Truffles Hunting in Alba and Local Delicacies Tasting and wine
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Truffles Hunting in Alba and Local Delicacies Tasting and wine
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3 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English and 2 more
Good for avoiding crowds
Overview
Italian truffles are loved by foodies around the world and this truffle hunting experience offers a chance to see how they are collected. On a 3-hour tour from Alba, help to hunt and harvest the sought-after black and white truffles, then sample delicious truffles and other regional delicacies.
- 3-hour truffle hunting and tasting tour in Alba
- Join a local truffle hunter to hunt for wild black and white truffles
- Sample delicious truffles and local specialties from the Le Langhe region
- Enjoy an optional wine tasting of regional wines
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Meet your guide, an experienced truffle hunter, in central Alba in time for a 10am departure. After learning a little about the region’s famous black and white truffles, set out into the hills of Le Langhe to hunt for some yourself.
Accompanied by your guide and one of his dogs, who are specially trained to sniff out truffles, you’ll have a good chance of tracking down the elusive fungi. Along the way, learn more about truffles and why they are so rare, and pick up expert tips on how to find them.
Laden with freshly picked truffles, head back to the town to sample some delicious truffles for yourself, accompanied by a selection of other regional delicacies. An optional wine tasting (extra cost) is also available, for those that wish to sample some of the region’s acclaimed wines.
Your tour ends in Alba around 1pm.
Accompanied by your guide and one of his dogs, who are specially trained to sniff out truffles, you’ll have a good chance of tracking down the elusive fungi. Along the way, learn more about truffles and why they are so rare, and pick up expert tips on how to find them.
Laden with freshly picked truffles, head back to the town to sample some delicious truffles for yourself, accompanied by a selection of other regional delicacies. An optional wine tasting (extra cost) is also available, for those that wish to sample some of the region’s acclaimed wines.
Your tour ends in Alba around 1pm.
Itinerary
Alba, the capital of Le Langhe, the home of truffles and prestigious wines.
An experienced truffle hunter with his trained dogs will introduce you to the magic and mistery of the world of truffles. You will learn all about black and white truffles and then you will look for them in the wood.
The tour envisages a walk in the centre of Alba among historic buildings in the narrow colonnaded streets; hunting truffles among the hills of Le Langhe, a unique experience in which you will be completely immersed in uncontaminated nature; a picturesque walk in Le Langhe, between Barolo and La Morra, among enchanting views and vineyards where prestigious wines are produced.
At the end of the hunt you will taste samples of typical products of the area combined with truffles and local wine such as Barolo.
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