Holiday apartment in Casalotto: history, vineyards and grappa

Holiday apartment in Casalotto between history and enjoyment

Those looking for a holiday apartment in Casalotto will encounter a place whose themes can be explored in several ways: ecclesiastical history, vineyards, trails, distillery culture and a regional specialty from Mombaruzzo. For you, this means planning a trip that combines discovery, activity and culinary interests.

History with regional traces

The Church of San Bernardino was built on the site of an earlier chapel dedicated to the same saint. In Roman times, Casalotto was known as “Casal de' Dagna”. The Pallavicini marquises, feudal lords of Mombaruzzo, held the title of Counts of Casalotto. The Church of Sant'Antonio Abate, located in the municipality of Mombaruzzo, dates from the 14th to the 15th century and is a national monument. The feast day of Saint Bernardino falls on 20 May.

On foot through protected areas and vineyards

The first section of the CAI trail runs through the Boschi delle Sorti – La Comuna protected area. A variant of the CAI trail leads to a geopalaeontological site with sandstone nodules, fossils and teredinids. La Strada del Brachetto is a cycling tour through vineyards and passes through the Casalotto hamlet towards Nizza Monferrato.

Berta: distillation as an experience

Another focus is the Berta distillery. The Berta Traditional Tour & Tasting takes visitors through the still museum and four ageing cellars, providing insights into distillation. At the Berta Museum, distillation machines and mysterious distillation processes are the focus; grappa is the connecting theme. The Museo delle Distillerie Berta displays the original distillation plant from 1947. The Museo delle Distillerie Berta also houses an original parchment document from 1662 in Latin, recording the founding act of a religious association in Casalotto di Mombaruzzo.

During the Berta Traditional Tour & Tasting, visitors have the opportunity to taste three spirits or liqueurs, possibly accompanied by an amaretto. Admission to the Berta Museum is free without a reservation. Booking is required for BertaLab; a maximum of four people are admitted per appointment. At BertaLab, visitors can choose a bottle from the Primaneve product range and customise its label using the materials provided. The Berta distillery site in Casalotto includes the Naturalistic Park with an educational trail.

Regional cuisine and the right holiday apartment

In Mombaruzzo, a slightly bitter biscuit emerged from the meeting of local and Sicilian traditions, using Armellina, the almond from the apricot kernel. This culinary speciality adds its own note of flavour to the distillery themes. If several interests come together in your travel group, you can choose your holiday apartment according to whether you want to focus on churches and historical traces, trails through protected areas and vineyards, or distillation and regional cuisine. This allows you to define the focus of your trip before choosing accommodation in Casalotto.

Further places for planning your trip

If you would like to compare other places when planning your trip, you can also discover Castello Di Annone, Moasca, Cellarengo, Moncalvo, San Matteo, Frinco, Montabone and Monastero Bormida.

For the higher-level travel overview: Asti.