from Canavese to savoie
3 days/2 nights minimum 2 people
- DAY 1
Carema – Borgofranco di Ivrea – Caluso
Meeting in Carema, Carema is a wine, but it is also a town of about 800 inhabitants, in the province of Turin, on the border with the Aosta Valley. It was once defined as a vineyard village, in the sense that the pergola vines were also found between the houses and adorned the gardens and courtyards. The location of the vineyards is a peculiarity of Carema: terraces of a natural amphitheater that starting from 300 meters above sea level reach up to 600 meters above sea level.
Visit to the cellar of history and future producers, and continuation to Borgofranco di Ivrea we will enter a “Balmetto” (typical cellar of the place), open exclusively for us where we will have the fascinating experience of touching the “now”: the icy breath of ‘air that comes from the bowels of the mountain (Mombarone) and blows steadily every second of every day since prehistoric times, keeping internal temperatures at 8 degrees. Typical dinner at a “Balmetto” and at the end continuation to Caluso For overnight stay.
- DAY 2
Caluso – Montmelian
After breakfast, visit to the Erbaluce vineyards. Our tour wants to tell Caluso his story and the Legend of the nymph Albaluce, and where the legend intersects with the history and economy of the city
The path we will follow retraces the ancient streets of the town, we will cross one of the entrance gates to the city, and we will approach the “Bric” hill, where we will admire the cultivation of the Erbaluce vine, a vine that gives life to three different wines, dry white, refined classic method sparkling wine, and excellent passito. Lunch with 0 km products and with local wines.
In the early afternoon departure for Savoie (France), where we will meet among the gentle vineyards of Chataigne and Montmelian. The AOC Vin de Savoie Montmélian designates a tiny annual production of less than 100 hectoliters of white wines and some reds from Mondeuse, on few plots (between 1 and 2 hectares) in the communes of Francin and Montmélian. The vineyards of Jacquère and more recently of Roussanne (or Bergeron) are located in a very suitable area on the right bank of the Isère, at the point where the Combe de Savoie and the Cluse de Chambery meet. Montmelian wines benefit from a very sunny south-east exposure and give dry whites a delicate note. Dinner and Overnight at the hotel.
- DAY 3
Montmelian – Canavese
After breakfast visit the Montmelian wine museum. The museum is housed in a traditional residence in the historic center of Montmélian, in the heart of the Savoyard vineyard. You will be invited to explore the extremely rich universe of vine and wine and to appreciate the specificities of Savoyard viticulture. Old machinery and tools, testimonies of winegrowers and specialists, films and games… Past or present, history of techniques or history of men, botany or viticulture, tastes and smells, of wine and the territory. Rural lunch and return to Canavese
- Costs per person
Participation fee per person Minimum 2 people € 510.00
Participation fee for group travel Per person with a minimum of 25 people €395.00
The price includes: Bus trip for group quotation; Accommodation in 3* hotel in Caluso double rooms with private facilities; Treatment as scheduled; guided tours as scheduled;
Agency escort for the entire duration of the trip only for group travel; Medical-luggage insurance.
The fee does not include: Optional cancellation insurance with pandemic coverage € 50.00 to be requested at the time of booking; Lunches not indicated, drinks, tips; Revenue, Anything not expressly indicated under “The price includes”.
Organized by Kubaba Viaggi in collaboration with Consorzio operatori turistici Valli del Canavese – project Viatour Città metropolitana di Torino
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