Piedmont is a region in north-western region of 4.5 million inhabitants and is one of the most industrialized in the country. Bordered to the west with France (the French Riviera), north-west by the Valle d'Aosta and Switzerland, on the east by Lombardy, on the south by Liguria.
The territory is mainly mountainous and hilly, almost 50%, the Alps that surround it to the north and west, while the Apennine right on the border with Liguria and Emilia Romagna. E 'a region rich in rivers, like Po, the Tanaro Dora Baltea the Sesia, the Stura di Lanzo, the Orc, the Ticino, the Toce (tributary of Lake Maggiore). Beautiful are the hilly areas where there are crops of olive groves and vineyards, including the Canavese north-west, the famous Langhe and Roero south, in the Monferrato hills Tortonesi center and south-east.
Among the lakes just to mention Lake Maggiore that demarcates the border with Lombardy.
These areas, along the Lake Maggiore, are the main attractions of Piedmont, which is therefore an ideal destination for lovers of nature, the landscape of plateaus and eno-gastronomic routes, searching for local products to be tasted in restaurants and taverns Typical cuisine of Piedmont, on farms and agritourism.