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12051 Alba (Cn)
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The tours dedicated to Fenoglio: three different tours to get to know the writer Beppe Fenoglio

TOUR N.1: the writer Beppe Fenoglio and the Resistance

This is a tour in Alba dedicated to the writer Beppe Fenoglio. You will visit the Centro Studi Fenoglio, which is situated on the place of the previous House and Butcher’s Fenoglio, where the writer would write and study. You will admire documents, pictures and the weapons of the Partisan Johnny, a character of a novel by Fenoglio. There will also be readings of Fenoglio’s tales and novels.

If you want to learn about the topic of the Resistance, you can also visit the Sala della Resistenza in the City Hall.

Other places in Alba are dedicated to Beppe Fenoglio: the balcony of the Sala Consiliare in the City Hall, Liceo Govone, Seminario Vescovile and Caffè dei Signori…

Price

Groups must book. Prices depend on the number of members. Please call us for further information.

 

TOUR N.2: on the footprints of the Partisan Johnny in the landscape of Langhe, Barbaresco and Moscato.

This tour is dedicated to the writer Beppe Fenoglio and his experience as s Partisan in the landscape of Langhe.

This tour starts in Treiso, at the point of the Strada Romantica of Langhe and Roero dedicated to the Resistance: “Le Rocche della Resistenza”. The guide will tell you the “Legend of the Seven Brothers”; moreover, you will hear some extracts from Fenoglio’s tales and novels (The Journey, The Partisan Johnny).

The tour will then continue through fantastic landscapes to the castle of Mango, the setting of the second part of the adventures of the Partisan Johnny and other tales such as A private affair…

 

Price

Groups must book. Prices depend on the number of members. Please call us for further information. The bus service is not included.

 

 

TOUR N.3: on the footprints of the Partisan Johnny in High Langa.

This tour will let you know everything about the writer Beppe Fenoglio and his experience as a Partisan in High Langa. This setting often occurs in his novels.

The tour starts in Murazzano, where the guide will tell you about High Langa landscape and the tower related to some Fenoglio’s novels (The Partisan Johnny, The Farewell, The Child-Bride).

The tour will then continue down to San Benedetto Belbo, where Fenoglio used to go during summer. Also this place is a typical setting of his novels (A Day of Fire, The Town, The Rain and the Bride). You will also see the path of Ca’ di Lu.

Price

Groups must book. Prices depend on the number of members. Please call us for further information. The bus service is not included.

 

These tours is are made in collaboration with Centro Studi “Beppe Fenoglio”.