tematic area - Visiting Roero Castles
Roero hills are strew with sighting towers, medieval castles and baroque residences on the top of villages that keep history and culture of the territory.
Many of them are open to the public, and they often house Museums and interesting collections:
- Castello reale di Carlo felice di Casa Savoia, Savoy summer residence, Unesco World heritage, with a monumental entrance and precious chinese rooms.
Address: P.za Roma 1 – 12040 Govone (Cn) – tel. + 39 0173 58103 - www.comune.govone.cn.it
- Castello medievale di Cisterna d’Asti, that houses the Artcrafts Museum
Address: P.zza Maggiore Hope, 1 cap. 14010 Cisterna d'Asti (At) - tel. +39 0141 979021 - www.museoartiemestieri.it
- Castello di Guarene, baroque historic residence transformed in luxury hotel, open for visiting on Saturday and Sunday booking in advance.
Address: Via Alessandro Roero, 2 - 12050 – Guarene (Cn) tel. +39 0173 364855- www.castellodiguarene.it
- Castello di Magliano Alfieri, baroque historical residence that houses the Landscape and farmer chalk ceilings Museum.
Address: Via Alfieri, 6 - 12050 Magliano Alfieri (CN) - www.castellilangheroero.it
- Castello medievale di Monteu Roero, open only during specific events.
Address: Via XXV Aprile, 35 - 12040 - Monteu Roero (CN) Tel.: +39 0141 739528 (Distillerie Berta) - www.castellomonteuroero.it
- Castello medievale di Monticello d’Alba dei conti Roero, property of Roero counts, open every Sunday from February to November, or during the week booking in advance.
Address: Via San Ponzio 2, Monticello d'Alba (CN) tel. +39 3474437144 - www.roerodimonticello.it
- Castello di Sanfrè. Open every first Sunday from May to October, 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Address: Via delle Chiese 15 – 12040 Sanfrè (Cn) - tel. +39 0172 58129 – +39 338 6413535 - www.castellosanfre.altervista.org
- Castello di Pocapaglia, visitabile per gruppi su prenotazione contattando l’Ecomuseo.
Address: Via Cavour, 12060 Pocapaglia (Cn) – tel. +39 0173 976181
A list of Trails to discover the best panoramic views on ancient castles and towers, and the possibilities to visit castles and museums open to the public:
theme trails
Sentiero dei Fossili
Sentiero dei Fossili
A path discovering the hidden treasure among the sandy walls of slopes, until the limits of the Cava Caudana (Caudana Cave), the richest deposit of fossils of this area.
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Sentiero della Rocca Creusa
Deep into the amphitheatre of the most spectacular Rocche of the area, where the vegetation hides the cave where the legendary hermit lived.
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Sentiero del Torion
An easy path along the plain cultivated of stream Borbore guides to the impervious slopes of the coppice wood where clinging vineyards leave the place to the Torion pine forest.
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S1 - Grande Sentiero del Roero
More than one hundred and sixty hectares of wood, occupied for a third by almost secular trees, two ponds (the Lake of Brooms and the Lake of Herons), paths with walkways, parking structures, pic-nic places, a gym-sporting path with soccer field, toys and equipment for children.
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Sentiero dei Mulini
Apath that leads from Magliano Alfieri to Guarene following the old plain road near the Tanaro river and its channels, where there was a lot of popular mills.
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Sentiero dei Castelli
This is a path which connects the baroque residence of Alfieri family of Magliano Alfieri to the Savoy one of Govone, belonging to Unesco heritage.
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Sentiero dell'Acino
The Path of the Grape enhances the countryside planted with vineyards and orchards of the municipalities of Guarene and Castagnito. From the vineyards of these panoramic ridges, the great wines of the region are produced: the Roero d.o.c.g. and the Roero Arneis d.o.c.g.
The Path, formed by two ring-shaped paths connected between them, can be also only half walked. This path coincides for a long part with the S3 Path, the poles of which can be followed and is particularly suitable for MTB use.
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S4 - Roero Centrale
Not well-marked trail. Get your map and GPX track.
From the hilltop of S.Vittoria d'Alba to Vezza d'Alba, passing through the villages of the central part of Roero: Monticello, Corneliano and Piobesi. A panoramic walking into wild woods, vineyards and cultivated areas in the heart of Roero looking its medieval castles.
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S3 - Roero Orientale
Not well-marked trail. Get your map and GPX track.
The trail runs through all the villages in the river Tanaro valley(Castagnito, Castellinaldo, Govone, Guarene, Magliano Alfieri, Priocca). Better to be done in two stages.
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RBT - Roero Bike Tour
An itinerary that travel the whole Roero's territory, dedicated to the mountain bike or e-bike usage.
Distance: 140 km (87 mi) - Elevation: 1000 mt
Difficulty: MC (average skill level) - Path with portage needed, low traffic roads.
The 4 circuits of Roero Bike Tour
An itinerary that travel the whole Roero's territory, dedicated to the mountain bike or e-bike usage.
Distance: 140 km (87 mi) - Elevation: 1000 mt - Difficulty: MC (average skill level) - Path with portage needed, low traffic roads.
Sentiero dell'Incanto
Sentiero dell'Incanto runs along a panoramic ring around the historic centre of Guarene. A panoramic tour on the Roero hills overlooking the Tanaro with a view of the Langhe. An easy itinerary that is also suitable for families.
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Sentiero dei Gelsi
A ring path that enhances the agricultural landscape of Cisterna d'Asti, dedicated to the mulberry plant, an autochthonous tree with characteristic white or purple blackberries, once fundamental in the peasant subsistence economy.
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Tours and activities
BIO PIC-NIC ON THE PATH OR IN THE
BIO PIC-NIC ON THE PATH OR IN THE
Would you like to indulge your desire of walking without considering a packed lunch? On the thematic paths of the Ecomuseum it is possible to book the Bio picnic pack ahead of time that you will carry and consume in a pleasant [...]
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ON THE PATHS IN MOUNTAIN BIKE
The Rocche and their panoramas are still more engaging if discovered by mountain bike with the light winds caressing your face. The cycling escort will know how to adapt the itinerary according to your needs: either you are bike [...]
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