Saturday, June 4, 2011

2011 Langhe Trip - Monteforte d'Alba

Monteforte d'Alba was the third of three cities we visited on day 2 of our Langhe trip (June 2).  It is one of the many hilltop towns in the Langhe area of Piemonte.  QB and I were only there an hour or so, walking around and taking photo's so there is not much to tell.  We did see a number of interesting approaches to exterior ornamentation that we took note of.  Some are shown in the photo's below.  The streets are very steep and it is a bit of exercise just exploring the town.  There was one wine bar and an osteria that looked interesting for future reference.  Otherwise it was just an opportunity to take photo's.

As nearly always we found some interesting combinations of unrelated items that make a scene interesting (for example the scooter and rose bush above).

Seen along the streets...

The town viewed from the outdoor theatre at the top of the hill...


























More street scenes...