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The belfrey and the medieval tower
JLBG Says: The church has no clock tower (I mean that there is no clock) but a belfrey. It sounds almost like the belfreys in the north of France and in Belgium with several clocks that give a small tune. Behind the belfrey (second photo) stands an old medieval tower that amazingly...
JLBG Says: Though Barbaresco has only 657 inhabitants it has a church (closed) and a chapel (open). The chapel shows on the first photo, half hidden behind an old tree. At first sight (second photo), the inside seems to be very sober, without any decor. Though, the third photo reveals...
JLBG Says: This photo was taken inside a vineyard and shows that they are planted as continuous rows and not as single plants. They are lead around a height of 2 m which is not very common but also found in Val d’Aoste (Italy) and Alsace (France).
Vines follow the contour-lines.
JLBG Says: The first photo was taken from the terrace of Ca’ da Rabaja on the first morning of our stay. It shows the vines that underline the contour-lines of the hills. If you enlarge the photo, you will see in the foreground a rose : they are often planted at the beginning of each...
JLBG Says: The first photo shows the wineyards that spread on every hill with in the background, the village of Barbaresco on its brow. The second photo was taken with tele lens from the same palce and shows better the wine yards underneath Barbaresco.
JLBG Says: This is the view on the wineyards taken in the morning from the terrace in front of Ca’ du Rabajà, the Agroturism where we spent four nights. Around Barbaresco, the wineyards cover entirely the slopes of the hills.
JLBG Says: On this photo, Barbaresco is seen with tele lens from a distant hill. The village with the old tower stands in the middle (the belfrey does not show much). On the far right, the winery that was on the second photo of “view from the tower”. In the foreground, a hamlet...
JLBG Says: This photo, taken with tele lens shows another village in the distance. Sorry, I cannot give its name, I am now unable to identify it as there are so many around ! Almost every hill is topped either by a few houses or by a village.
JLBG Says: From the bottom of the tower, one wiew is towards the village street and the “Cantina Produtorre” (wine producers’ cave) appearing on the first photo. It was created at the end of the 19th century.The second photo is a close-up of the back ground with a view on the wine...
JLBG Says: Actually, once in the village, it has only one narrow street with houses on both sides and very limited space for parking. As the village stands on the brow of a hill, the street is a dead end. Then, you have better avoid crowdy hours : on saturday evening, we had to make a...
JLBG Says: Antine is not the kind of place where they run after the customer. The door is closed and you have to ring to be introduced to the dining room, on top of the entrance. Actually, had not it be in the "Guide du Routard" for Piemont, which I have always found to be reliable, we...
JLBG Says: La Gibigianna is a wine bar. Each day, they have three wines to taste by the glass for a very reasonnable price (sorry, I don't remember the exact price). They give you local "procciuto" (dried ham) and rounds of sausages to taste with it. Their wines are always among the...
Trattoria "Antica torre" (following): Trattoria "Antica torre" (following)
JLBG Says: Sorry, here five photo were not enough and this page is the following of the previous one that introduced the white truffles. The second photo shows the first meal (antipasto freddo), carne cruda (raw meat). It is made with freshly ground heifer meat, seasoned with salt and...
Trattoria “Antica Torre”: Trattoria “Antica Torre” n°1
JLBG Says: In autumn, it is white truffle time. If you choose to have dinner with truffles, at Antica Torre’s, the waitress brings you some of them, so that you can choose which one(s) you want to have. You can look at them, smell them (very important) and finally choose. She will...
Sun (?) trying to rise !: Sun (?) trying to rise !
JLBG Says: This photo was taken on a very hazy morning from Ca’ do Rabaja. This is not really nightlife, but is it day life ? The haze was so thick that for several minutes, the sun looked almost as if it were the moon ! On the first photo, it is just rising while on the second, it...
Late evening landscape: Late evening landscape
JLBG Says: This is neither nightlife but at the very end of the afternoon (waiting for the restaurant to begin serving !) the landscape from the basement of the old tower, towards the valley with the river Sesia that winds among fields with crops of juicy fruits and vegetables.
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The enoteca ‘Vignaioli Piemontesi’ stands in Castagnito, at the cross of the road coming from Barbaresco (4 km) with the road from Alba to Asti. Though this place is a part of Castagnito, it is in the valley, far from the city's heart, on top of the hills. Actually, it is much closer to Barbaresco.
The signs on its front say : Vini e spumanti, prodotti di Langa, confezioni regalo, grappe, tartuffi, salumi e formaggi, torroni e dolci, specialita. (Wines and sparkling wines, spirits truffles, sausages and cheese, torroni [kind of local nougat] and sweets, specials).
It is open from 9:30 to 19:00, Monday through Saturday and 9:30-12:00 and 15:00 to 19:00 on Sundays. At first it might look strange that there is neither parking lot not entrance but the entrance (and the parking) are at the rear.
What to buy: It is run by the wine producers of the Langhe and well kept. The inside is wide, with cute little woodden carts (second photo). I strongly recommand that you have a look and buy there everything that you want to take home, better than in the shops in Asti or Alba.
Written Nov 13, 2005
JLBG Says: In front of the Chapel, a giant sundial fills the whole side wall of a house. On top, is written “De laborem dabo fructus”. Sorry, I can’t find my Latin dictionnary ! It might mean something like “From work comes fruits” or “work is fruitful” . That makes sense !At the...
Sundial “Vita fugit sicut umbra”
JLBG Says: This sundial is on display on the front wall of a house in Barbaresco with the sentence “Vita fugit sicut umbra”, which, if I am correct means “life flows away as shade do”. Ot top, it is adorned by angels at play, that I have enlarged on the second photo. From left (lower...
JLBG Says: I have a crush for chimneys ! Wherever I go, I take photos of the chimneys : they are very different from one region to another. In Barbaresco, they are elegant, looking like small houses with a two slopes cover made of tiles.
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The city of Barbaresco belongs to the province of Cuneo, in Piemont. It has in 2005 a population of 657 inhabitants. There is no hotel but an Agriturismo, Ca' du Rabaja (that is were we were), one...
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