Piedmont

A northwestern Italian region with the royal city of Turin, the Langhe wine country and the Alpine foothills, famed for its food and wine.

Piedmont lies in northwestern Italy, ringed by the Alps to the west and north and bordering France and Switzerland. Its capital, Turin, was the capital of the House of Savoy and of Italy, and has a complex of royal palaces, the Egyptian Museum and the Mole Antonelliana. In the south, the vineyard landscapes of Langhe, Roero and Monferrato are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and produce famed wines such as Barolo, while the white truffles of Alba are renowned. The west shore of Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta are scenic, and the western mountains offer skiing. Autumn, the season of truffles and the grape harvest, is the most distinctive time to visit. Turin's airport and high-speed rail connect to Milan and Rome.

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