Slow Food Festa

The Salone del Gusto in Turin

Now an international movement, Slow Food celebrates local food traditions, biodiversity, and sustainability. Founded in 1989 in Piedmont, Slow Food organizes the Salone del Gusto, a huge, biannual exhibition & market in Turin that features artisan food from all over Italy and the world. Slow Food Festa is a new 6-day epicurean tour that combines two days at the Salone del Gusto with four days in the Langhe, Piedmont's capital of red wine and white truffles. With truffle season in full swing and lots of Barolo wine in the mix, this tour is a foodie's idea of heaven!

Highlights:
• Slow Food's biannual Salone del Gusto in Turin
• Truffle season in the Langhe
• Barolo & Barbaresco tastings
• Lunch at a Piedmont cheese farm

2008 dates: [6 days/5 nights] October 20-25

Cost: $2,795. Single supplement $350

Meet: Tortona train station (near Milan)

Depart: Turin