Holiday apartment in Piozzo: Between the Langhe, the castle and pumpkin tradition

Piozzo is a village situated between the plain and the Langhe, touched by the Tanaro River. At the Santuario di Nostra Signora dell'Alba Rosa, an expansive viewpoint offers views over the Tanaro Valley and the nearby hills of the Langhe. This creates a destination where impressions of the landscape, culture and local traditions come together. A holiday apartment in Piozzo can be particularly appealing if you would like to combine these different aspects in one trip.

Culture and history in Piozzo

The municipality of Piozzo provides a historical and artistic tour with 16 stops for discovering the town's monuments. Piozzo Castle was rebuilt in the 15th century on the site of an earlier fortress. It served as a residence for various lords of Piozzo. For families and other travellers interested in culture, this makes history tangible in specific places, without requiring the stay to focus on a single theme.

The Santuario della Madonna della Mirra

The Santuario della Madonna della Mirra was built on the remains of an old 15th-century church. Its garden is a rare example of a space for meditation and work designed in the 18th century in harmony with the architecture of the religious complex. The frescoes in the apse also preserve an image of a “Madonna in mandorla”. These details give a tour of Piozzo particular cultural depth and offer opportunities for discovery even on quieter days.

Pumpkins, tradition and Fiera della Zucca

The Fiera della Zucca di Piozzo takes place every year on the first weekend of October. It includes a pumpkin exhibition on antique carts as well as a technical and scientific exhibition. Its history goes back to 1994, when it emerged from a local tradition in which dried pumpkins were used as wine containers. The pumpkin variety in question also returned to the town's fields through the recovery and selection work of the Pro Loco di Piozzo; in 2015, it was registered with the Italian Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico. Anyone looking for regional food culture and established customs will find a particularly distinctive way to experience Piozzo here.

Insights into the history of Baladin

The Baladin farm brewery was founded in Piozzo in 1996, originally as a brewpub with production facilities and a bar. The Baladin tour begins in Piozzo's Piazza and at the pub where everything started. In this way, the brewery's history complements the cultural tour with the story of a brewpub with production facilities and a bar. When choosing your holiday apartment in Piozzo, you can therefore consider whether you would prefer to focus on architectural history, landscape, festival traditions or regional food and drink culture.

More destinations for planning your trip

For further guidance, you can also find Sommariva Del Bosco, Lesegno, Terme di Valdieri, Macra, Roata, Caramagna Piemonte, Fornace and Vergne.

For the higher-level travel overview: Cuneo.