San Martino Alfieri
The Cottage in the Vineyard stands at the highest point of this pretty castle village. Located halfway (15km)
between the cultural and gastronomic centers of Asti and Alba, San Martino is on the western border of the
Monferrato, where it meets the Langhe and Roero regions. The village of 600 residents provides essential services:
bank, post, weekly doctor and pharmacy, market, church, cafe, trattoria, nursery school, feed store, hairdresser,
and an excellant pizzeria. Most other needs can be met in the larger town (5km)of San Damiano. The 17thC.
baroque castle at the center of San Martino is home to the prestigious Marchesi Alfieri wine estate. The lands
surrounding San Martino Alfieri are cultivated in Barbera grapes, as they have been since the Middle Ages—
producing some of Italy’s finest wines.
San Martino Alfieri
Piazza Caduti, 3
Tel. 0141 976123
san.martino.alfieri@reteunitaria.piemonte.it
Inhabitants: 705
Altitude 256 meters
Flavours and traditions:
Important dishes for gourmets are agnolotti (ravioli), bagna cauda (a garlic and anchovy dip), cold sausage meats
and roast meat, enriched, during the winter, with white truffle. The dishes are accompanied by local red wines:
Barbera, Nebbiolo, Grignolino and Bonarda and the local whites; Cortese and Arneis
Events:
The most important festival of this village is held on the third week of July: the Barbera Festival. In the third week-
end of May is held the wine-and-food walk called: "Nel mezzo ce cammin... di nostre vigne''.(In the middle of the
path... of our vineyards). Lastly the R-estate a San Martino" (Summer-remain in San Martino) goes on through the
summer period.
Other links:
www.collinealfieri.it: views and information about the village group to which San Martino Alfieri belongs (in Italian)
www.marchesialfieri.com: The website for the Castle Alfieri wine estate.
Wikipedia on San Martino Alfieri
The Cottage in the Vineyard stands at the highest point of this pretty castle village. Located halfway (15km)
between the cultural and gastronomic centers of Asti and Alba, San Martino is on the western border of the
Monferrato, where it meets the Langhe and Roero regions. The village of 600 residents provides essential services:
bank, post, weekly doctor and pharmacy, market, church, cafe, trattoria, nursery school, feed store, hairdresser,
and an excellant pizzeria. Most other needs can be met in the larger town (5km)of San Damiano. The 17thC.
baroque castle at the center of San Martino is home to the prestigious Marchesi Alfieri wine estate. The lands
surrounding San Martino Alfieri are cultivated in Barbera grapes, as they have been since the Middle Ages—
producing some of Italy’s finest wines.
San Martino Alfieri
Piazza Caduti, 3
Tel. 0141 976123
san.martino.alfieri@reteunitaria.piemonte.it
Inhabitants: 705
Altitude 256 meters
Flavours and traditions:
Important dishes for gourmets are agnolotti (ravioli), bagna cauda (a garlic and anchovy dip), cold sausage meats
and roast meat, enriched, during the winter, with white truffle. The dishes are accompanied by local red wines:
Barbera, Nebbiolo, Grignolino and Bonarda and the local whites; Cortese and Arneis
Events:
The most important festival of this village is held on the third week of July: the Barbera Festival. In the third week-
end of May is held the wine-and-food walk called: "Nel mezzo ce cammin... di nostre vigne''.(In the middle of the
path... of our vineyards). Lastly the R-estate a San Martino" (Summer-remain in San Martino) goes on through the
summer period.
Other links:
www.collinealfieri.it: views and information about the village group to which San Martino Alfieri belongs (in Italian)
www.marchesialfieri.com: The website for the Castle Alfieri wine estate.
Wikipedia on San Martino Alfieri
| Alfieri Castle |
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| 16th C. panel by Ferrari |
| Parocchia |
| San Martino piazza shops |
| Aerial view |
San Martino piazza church
| View of the Alps from San Martino |