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Hotel Barolo
( 0173 5 63 54;
www.hotelbarolo.it
;
Via Lomondo 2; s/d €70/100; )
Overlooked by the
famous
enoteca
-castle, Hotel Barolo is the ultimate place to sit back on the terrace with a
glass of you know what, contemplating the 18th-century Piedmontese architecture that
guards its shimmering swimming pool. You don't have to go far for a good meal - the on-
site Ristorante Brezza has been serving up truffles and the like for four generations.
The family has been making wine since 1885.
HOTEL
€
Trattoria della
Posta di Barolo
(Piazza Municipio 4; €30)
Part
enoteca
(wine bar), part B&B, part one of the village's cosiest
restaurants, the Posta's cavernous but elegant interior fairly smells of Barolo. If you don't
have it in your glass (are you mad?) try it in your risotto or on your meat, both divine.
PIEDMONTESE
€€
LA MORRA
POP 2668
Atop a hill surrounded by vines with the Alps as a backdrop, La Morra is quieter than
Barolo, though no less beguiling. It could be Tuscany, until you taste the
vino
, which
could only be one thing - the wine of kings!
Villa Carita B&B
( 0173 50 96 33;
www.villacarita.it
;
Via Roma 105; s/d/ste €90/120/150; )
When you dream of
Italy, the chances are that somewhere in that dream is a room with a view across sun-
dappled vineyards. This B&B not only has 'blink to be sure you're not still dreaming'
daytime views from every room (and its panoramic terrace), but also romantic night-time
views of the village lights.
Tucked below the main building, one room and one suite are hidden in the hillside with
their own private terraces.
B&B
€€
Ristorante Bovio
( 0173 59 03 03;
www.ristorantebovio.it
;
Via Alba 17; mains €18-20; 12.30-2pm & 7.30-9:15pm
Fri-Tue)
Local food alchemists, the Bovio family have recently moved digs from Belvedere
to this elegant view-splayed building perched atop La Morra's ancient hill. They still
serve the legendary risotto al Barolo, Barbera-cooked steak and a wicked chocolate
temptation, all of which do their best to distract you from the vistas, as does the bewilder-
ing decision of choosing among more than 1000 wines.
GASTRONOMIC
