SANTA ESPERIENZA IN VAL BORMIDA - DENICE AND CESSOLE /LOAZZOLO BETWEEN THE PROVINCES OF ALESSANDRIA AND ASTI
Denice
Description
Travelling without a destination can be the ideal choice if you want to satisfy your desire for boundless freedom. If you have the time for a hike during the day, some useful advice will ensure you don't miss out on the opportunity to capture the essence of the location. Val Bormida is the perfect example. The River Bormida crosses it from Liguria to Piemonte touching municipalities in the province of Savona, Cuneo, Asti, Alessandria. The area around the tributaries of Millesimo and Spigno is dotted with churches and 'pievi', home to late Gothic frescoes, and part of a cultural itinerary (bormidagotica.org). Observation of the depicted saints has inspired Santa Esperienza, a tour package which invites the traveler to combine the senses with activities organized into experience days, including the unmissable visit to a site of Bormida Gotica.
Denice and Cessole /Loazzolo are 20 km away, 25m by car or 1h by bike. They can be reached in 1h15m by car from Savona, in 1h 40m from Turin and Genoa and in 2h from Milan.
Date
from 03/05/2026 to 20/09/2026
Rates / Supplements
Price per person from:
€ 115,00 (groups of 2 pax)
The price includes:
Denice. Church of San Lorenzo > SIGHT and HEARING
Denice, an open-air museum housing 60 ceramic works of art, has developed in a circular shape around the 12th-century tower overlooking the valley. But if there's one place to sharpen your SIGHT, it's the Church of San Lorenzo, with its devotional panels depicting almost all the saints associated with the senses in the Holy Experience—except for Saint Rocco (smell), Saint Agatha (touch), Saint Apollonia (taste), Saint Lucy (sight), and Saint Anthony the Abbot (hearing), who invites you to listen to the dedicated episode in the Bormida Gotica podcast.
Cessole. Wild Wellness Experience > TOUCH
Famous for its majestic two-story church, Cessole offers the opportunity to enjoy a Wild Wellness Experience at an organic farm. A guided wellness program with a sauna, whirlpool, bio-lake, and relaxation area for an immersive experience, full skin contact with pristine nature [TOUCH].
Cessole. Antica Erboristeria > SMELL
Founded in the early 1940s by Teodoro Negro, the Antica Erboristeria maintains its original atmosphere and furnishings, including test tubes, stills, and scales. Passed down from generation to generation with the same care and knowledge of the properties of plants and their uses, simply open the door and you're greeted by the intense aroma of medicinal herbs [SMELL].
Loazzolo. A delicious vineyard > TASTE
Loazzolo, 4 km from Cessole, is famous for its small DOC that gave its name to the late-harvest Moscato passito, vinified and bottled (uniquely in Italy) in a single municipality over an area of five hectares. At the company affiliated with the WWF oasis, the tasting of fine wines [GUSTO] includes a visit to the vineyard and the ancient cellar.
The price does not include:
Transfers and anything not expressly indicated in the price includes.
Herbal shop closed on Sundays.
Quotes for small groups/events or groups available upon request.
Info
commerciale@viaeperviaggiare.it
www.viaeperviaggiare.it
CONFIDENTIAL & B2B RATES: on demand
Technical Directors
Monferrato Travel by Monferrato to Taste (P.IVA 03936680044)
Dafne Viaggi (P.IVA 03463700108)
IC World (P.IVA 09178850013)
* Estimates and availability will be verified and confirmed at the moment of the request.