MONFORTE D’ALBA

Hey, you’re flying on Monforte d'Alba!
This town on the hill is one of those typical stops of the Sunday trip. It’s one of those borgate with a nice walk, romantic alleys and landscapes langaroli to leave you breathless. You saw it from the balloon flight? It’s the one with the central tower! Easy for you, you say... From above all the towns of the langhe have at least a tower or a castle! Let the boys at high altitude guide you wisely, they will give you the right tips.

Imagine the hills dotted with vineyards, put a hillside village with intimate streets and the taste of history and bourgeois... and here is one of the most beautiful villages in Italy.
Monforte d'Alba is a true jewel rich in history and charm. Getting lost in its streets trying to reach the bell tower is one of the most beautiful things you can do. Savour the old-fashioned facades with its windows and balconies full of flowers, its steep streets leading to sinuous churches and ancient sundials. Among the ancient walls, going down from Via del Carretto you can not miss the sundial painted in 1834, insiem
the other still visible in Via Vallada on the tower of the palace. Between a steep road and the other take breath admiring from various views of the hills around. Monforte d'Alba is part of one of 11 municipalities where, from discipline, you can produce the Barolo. And then via di Nebbiolooooo. Have you reached the top? Take a look at the Bell Tower, last testimony of the parish church from 1200, and turn around. Here you are
the small natural amphitheatre, flanked by the residence of the Scarampi marquises. In 1986, the pianist Mieczyslaw Horszowski inaugurated the real amphitheatre because it has a perfect acoustics. Since then, musical, theatrical and film shows have taken hold here. Without a doubt, especially in the month of July, it becomes the capital of jazz thanks to the concerts that are organized. Langhe, wine, live music.
What do we want more?

● Old town with bell tower: walk through the streets of the medieval village UNESCO heritage. Its name probably derives from Monsfort which indicated the walls that surrounded the castle that was present on top of the hill. Come to the tower and enjoy the view.
Auditorium Horszowski: like the ancient Greeks you can sit on the steps
the natural amphitheatre and enjoy the village. If you are lucky you can attend some shows, or plan your visit during the days of Monfortinjazz, which hosts national and international artists..
● Church of the Madonna della Neve: Monforte, in its lower part, represents the development of the village of the last century. Here is this neo-Gothic church, rather imposing, which will surprise you, especially inside.
● Big Bench: here too the inevitable Giant Bench is company with its purple color. A sitting with spectacular views of the village and the vineyards. Do not miss! If you do not remember what the project is, I had told you better qui!

● Eat, drink... and walk: we are in the "Land of Good Taste" and therefore everywhere you eat from God. Of drinking idem, and we can not do without it. All my food and wine tips you find them qui. Magna di qua e bevi della, it will be time to take a walk. What better panorama than that of the hills of the Langa? In particular from Monforte starts the path S1 that retraces, among the vineyards, also important historical buildings for the town.