Treasure hunt on the Barolo wine route
Tuesday May 1st 2018 the great adventure in search of clues along the Barolo wine route will come back: prepare your crew and go!
Come to the 9th edition, the Treasure Hunt is a non-competitive game with a classic route format of clues on the Barolo wine route, UNESCO World Heritage for his Viticultural Landscapes.
The itinerary of the hunt (about 40 km) will be traveled by car or motorcycle, to allow participants to visit a wide part of the Langhe region. But – very important! – it is an opportunity to live, taste and discover the area. Doesn’t win who ends first. The participants will follow differentiated itineraries, but uniform for feature, length, type of facilities to visit.
The clues on the area of “Strada del Barolo e grandi vini di Langa” are related to food and wine, to the popular traditions and the history of these lands. You will visit villages, wine cellars and accommodations.
RULES OF THE GAME:
- The meeting point is between 10.00 and 11.00 in Medford Square, in Alba, in front of Palazzo Mostre e Congressi, near the registration point. The team will register and receive the game kit (bag with the clues and form for the answers to be delivered upon the arrival).
- Start at 11.00: Teams will find the first clue around the stands of Vinum.
- From the second stage onwards you will move independently on “Strada del Barolo” area. At each stage will get the clue to reach the next one. You must fight for it, passing a theory quiz or a practical quiz linked to the place, or searching around.
- Each quiz will give a score to the team, which will provide to realize the performance ranking: teams will arrive at the last stage in the late afternoon (at about 18.00) where take place the prizegiving of the winning team. Every team will receive a gift.
FOR THE LUNCH
The Langhe region offers many places to have lunch, from restaurants to wine cellars: you will found various along your way.
The “Treasure Hunt” is organized by Turismo in Langa with the cooperation of “Strada del Barolo e grandi vini di Langa”, of the city of Alba and the District involved, on the context of Primavera di bellezza and the 42th edition of Vinum.
Info edition 2018
MEETING PLACE
From 10.00 to 11.00 in Alba (CN) where the teams will receive the game kit (bag with the clues and form for the answers to be delivered upon the arrival). The game take place even in case of bad weather.
START
At 11.00: ready, go! The hunt is not a time trial. Drive carefully.
ARRIVAL
The last stage will be a surprise, not the same of the starting.
CADEAUX
Bottles of Barolo and others great wines of Langa, to continue to enjoy the atmosphere of the Langhe region.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Registration is required. You can sign up until 18.00 on Friday April 27th 2018 (subject to availability). At the time of the registration each teams have to pay by PayPal or by bank transfer, upon the receipt of a confirmation email from our staff (the email is not automatically).
COSTS
SIGN UP BEFORE, UNTIL 31 OF MARCH IT COSTS LESS!
55.00 € per team (it is made up of min 2 and max 5 people for each car/camper) or 35.00 € per moto-teams (it is made up of min 1 and max 2 people for each motorcycle). After March 31st the registration will cost 5.00 € more (respectively 60.00 € and 40.00 €)! What are you waiting for?!
Sign up online: www.turismoinlanga.it/it/caccia-al-tesoro-sulla-strada-del-barolo/
PAY WITH BANK TRANSFER!
BANCA DI CREDITO COOPERATIVO DI ALBA, LANGHE E ROERO – ALBA
Account in the name of Turismo in Langa
IBAN – IT 52 N 08530 22501 000130156181
We kindly ask you to send us a copy of the payment by e-mail to: info@turismoinlanga.it
