commune)
Barolo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 30 April 2009, it had a population of 750 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute National Institute of Statistics (Italy), Istat. Barolo borders the following municipalities: Castiglione Falletto, La Morra, Monforte d'Alba, Narzole, and Novello, Italy, Novello. Barolo is an important wine-producing area noted for its Barolo wine of the same name, and many wineries such as Poderi Colla have vineyards here. Barolo is home to the multi-coloured art project The Chapel of Barolo by American artist Sol LeWitt and English artist David Tremlett created in 1999. It is one of ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). File:Barolo veduta.JPG, The village and castle of Barolo File:Barolo - Italy 1.jpg, View from the castle of Barolo Demographic evolution Colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuneo
Cuneo (; ; ; ) is a city and in Piedmont, Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the fourth largest of Italy’s provinces by area. It is located at 550 metres (1,804 ft) in the south-west of Piedmont, at the confluence of the rivers Stura di Demonte, Stura and Gesso (river), Gesso. Cuneo is bounded by the municipalities of Beinette, Borgo San Dalmazzo, Boves, Piedmont, Boves, Busca, Piedmont, Busca, Caraglio, Castelletto Stura, Centallo, Cervasca, Morozzo, Peveragno, Tarantasca and Vignolo. It is located near six mountain passes: *Colle della Maddalena at *Colle di Tenda at – Traforo stradale del Colle di Tenda, Tunnel of Tenda at , long *Colle del Melogno at *Colle San Bernardo at *Colle di Nava at *Bocchetta di Altare, Colle di Cadibona at . History Cuneo was founded in 1198 by the local population, who declared it an independent commune, freeing themselves from the authority of the bishops of Asti and the marquisate of Monferrat, marquisses of Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
