Behind the austere portals of ancient churches
and noble palaces in Saluzzo (Cuneo), Manta,
Lagnasco, Staffarda and in the valleys of
Saluzzo territory it is possible to discover the
refined elegance of an area with a deep
historical tradition and with an innate feeling
for beauty.
The extraordinary
landscape of Piedmont includes a special island: the
Province of Cuneo. The historical isolation of a
province far from the main roads is nowadays the key to
what we might call made in Cuneo: being
far away from the most important trades has allowed us
to preserve and protect our land and to develop high
quality niche produce, offering, within range of a few
kilometers, infinite surprises so to wet everybody's
taste.
The taste of those who love the good produce of the
land: a land that is still clean and where organic
farming is not shattered by an irretrievably compromised
environment so to offer healthy and wholesome food.
But in the made in Cuneo there is also the
taste of those who love the mountain footpaths silence,
only sometimes interrupted by a marmot's whistle: the
natural parks, the protect areas and the oasis of the
cuneese offer a pure nature, wisely managed and easily
usable either for the inexpert visitor or for the
adventurous alpinist.
The taste of those who want an
holiday at the sign of the well-being in one of the
thermal centers between the pure mountains.
The taste of
those who love the little medieval villages, ancient
marquisates, monuments and buildings that here testify
our royal past. In this wonderful frame rises Saluzzo,
for four hundred years the center of a rich and
strategic medieval marquisate between France and
Piedmont. It minted money and hosted to court artists
and men of letters. Its town center is still today
unaltered and charming.
The night, is magic in the labyrinth of the town center:
pubs, restaurant, wine bars and fashion locals are the
heart of the "movida" in Saluzzo.
The market on Saturday
morning is one of the most important in Piedmont.
Mountains, hills and planes create an environment for the
each season: the Monviso, the majestic "stone king" of
Piedmont, dominates on everything. In its white mantle,
it is a real nature sight. Here the Po, the longest
Italian river, has its source. It rises from its heart
and flows down along the valley showing different and
colored landscapes to the tourist.
Walking in the green, climbing the rocks, sailing the
river, cycling in the woods, skiing...all that is a
misure of man and nature.
Is in the garden of the Monviso that is born the fruits
of the Saluzzo territory, pure energy of Piedmont:
apples, peaches, kiwis, grapes and small fruits have the
taste of the territory. Devotion and high specialization
in the cultivations guarantee the environment and the
consumer.
The treasure of the marquisate is represented from the
handicraft, from the agriculture and from the antique
trade, but also from an high specialization of the
reception.
