Hotel Antico Podere Propano, near Cuneo, Italy

Hotel Antico Podere Propano, Saluzzo near Cuneo

A beautifully restored Piemontese farmhouse is the setting for this superb hotel in Saluzzo - an ancient town in this mountainous north-western corner of Italy. Rooms here are spacious, nicely and cosily decorated and furnished. There are double and twin rooms, with single use available. Five suites have been created in the old part of the farm, with one offering facilities for guests with limited mobility.

Rooms at the Hotel Antico Podere Propano, Saluzzo are air conditioned, with bathroom with shower and bath tub, satellite TV, work desk, telephone and minibar. The hotel has a bar and restaurant (though the latter is only available for group bookings). This is not a problem, as Saluzzo, and the whole area of southern Piedmont and the Langhe hills are a gourmet's paradise. You'll find some excellent restaurants in Saluzzo and the towns around.

The city of Turin/Torino is around 50 kilometres north of this Saluzzo hotel, while the wine towns of Alba and Asti are to the east. Historic sights in Saluzzo itself are many. The town was always strategically important, lying close to the border with France, and Saluzzo was an independent city state during the Middle Ages, before falling to France and Savoy. There is a fine Gothic Duomo (cathedral), and a number of important churches in the old town. The Saluzzese area stretches from the Monviso foothills down to the fertile Po River valley. Around the town you should see the Abbey at Staffarda, Manta Castle, and certainly take in the wine tours around Le Langhe.

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Double room from €70