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Overview of Piedmont (Piemonte)
Piedmont (Italian: Piemonte) is one of Italy's 20 administrative regions, with its regional capital at Turin and 1180 official municipalities (comuni). Key sights and travel highlights across the region include Turin Royal Palace, Mole Antonelliana & Egyptian Museum, Langhe & Barolo UNESCO Vineyards (Alba, La Morra), Lake Maggiore & Borromean Islands, Sacra di San Michele.
How to get to Piedmont
Torino Porta Nuova and Porta Susa high-speed stations (1 hour from Milan); Turin Airport (TRN); Trenitalia/SFM regional trains and buses to Asti, Alba, Bra, Cuneo, and Stresa on Lake Maggiore. Use our Frecciarossa & Italo Fare Calculator and Trenitalia Pass Value Helper to compare rail tickets in Euro (€).
What Locals Actually Eat in Piedmont
Across the cities, hill towns, and villages of Piedmont, neighborhood trattorie, wood-fired forni (bakeries), and seasonal town sagre serve traditional regional cooking:
1. Primo — Handmade Pasta, Risotto & Polenta
Hand-cut 40-egg-yolk tajarin ribbons tossed with cultured mountain butter and shaved autumn truffles or roasted meat juice, and tiny pinched agnolotti del plin served in a linen napkin or roast gravy (€11–€16). In central Italy around Turin (Turin), seasonal menus balance hill-town olive oil, hand-rolled pasta, foraged mushrooms, and hearth-grilled meats.
2. Secondo & Trattoria Staples
Knife-chopped raw Fassona beef (carne cruda all'albese), chilled veal with creamy tuna-caper sauce (vitello tonnato), pot roast braised for hours in Nebbiolo wine (brasato), and bubbling terracotta pots of garlic-anchovy bagna càuda with winter cardoons (€13–€20).
3. Local Cheeses, Cured Meats, Breads & Wine
Castelmagno, Bra, and Robiola di Roccaverano cheeses, toasted Langhe hazelnuts ground into gianduja chocolate and torta di nocciole, hand-stretched grissini breadsticks, and structured Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera, and Dolcetto reds.
4. How & When Locals Eat Here
Afternoons feature merenda sinoira—a historic Piedmontese farm tradition between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM where locals share platters of anchovies in green sauce, salami, frittata, and local Barbera wine at village wine bars (vinerie). In Turin (pop. 50,000), neighborhood bars, bakeries (forni), and trattorie across Turin follow traditional regional dining hours—ask locally for the weekly market morning and patron-saint festival date.
Best time to visit Piedmont
Best time to visit Piedmont: Apr–Jun and Sep–Nov (Oct–Nov for Alba Truffle Fair).
Featured Cities & Towns in Piedmont (39)
Start with the largest cities and major tourist towns in Piedmont, or scroll down to the complete A–Z directory of all 1180 municipalities:
| City / Town | Status | Population | Province | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torino (Province of Torino) | Comune (Municipality) | 875,698 | Province of Torino | Guide & food → |
| Novara (Provincia di Novara) | Comune (Municipality) | 104,279 | Provincia di Novara | Guide & food → |
| Alessandria (Provincia di Alessandria) | Comune (Municipality) | 93,631 | Provincia di Alessandria | Guide & food → |
| Asti (Provincia di Asti) | Comune (Municipality) | 76,026 | Provincia di Asti | Guide & food → |
| Moncalieri (Torino) | Comune (Municipality) | 57,527 | Torino | Guide & food → |
| Cuneo (Provincia di Cuneo) | Comune (Municipality) | 56,144 | Provincia di Cuneo | Guide & food → |
| Collegno (Torino) | Comune (Municipality) | 49,686 | Torino | Guide & food → |
| Rivoli (Torino) | Comune (Municipality) | 48,542 | Torino | Guide & food → |
| Nichelino (Torino) | Comune (Municipality) | 47,494 | Torino | Guide & food → |
| Settimo Torinese (Torino) | Comune (Municipality) | 46,999 | Torino | Guide & food → |
| Vercelli (Provincia di Vercelli) | Comune (Municipality) | 46,035 | Provincia di Vercelli | Guide & food → |
| Biella (Provincia di Biella) | Comune (Municipality) | 43,987 | Provincia di Biella | Guide & food → |
| Grugliasco (Torino) | Comune (Municipality) | 37,592 | Torino | Guide & food → |
| Chieri (Torino) | Comune (Municipality) | 36,958 | Torino | Guide & food → |
| Pinerolo (Torino) | Comune (Municipality) | 36,119 | Torino | Guide & food → |
| Casale Monferrato (Provincia di Alessandria) | Comune (Municipality) | 33,725 | Provincia di Alessandria | Guide & food → |
| Venaria Reale (Torino) | Comune (Municipality) | 33,564 | Torino | Guide & food → |
| Alba (Provincia di Cuneo) | Comune (Municipality) | 31,506 | Provincia di Cuneo | Guide & food → |
| Verbania (Provincia Verbano-Cusio-Ossola) | Comune (Municipality) | 30,505 | Provincia Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | Guide & food → |
| Bra (Provincia di Cuneo) | Comune (Municipality) | 29,656 | Provincia di Cuneo | Guide & food → |
| Carmagnola (Torino) | Comune (Municipality) | 28,969 | Torino | Guide & food → |
| Novi Ligure (Provincia di Alessandria) | Comune (Municipality) | 28,286 | Provincia di Alessandria | Guide & food → |
| Tortona (Provincia di Alessandria) | Comune (Municipality) | 27,291 | Provincia di Alessandria | Guide & food → |
| Chivasso (Torino) | Comune (Municipality) | 26,909 | Torino | Guide & food → |
| Fossano (Provincia di Cuneo) | Comune (Municipality) | 24,225 | Provincia di Cuneo | Guide & food → |
| Ivrea (Torino) | Comune (Municipality) | 23,442 | Torino | Guide & food → |
| Orbassano (Torino) | Comune (Municipality) | 23,352 | Torino | Guide & food → |
| Mondovì (Provincia di Cuneo) | Comune (Municipality) | 22,406 | Provincia di Cuneo | Guide & food → |
| Borgomanero (Provincia di Novara) | Comune (Municipality) | 21,666 | Provincia di Novara | Guide & food → |
| Savigliano (Provincia di Cuneo) | Comune (Municipality) | 21,605 | Provincia di Cuneo | Guide & food → |
| Trecate (Provincia di Novara) | Comune (Municipality) | 20,715 | Provincia di Novara | Guide & food → |
| Rivalta di Torino (Torino) | Comune (Municipality) | 20,068 | Torino | Guide & food → |
| Acqui Terme (Provincia di Alessandria) | Comune (Municipality) | 19,604 | Provincia di Alessandria | Guide & food → |
| San Mauro Torinese (Torino) | Comune (Municipality) | 18,910 | Torino | Guide & food → |
| Valenza (Provincia di Alessandria) | Comune (Municipality) | 18,634 | Provincia di Alessandria | Guide & food → |
| Ciriè (Torino) | Comune (Municipality) | 18,576 | Torino | Guide & food → |
| Piossasco (Torino) | Comune (Municipality) | 18,366 | Torino | Guide & food → |
| Domodossola (Provincia Verbano-Cusio-Ossola) | Comune (Municipality) | 18,146 | Provincia Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | Guide & food → |
| Beinasco (Torino) | Comune (Municipality) | 17,936 | Torino | Guide & food → |
All 1180 Official Comuni in Piedmont (A–Z)
Every single municipality (comune) in Piedmont has its own travel and local food guide. Click any town below: