Boia Fauss Pensavo Peggio

Alba


A 15-minute walk from the old town, this microbirrificio e ristoro (brewery and restaurant) is also one of the city's liveliest places for a drink. Join Alba's younger set over excellent microbrews and interesting wines, including Nascetta, a little-known white from the Langhe. Come early at aperitivo time (6pm to 10pm) for the extensive (and extremely popular) buffet, which costs just €2.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Alba attractions

1. Cattedrale di San Lorenzo

0.84 MILES

There's been a cathedral here since the 12th century, though the current terracotta-brick affair is mostly the result of an almost complete neo-Gothic…

2. Centro Culturale San Giuseppe

0.91 MILES

A converted church turned cultural centre, this is a lovely place to catch a choral or chamber music performance, or undertake a bracing hike up 134 steps…

3. Torre di Barbaresco

3.51 MILES

Take the lift to the rooftop of this restored medieval tower for a sublime view over wine country. You'll see the meandering Tanaro River, various other…

4. Torre Campanaria

6.06 MILES

Dating back to the early 1700s, La Morra's stolid bell tower soars 31m above Piazza Castello. Make your way up the narrow staircases for fine 360-degree…

5. Cappella del Barolo

6.07 MILES

Alba's winemaking-restaurateuring Ceretti family has commissioned a number of site-specific artworks in the region and this never-consecrated chapel is…

6. Museo del Vino a Barolo

6.96 MILES

A capricious jaunt through the history of viticulture via light, film and installations, care of the imagination of Swiss designer François Confino (who…

7. Chiesa di San Andrea

8.9 MILES

The sloping main square in Bra contains some stately baroque architecture best exemplified by this beauty, designed by Bernini.