Food and wine walk through the historic shops of Asti

Sentieri Gastronomici is the food-and-wine tour brand of chef Diego Bongiovanni's company in Costigliole d'Asti. Its Asti walk, "L'Asti segreta delle botteghe storiche", is about the city's old shops and what they still make. You meet at Bar Alfieri on Corso Alfieri and walk to Piazza San Secondo, where the Collegiate Church keeps the banners won at the Palio. From there you go through the narrow streets of the old centre, past the makers of gianduja chocolate, torrone and paste di meliga biscuits. Palazzo Gazelli is a medieval house rebuilt in the 1700s to a design by Benedetto Alfieri, and you can taste local wines there while you look round it. After the Cathedral, the walk ends in the lanes of the old Jewish quarter, where Fassona beef tartare and ravioli gobbi astigiani are on offer. Two tasting stops are included, and the wines are local ones such as Barbera d'Asti, Moscato d'Asti and Ruchè. The walk takes about four hours. The listed price applies to group departures of at least four people, and other dates or private tours can be arranged through the request form.

Run by Sentieri Gastronomici