Istituto Internazionale di Elicicoltura

Langhe, Roero & Monferrato


Cherasco is home to the Istituto Internazionale di Elicicoltura, which provides technical advice for snail breeders (heliciculture is edible-snail breeding) and organises an annual snail festival (the Incontro Internazionale di Elicicoltura) in September.


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Nearby Langhe, Roero & Monferrato attractions

1. Torre Campanaria

3.75 MILES

Dating back to the early 1700s, La Morra's stolid bell tower soars 31m above Piazza Castello. Make your way up the narrow staircases for fine 360-degree…

2. Chiesa di San Andrea

4.29 MILES

The sloping main square in Bra contains some stately baroque architecture best exemplified by this beauty, designed by Bernini.

3. Cappella del Barolo

4.32 MILES

Alba's winemaking-restaurateuring Ceretti family has commissioned a number of site-specific artworks in the region and this never-consecrated chapel is…

4. Museo del Vino a Barolo

4.58 MILES

A capricious jaunt through the history of viticulture via light, film and installations, care of the imagination of Swiss designer François Confino (who…

5. Centro Culturale San Giuseppe

9.85 MILES

A converted church turned cultural centre, this is a lovely place to catch a choral or chamber music performance, or undertake a bracing hike up 134 steps…

6. Cattedrale di San Lorenzo

9.85 MILES

There's been a cathedral here since the 12th century, though the current terracotta-brick affair is mostly the result of an almost complete neo-Gothic…

7. Torre di Barbaresco

12.64 MILES

Take the lift to the rooftop of this restored medieval tower for a sublime view over wine country. You'll see the meandering Tanaro River, various other…

8. Castello di Racconigi

12.86 MILES

A sumptuous 17th-century Savoy refit of an 11th-century castle; the 19th-century gardens with lakes, caves and follies are great for rambling. It's…

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