Piedmont - Piemont

Piedmont is in the northwest of Italy

Regions

The area of ​​the Piedmont region in the north-west of Italy occupies almost the entire upper part of the catchment area of ​​the River Po and is territorially divided into eight provinces (Novara, Biella, Alessandria, Vercelli, Turin, Cuneo, Asti and Verbano-Cusio-Ossola). Piedmont has been part of the since July 2006 Euroregion Alps-Mediterranean.

Geographically, the region can be easily divided into three landscape areas:

• The Alpine region:
  • Aosta Valley, autonomous region in the northwest.
  • The Valsesiathat leads from Monte Rosa to the Po plain.
  • The Ossola Valley, which extends from the far north of the Piedmont region Domodossola until Lake Maggiore enough.
  • The Susa Valley, an important artery from Italy to France (Fréjus tunnel).

• The Po Valley: with the regional capital Turin and their metropolitan area, as well as the provincial capitals Novara, Alessandria and Vercelli and their provinces of the same name.

• The Hilly south:
  • The Montferrat (ital.: Monferrato), the hilly area between Turin and Alessandria is the wine-growing region of Piedmont. It is divided into four areas: Astigiano, the area around Asti, Basso Monferrato, north of Asti to the Po Valley, Alto Monferrato, south of Asti to the valley of the Bórmida (south of it begins the Langa Astigiana) and Monferrato Casalese in the north-east between Asti and Casale Monferrato.
  • Langhe - landscape around Alba; Wine-growing area.

places

• 44.6915428.0256361 Alba - small town, central starting point in the well-known wine-growing regions of Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera, Arneis. Many opportunities to enjoy the good wines and the excellent range of Piedmontese cuisine in culinary terms.
• 44.9133305555568.622 Alessandria
• 45.7569444444448.563 Arona - Colossal statue of Charles Borromeo.
• 44.98.20694444444444 Asti - Center of the Piedmontese wine-growing region.
• 45.5663888888898.05333333333335 Biella - a small town with a strong tradition in wool and textile processing.
• 46.0666666666678.76 Cannobio
• 44.3833333333337.557 Cuneo
• 45.458.61666666666678 Novara
• 44.6452777777787.49055555555569 Saluzzo
• 45.0666666666677.710 Turin (Torino) was the first capital of modern Italy from 1861–1865 and is the most important city in the region.
• 45.9227777777788.551944444444411 Verbania
• 45.3166666666678.416666666666712 Vercelli

Other goals

• The west bank of the Lake Maggiore belongs to Piedmont.

background

language

There are still many different dialects both in the alpine regions and in the countryside. You have to live with the fact that only a few of those over 30 can speak English. French, on the other hand, is more common. In the larger cities as well as in the winter sports strongholds, however, you will have fewer problems as a foreign speaker.

getting there

By plane

The 45.2017877.6495951 Caselle airport(IATA: TRN) in Turin is the most important airport in the region. It is served by scheduled flights from the important European transport hubs and from other Italian cities. Operators are both the major airlines and low-cost airlines.

The closest intercontinental air traffic hub is the Malpensa airport in Milan with direct motorway and train connections to Piedmont.

Another possibility is that Le Valdigi Airport in Cuneo; However, this is only served by a few planes and is not particularly well connected to the public transport network.

By train

• within Italy by high-speed train Frecciarossa or Italo from Naples via Rome and Milan to Turin (Rome – Turin in a good four hours; Milan – Turin in one hour) or Frecciarossa from Venice via Verona and Milan to Turin (Verona – Turin in 2:15 hours)
• of France from Lyon through the Fréjus tunnel
• of the Switzerland Via Domodossola (Simplon Tunnel): Eurocity from Basel and Bern or from Geneva and Lausanne via Brig to Domodossola and Stresa (further to Milan; Bern – Stresa a good two hours) or the two-hour regional express Bern – Spiez – Brig – Domodossola
• If you arrive via the Gotthard or Brenner, it is most likely in Milan or to change Verona (e.g. Zurich – Milan – Turin 4:45 hours; Munich – Verona – Turin approx. 9 hours)

In the street

• within Italy via the A 4 (Trieste–Venice–Milan – Turin), the A 21 (Piacenza–Turin) or the A 6 (Savona-Turin)
• from France through the Fréjus tunnel (from Lyon, Chambéry) or Mont Blanc tunnel (from Geneva), Ventimiglia or the Tendapass (coming from Nice, Monaco)
• from Switzerland over the Simplon (from the direction of Sion, Lausanne, Bern), through the Aosta Valley over the Great St. Bernhard (from the direction of Bern, Lausanne) or on the motorway through the Gotthard tunnel and past Milan (from the direction of Lugano, Lucerne, Zurich)

mobility

The bus and train network is quite well developed. However, public transport is often very irregular and is geared more towards workers and students. On Sunday there is often only a very thin timetable.

The condition of the roads varies greatly, the main connecting roads are well developed, but secondary roads are often in poor condition and narrow. Parking spaces are usually in short supply, especially in cities.

Tourist Attractions

Three groups of places in particular have recently attracted attention through their status as UNESCO World Heritage Sites:

• Residences of the Royal House of Savoy. Castles and other buildings in Turin and environment.last change: not specifiedType is group designation

• Sacri Monti in Piedmont and Lombardy. Chapel complexes or places of pilgrimage, seven of the nine registered places are in Piedmont, two in Lombardy.last change: not specifiedType is group designation

• Wine-growing regions in Piedmont. Langhe, Roero and Monferrato as a cultural landscape.last change: not specifiedType is group designation

activities

kitchen

The Risotto is a northern Italian rice dish. Medium-grain rice is important for a creamy risotto that should remain al dente (with a bite). In Piedmont, the rice varieties are specially made for this Carnarolito the cities of Biella and Vercelli grown and Arborio, which is named after the Piedmontese city of Arborio, where the main cultivation areas are located. There is also that Vialone Nano from the Veronese Plain in the Veneto.

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  Risotto with nebbiolo

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  Carnaroli

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  Arborio

Piedmont is known for its great Wines like Barolo, Barbaresco, Nebbiolo, Dolcetto, Arneis, Freisa and others. Many wineries are within a radius of Asti, Alessandria and Alba.

nightlife

security

Piedmont is generally considered to be very safe.

climate

Turin	Jan	Feb	March	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average air temperature in ° C	17	18	19	21	25	30	31	31	30	26	23	20	O	24.3
Average water temperature in ° C	17	16	16	18	19	21	23	25	24	23	20	18	O	20
Rainy days in the month	11	9	7	3	2	1	0	0	1	4	7	10	Σ	55

trips

literature

Web links

• http://www.regione.piemonte.it - Official website of Piedmont