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Alba Truffle Hunt: Family-Friendly Experience and photoshoot in Piemonte

Among all this gourmet food and wine, you may be wondering what family-friendly activities there are in the Langhe?

Or perhaps you just want to build a break from wineries into your itinerary!

How about foraging for truffles?

I recently joined a young family on their guided truffle hunt just outside Alba and I highly recommend it. It was so lovely to head into the countryside, dig in the dirt and learn all about the truffles!

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A unique tour from Barolo: see The Langhe by Tuk Tuk

This cute little “tuk tuk” in Italian is called an “Ape”, pronounced “ahh-pe”, which means bee!

They’re traditionally used by farmers but in recent times they’ve been popping up beautifully converted into a kind of tourist taxi.

This particular one is in Barolo, available for a tour through The Langhe in Piemonte. But you’ll find them throughout Italy! Keep reading to find out where!

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