ospitalita — Cossano Belbo · Piemonte
On the top of the hill that gives the farmhouse its name, among rows of vines and hazelnut groves that change colour with the seasons, Agriturismo San Bovo tells the story of the Langhe the way true things are told: slowly, with care, and with the table at the centre of every day.
The window opens onto a view that few homes in the Langhe can boast: the Belbo Valley stretches out below among vineyards and hazelnut groves, and the San Bovo hill — set on a ridge between the provinces of Cuneo and Asti — carries the eye all the way to the crests that close the Piedmontese horizon. A landscape that changes colour with the seasons, intact and silent in a way rarely found.
Every morning the farmhouse wakes to a freshly prepared breakfast: bread, pastries and local products laid out with the same care reserved for family guests. The reviews say so with a consistency that leaves no doubt — this is the moment when San Bovo's hospitality reveals itself in its simplest and most authentic form, before the day in the Langhe begins.
The rooms live within the walls of a nineteenth-century Piedmontese farmhouse (cascinale), restored without losing its original character. Running the agriturismo is Aldo Chiriotti, owner and chef: the same hand that works in the kitchen — ravioli al plin, homemade tajarin, faraona al moscato (guinea fowl in moscato wine), braised meats made with home-grown ingredients — welcomes guests and looks after every stay with a family's attention.
On this page you'll find the rooms, Aldo Chiriotti's seasonal menus and everything you need to plan a stay or a special occasion among the hills of Langa.
