Summer in Piemonte feels like a painting come to life. The hills roll away in soft, green waves, their slopes quilted with vineyards that glisten in the late-summer sun. In August, the grapes are plump and luminous, blushing deeper by the day as they drink in the warmth. The air is heavy with the scent of wild herbs and ripening fruit, while the sky, a boundless blue, stretches endlessly above. Each village seems to hum with anticipation – for August is the season of festa, when every village piazza becomes a stage for joy.

Turning heads: fields of summer yellow

Throughout the summer in Piedmont, you’ll regularly see the striking sight of field after field of sunflowers, soaking up the intense sun and blazing with golden yellow.