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sites in English or English version unless specified |
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Official site of Piedmont region,
with news and cultural events, weather (meteo), markets, wine
and food. |
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Official Piedmont Region tourist
information, including a good list of itineraries and places
to visit. |
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Good site for tourist and cultural
information on Piedmont |
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Asti Province tourist site
with lots of information about local events and news |
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The Langhe, Monferrato and
Roero Tourist Consortium including information about restaurants,
news and events. |
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An association of wineries,
restaurants and inns of Asti province. |
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Tourist Site for Turin click
on English, lots of good information on events and the attractions |
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All about Genoa and Liguria,
lots of information and links |
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Nature Parks and Reserves around
Asti including Valle Andona e Valle Botte (our home) |
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Turin's Theatre Royal, in Italian
with history archives, scheduled shows, booking and interactive
tour |
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La Scala Opera house in Milan,
click on English |
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The Official site of the 2006
Winter Olympics to be held in Turin |
WINES
& FOOD |
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Enoteca
del Piemonte
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Regional Enoteca
of Piedmont. Complete & detailed information about all
the wines and varieties of the Piedmont region, informative
but only Italian. |
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Bava is one of our favourite
local wineries ("Barbera mon amour"), and they feature
a range of artisan chocolates at their tasting room. |
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The Moscato D'Asti Association
(English & Italian). |
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Enoteca Regionale del Barberesco
- all about Barberesco wines |
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Useful site with information
about Piedmont vineyards and wines in English |
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Enoteca Regionale
del Barolo - all about Barolo wines |
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Did you know that Piedmont
was one of the first chocolate centres of Europe, a sweet
tradition to this day. |
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The Slow Food movement originated
in Piedmont and now is an international movement for the preservation
of real food. |
| MISCELLANEOUS |
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If you are planning to travel
independently to the vineyard regions of France, Spain or
Italy, WineRoutes will help you find a vineyard or chateaux
to stay at or perhaps a simple or luxury hotel in the region.
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Alistair Sawdays definitive
guide to charming bed and breakfast hotels in Italy.
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Popular travel related portal
with traveller's forums and reviews of hotels including Villa
Sampaguita. |
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Website for Italian Rail Network,
in Italian and English |
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The Italian Autostrade sight
for news and information about Italy's toll-highway network.
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CNN 5 day weather forecast
for Asti region, although its not local it's uncannily accurate.
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List and description of golf
courses in Piedmont |
