Locanda del Sant Uffizio

Set in a hundred-year-old estate and overlooking an enchanting garden, nestling amongst vine-covered hills, it is a magical place, the ideal sorrounding for an unforgettable stay. Its rooms, tastefully decorated and with every modern comfort and convenience, look out onto the panoramic swimming pool, open during the summer season. The famous hotel restaurant, much esteemed by the most demandino guests, serves mouth-watering dishes drawn form the authentic gastronomic traditone of Piedmont. The red-brick building, once a monastic centre and later a stronghold of the Inquisition, still speaks to visitors in that refined but sober language that characterised the religious establishments of the time. The Inn looks onto an airy Italian garden..., a symphony of Mediterranean colours, where the tepid air is fraught with the inebriating perfumes of lilies, wild roses and geraniums. The swimming pool, an inviting surface glimmering under the sun, creates shifting reflections that resemble the subtle suggestions of a dream The small private chapel and the ancient haystack are evidence of the history that permeates this place and adds to its fascination. And finally cooking contest and lessons, guided wine tastings, ...