Gastronomic Barolo Cycling
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Highlights Superb hotels, world-famous wines and exceptional cuisine are just some of the reasons to choose this 8-night cycling holiday! The cycling takes you through softly rolling hills, sun-drenched hamlets and via the pretty wine towns of Barbaresco and Barolo. 
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Holiday introduction
- Luxury hotels: panoramic pools, elegant lounges, gourmet cuisine; outstanding wines at exceptional prices!
- Beautifully scenic cycling: truly undiscovered, yet highly sophisticated, Italy
- Boundless vineyards, sun-drenched hamlets, stunning views - as far as Mont Blanc on a clear day
- Historic castles, frescoed chapels, honey-coloured squares, pretty mediaeval villages
- A mecca for foodies: numerous markets, atmospheric enoteche and two nights in a Michelin-starred restaurant
Tucked away in Northern Italy, Piedmont is a region brimming with softly rolling hills, sun-drenched hamlets, world-class wines and incredible hotels.
Your cycling holiday is varied and mainly follows quiet, traffic-free country roads. Starting in the lush hazelnut hills, you'll wind through terraces of swaying vines, verdant pine forests and gurgling rivers to discover pretty hilltop hamlets and ancient castles. The region boasts an incredible array of fine wine towns, including Barbaresco and Barolo, both ideal lunch stops on your cycling days. Other highlights include exploring Alba's crimson cobbled streets (and trying some local chocolate!), drinking in alpine views as you freewheel towards Treiso and strolling amongst the tangle of streets and geranium-decked houses of Monforte d'Alba's wonderful centre.
The hotels we've chosen for this holiday are, quite simply, fabulous: in Castiglione Tinella you're the guest of Claudia and Roberto at their 11-room country house with a breathtakingly panoramic pool; in Benevello your **** hotel is a stunningly restored 19C family villa, with a Michelin-starred restaurant and in Monforte d'Alba private tastings can be organised in the hotel's vast wine cellar. You'll enjoy gastronomic menus everywhere: you'll either dine at your hotel, if not, at a specially selected restaurant close by.
We're probably a little biased, so here's what our customers say...
"This was our third Headwater holiday in as many years and the holidays have been consistently good."
Mr A Reynolds, Brighton
"We have done 6 cycling holidays with Headwater- This was the best!"
Mr S Hunt, Bucklebury
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