TRUFFLE TURISM

A truffle lover cannot live a more exciting experience. A truffle hunter together with a truffle dog will lead the tourists through the wood looking for the refined hypogeous fungus. A Truffle hunter is guided only by dog smell and intuition achieved through experience.

At the beginning truffles will be explained in general, i.e. several typologies, truffle hunting, dog training methods and several in force regulations.

Afterwards we will enter the wood, where we’ll find a fortune, if we’re lucky. We have different kinds of places for our search, some are more challenging, for people loving trekking and that have suitable equipment, while others are easier for kids and elderly people so that everyone can enjoy such a wonderful adventure!

Truffle hunting can take place even in the evening, if requested, as it’s allowed in Piedmont: “Truffle charme is based on its search. In the night, in the wood, secretly, truffle hunters pass through the night mist with their dogs ahead, looking for reference points through the trees searching that plant which guaranteed a lucky collection the previous year. Practice and information about favourable places are often verbally passed on from generation to generation or rather noted in diaries which must not absolutely be shared”.

 

Here you can find some useful details and information about our guided tours:

  • Duration: 2 hours.
  • Timetable: 00 am, 2.00 pm, after 10.00 pm
  • Clothing: trekking shoes or boots, sport clothing or suitable for short country trip and K-way in case of rain.
  • Details: guided tour and direct experience of truffle hunting together with the truffle dog during the accurate hunting, always together with truffle hunter. Lapdogs are not allowed during such tour in order not to distract our dogs during hunting.
  • Snack or lunch: if you like, you could ask to combine the tour with a typical “Truffle hunter snack”, including typical local food and wines. You can choose to have it either in the wood or in a nice villa with swimming pool surrounded by the green hills.
  • Costs: basic cost for truffle hunting up to 2 persons 100 Euro / Each additional person 20 Euro / For groups price will be agreed / Interpreter Euro 80 / Kids up to 10 years free

In case of numerous groups over 15 people, we suggest to split into two groups.

 

“Fin da bambino seguivo mio nonno che oltre ad essere cacciatore, era trifulè come si dice in torinese, tartufaio. Lo vedevo uscire di casa al mattino presto, quando era ancora buio, per recarsi, segretamente, con i suoi cani fidati nelle valli circostanti alla ricerca del prezioso Tuber Magnatum Pico (tartufo bianco pregiato). La passione di mio nonno era, oltre la ricerca, l’addestramento dei cani da tartufo, passione che mi ha trasmesso dopo avermi insegnato passo per passo”

 

I Sapori della Collina di Torino di Luca Bannò

E-mail: info@isaporidellacollinaditorino.com

Telefono: 348.8699649