Barolo and Barbaresco country: fog-softened hills capped with castles, hazelnut groves and villages that take dinner extremely seriously. Stay in La Morra or Neive, taste Nebbiolo in cellars where patience is the house style, and time your visit for October and November — white truffle season, when Alba's market perfumes half the region. Book a truffle-hunting walk with a trifolau and his dog, then blow the budget on one tasting-menu dinner. You're both worth it.
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