Piedmont Region, Travel and Tourism , Biella & Sordevolo (Italy) (VIDEO)

Nestling in the north-western corner of Italy, Piedmont has much in common with its neighbouring countries (France and Switzerland) as well as with its neighbouring Italian regions of Lombardy and Liguria. It has no coastline, though the southern reaches are just a few kilometres away from the Mediterranean, via the western reaches of Liguria and resorts such as Savona. A remarkably varied region, Piedmont has plenty to offer those on vacation in Italy.
In its northern reaches, Piedmont (or Piemonte) rises up to the Alps and thence over the border to France and Switzerland. The name ‘pied monte’ literally means ‘at the foot of the mountains’. There is good skiing of course and this Alpine flavour is part of the reason Piedmont feels so un-Italian. The local dialects still bear strong inflections from the French that was the native language here until the turn of the 20th century. Meanwhile, the cuisine.