Italy's elegant first capital — arcaded boulevards, the Egyptian Museum, and the home of vermouth and gianduja
Ferry between baroque palace-gardens and a fishing-village island on a serene pre-Alpine lake
Sip the "king of wines" among the UNESCO vineyard hills of Piedmont, ideally in white-truffle season
Have shavings of the world’s most prized truffle over fresh pasta or egg, in autumn in Piedmont
Summit Gran Paradiso, 4,061 m — the only 4,000er entirely inside Italy and a classic first big peak
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