Villaggio Fontanafredda what to do in the new wine destination of excellence in the heart of the Langhe World Heritage Site.
The curious enotourist on the journey through the Langhe hills has a new destination to explore and taste. It is Villaggio Fontanafredda, that really new is not, since it has around 160 years of history, but that thanks to the estro of a visionary entrepreneur like Oscar Farinetti has become the first Narrante Village of Italy, where to experience excellence.
What do you mean? I'll tell you right away, but first let's suffer a moment to admire this wonderful wine landscape of the Langhe Unesco heritage and to listen to the fascinating history of the estate that was the theater of one of the most exciting love stories of the 800.
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The history ofthe Village Fontanafredda
We are in Serralunga d’Alba, in the land purchased in 1858 by King Vittorio Emanuele II as a gift of love for Rosa Varcellana, called "the bela Rosin", named by King Countess of Mirafiore and Fontanafredda in 1877, the year when the bridea after the premature death of his wife Regina Maria Adelaide.
But it is firstborn of the couple, Emanuele Alberto, than toI end of the century fonda the company Casa Emanuele of Mirafiore with the tenements of Barolo and Fontanafredda, starting with foresight the wine production. The company expands and to accommodate workers and collaborators rises the village, where at the time accommodate more than 40 families.
Over a century later, entrepreneurs Oscar Farinetti and Luca Baffigo Filangieri buysNo. the seal in Langhe transforming it into a true institution of Barolo. IThe Fontanafredda Village therefore becomes the point of reference in the context of the tourist welcome in the Langhe Unesco heritage among "experiences" of hospitality, great wines, high catering of the Alciati family, nature and meditation, immersed in 122 hectares of Bionatural Reserve.
Villaggio Fontanafredda what to do in the Langhe UNESCO World Heritage Site
Visita to the nineteenth century wine cellars
The first and most natural experience to do in the Fontanafredda Village is aa visit to the nineteenth century cellars, among the most beautiful in the world, appointed Noel 2017 "European Wine of the Year" by Wine Enthusiast.
A surprising path between large oak barrels of Slavonian oak, French oak and cement tines still used today to refine the great wines of the companies Casa E. di Mirafiore e Fontanafredda that differ among themselves for the geographical origin of the vineyards and the productive dimension.
Barolo, Barbaresco, Nebbiolo, Barbera and Dolcetto d’Alba, as well as Roero Arneis, Moscato d’Asti and the high Piedmont bubbles Alta Langa, are the authentic expressions of this earth, that can then be Tasting♪ inside the Bottega del vino that offers a wide range range of wines and a selection of quality products.
The Village Narrante
The Fontanafredda Village is the guardian of a history over 160 years: practically every shortcut, every plant or building has something to tell, and that's how it became the first Village Narrante d’Italia.
Thanks to information panels scattered here and there, in various points of the Village, which, together with the app Villaggio Fontanafredda (with map and multimedia stories), act as a guide for cHi. ECa visit the estate.
The first popular hotel in Langhe
In the Fontanafredda Village you can spend a pleasant relaxing holiday or a short stay enoturism in the first widespread Hotel of the Langhe "Le Case dei Conti Mirafiore".
Two. structures that compose it: Il 4 star Hotel Vigna Magica, overlooking the hilly landscape of the Langhe and characterized by cozy and elegant rooms equipped with all comforts, and the refined boutique hotel "Foresteria delle Vigne" a few steps from the Villa Reale Fontanafredda.
Restaurant, tavern and bistro
Inside the nineteenth-century building of the Villa Reale in the bio-natural reserve of Fontanafredda, is the elegant and refined Guidoristorante. Here. the star chef Ugo Alciati and his brother Piero Alciati, They offer a high-level culinary experience and the same vision of parents Guido Alciati and Lidia Vanzino: traditional dishes, memory and seasonality that made them famous.
The flavors of local cuisine in a more informal dress you can enjoy All’Osteria DisGuido and the gbistrot, located on the ground floor of the Villa Reale: a new space, with open kitchen, room and cellar in the same room, in an environment to feel at home.
Meditation in the Forest of Thoughts
In the Fontanafredda Village nature also plays a central role in the visitor experience. The Forest of Thoughts is a path of meditation and contemplation realized in one of the last woods remaining intact in the Langhe Unesco heritage, among secular plants, vineyards and hazelnuts.
It is a path equipped and articulated in 12 stages, with benches to stop. Awe accompany each stage a series of famous quotes inspired by a specific theme and references to landscape elements and the surrounding environment.
The activities of Fondazione E. di Mirafiore
The Laboratory of Permanent Resistance, Literary Walks in the Woods of Thoughts – weekly meetings with leading figures from the world of literature, journalism, music and politics –, Ifor children are the main activities ofa Fondazione E. di Mirafiore that, within the Fontanafredda Village, pursues the goal of cultural growth and free use of the same in a playful and pleasant environment.
