The Riviera coast runs along northern Italy and to the world of the rich and beautiful – Monaco. Start in Langhe/Piedmont, which is also known as the gourmet region of Italy. The hiking tour will impress with a contrasting landscape: through romantic vineyards and along the Riviera coast of Liguria. You will also discover the snow-capped Maritime Alps, the impressive Monte Rosa massif and the turquoise blue coast. It will make any hiker’s heart sing!
Details about the hiking tour in Piedmont - Liguria
Colourful paths and Mediterranean vegetation unite in the Riviera of Flowers. During this eight-day mountain tour you will wander through different towns and villages. You will reach the ‘Alta Langa’ on old hiking trails. Fragrant flowers as far as the eye can see and an impressive panoramic view lines the route. You continue along the ridge, past sheep herds and onto Murazzano. Tip: Taste the famous sheep milk cream cheese! After your arrival in San Remo you can rest your tired feet as you sip a glass of wine and enjoy the scent of the culinary delicacies as they fill the nose. What more could you want?
Highlights of the mountain journey through Piedmont – Liguria:
Gourmet tour of the regions’ specialities: In vino veritas! Experience true pleasure on a tasting tour through the vineyards and numerous wine shops. Tip: Treat yourself to a glass of world-famous Barolo.
Medieval places with historical centres: Villages such as Monforte, Roddino and Serravalle are on your hiking route. These all have picture postcard charm!
A programme of contrasts: The snow-capped Alps in Piedmont and the sunny Riviera on the Ligurian coast provide impressive contrasts.
Useful information about the hiking tour through Piedmont - Liguria
You start your eight-day mountain hiking trip in Alba (Piedmont) where you begin your gourmet tour along the Riviera. Alba already seduces connoisseurs with its lovely old town and countless Piedmontese specialities. Over the next stages of Langhe you hike on hilly gravel, forest and field paths through vineyards and on stony paths. For some short passages you need sure-footedness. Each trail lasts about five hours, with an average of 15 kilometres per day.
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An enchanting hike leads you through the vineyards with a fabulous view onto the Langhe-region. Via La Morra, renowned for its numerous wine stores, you continue along grape vines of the famous Barolo-wine into the ‚centre of grapes’, the world-renowned little village of Barolo. Here you take a stroll through the alleyways to the fort and enjoy a glass of this noble wine. Onwards along a forest path into the stunningly beautiful village of Monforte situated on a hilltop.
Initially you walk on undulating terrain through vineyards, soon however you come across more and more hazelnut groves and reach the picturesque villages of Roddino and Serravalle, where you enjoy a panoramic view from the so-called ‚Langhe-balcony’. You ascend along hiking trail to the ‚Alta Langa’, where the village of roses ‚Bossolasco’ awaits you with wonderfully fragrant flowers and an impressive location at the top of a mountain chain.
You walk along the mountain chain and past grazing herds of sheep towards Murazzano, where the famous cheese is produced. Then across remote farmland and vast cornfields with views onto the snow-capped Maritime Alps you ascend today onto the highest hilltop of the Langhe-region. Old stone houses and chapels line your path, on a clear day you can even see the sea! Short transfer into the little town of Millesimo, whose old part of town is considered one of Italy’s most beautiful town centres, the ‚Borghi piu belli d`Italia’.
Today you hike your first stage in the region of Liguria. After a short transfer up to the Melogno-pass you continue along the high-altitude path ‚Alta Via dei Monti Liguri’ through endless beech forest. Via a mountain trail you reach the Monte Carmo summit, from this peak the sea seems within one’s reach. In the evening you reach the little village of Bardineto, situated amidst wooded mountain chains and is particularly renowned for its mushroom specialities.
You can look forward to a fantastic hike along the Ligurian long-distance hiking path ‚Sentiero Liguria’. Spectacular panoramic views onto mountains, coastline and islands accompany your path, meandering along the mountain ridge towards the sea. The leisurely option leads you into the medieval village of Castelvecchio and downhill to Zuccarello, from where you take the bus to Albenga. Today your overnight stay is located directly at the sea: so enjoy a dip in the waves before you sample the local fish at the beach restaurant.
As a finale a coastal hike with great views awaits! Initially you walk along the sea then you ascend to the ‚Alta Via Baia del Sole’. A truly amazing hiking path along fragrant Macchia-bushes leading you via the peak of the Monte Bignone. Then across terraced fields and fruit groves you descend into the coastal village of Alassio, where you get to experience the flair of Italian ice-cream cafés and neat lidos. Spectacular views onto the turquoise-blue sea at the ‚flower riviera’ accompany you along your train ride into the famous town of San Remo.
During the first few stages in the Langhe-region you walk on undulating terrain on gravel-, forest- and dirt paths as well as on stony trails across the mountains, where surefootedness is required during short sections. Along the coast narrow trails await, beautiful hiking paths particularly with great views. With nearly all daily hiking tours there are easier options to choose from.
Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English)
App for Navigation and GPS-data available
Service hotline
Optional extras:
Airport transfer Milano (Malpensa, Linate) – Alba: EUR 315 up to 2 persons, EUR 359 up to 4 persons, EUR 459 up to 8 persons, duration approx. 2 hours, reservation is necessary, to be paid for in advance.
Airport transfer Milano (Orio al Serio) – Alba: EUR 379 up to 2 persons, EUR 419 up to 4 persons, EUR 515 up to 8 persons, duration approx. 2.5 hours, reservation is necessary, to be paid for in advance.
Airport transfer Turin (Caselle) – Alba: EUR 185 up to 2 persons, EUR 225 up to 4 persons, EUR 299 up to 8 persons, duration approx. 1.5 hours, reservation is necessary, to be paid for in advance.
Return transfer by minibus to Alba every Saturday, costs EUR 105 per person, cost per dog EUR 29, reservation is necessary, to be paid for in advance.
Infos
Arrival / Parking / Departure:
Train journey to Alba. From Turin in approx. 1.5 hours to Alba (1x change) or in approx. 3 hours from Milan to Alba (2x change).
Turin or Milano airport.
Parking: Hotel parking spaces approx. EUR 15 per day. No reservation possible.
Return journey from San Remo to Alba by train and bus in approx. 5 to 6 hours (1x/2x change).
Things to note:
Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
On arrival in July and August double overnight in San Remo instead of the overnight stay in Albenga.
Short ride with public transport to Albenga, approx. EUR 7 per person
Train ride from Alassio to San Remo, approx. EUR 6 per person
On arrival dates in July and August, train journeys to/from San Remo, approx. EUR 12 per person
Special dates on request
Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!
Sehr schöne und vor allem auch abwechslungsreiche Wanderrouten. Angefangen im Piemont mit Weinbergen, dann Haselnussplantagen, Waldgebiete und Almwiesen, am Ende in Küstennähe Macchia. Kompliment, wirklich gut zusammengestellt! Der Gepäcktransport und die Transfers haben bestens geklappt, auch die Hotels waren durchwegs angenehm und komfortabel. Die Wege haben wir mit den Beschreibungen fast immer auf Anhieb gefunden. Einzig die Abschnitte auf (Haupt-)strassen waren natürlich nicht so attraktiv, aber das ist wahrscheinlich unvermeidlich. Wir haben diese Wanderwoche sehr genossen und können sie allen empfehlen, die diese Gegend zu Fuss erkunden wollen.
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5 stars
Sabine Giese |09.06.2022
Gelungene Reise
Jeder Ort unserer Reise hatte seine besonderen Reize. Besonders die abwechslungsreiche Landschaft von Weinbergen, Haselnusstraeuchern, Wald und anschließend die Ankunft am Meer hat uns besonders gefallen.
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4 stars
Thomas Brinkmann |27.09.2019
Gelungene Wanderung
Das Wetter hat mitgespielt und die Hotels (mit Ausnahme das Hotel in Millesimo, was noch ausbaufähig ist) waren alle gut. Man hatte immer das Gefühl willkommen zu sein. Auch die Transfers zwischen den Hotels sowohl vom Gepäck als auch die Strecken, die wir im Auto zurücklegen mußten, waren alle perfekt organisiert.
VerenaWinkleranswered:
Sehr geehrter Herr Brinkmann, vielen Dank für Ihr Reisefeedback, es freut uns, dass Sie mit der Reise zufrieden waren! Danke auch für Ihr Feedback zum Hotel in Millesimo. Wir dürfen Sie informieren, dass wir für 2020 wahrscheinlich eine neue Unterkunft in diesem Ort buchen werden. Wir freuen uns auf Ihre nächste Buchung!
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4 stars
Hilmar F. |31.08.2019
Schön aber anstrengend
sehr schöne Landschaft, relativ hügelig mit steilen Stücken, Wanderstöcke sehr empfehlenswert
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5 stars
Günter Koenemund |03.11.2018
Jeder Tag ganz anders: lauter eindrückliche Etappen
Diese Streckenführung war etwas Besonderes! Vom touristischen Zentrum des Piemont ins historische Seebad an der Blumenriviera. Dazwischen mehrere Etappen auf einsamen Wegen durch naturbelassene Laubwälder. Hier haben wir Norditalien von seiner unbekannten, untouristischen Seite kennengelernt. Alles miteinander ein schöner bunter Strauss von Eindrücken! Und viele Gelegenheiten, gutes Essen und besten Wein zu genießen! Tipp: wer genug Zeit hat, sollte unbedingt noch mindestens einen Tag in Sanremo anhängen! Das dortige Hotel ist ein Highlight.