Bra & PollenzoThings to do

Things to do in Bra & Pollenzo

  1. Osteria del Boccondivino

    Up on the 1st floor of the recessed courtyard of the Slow Food Movement’s headquarters, this homey little eatery lined with wine bottles was the first to be opened by the emerging organisation back in the 1980s. The food is predictably fresh and excellent, and the local Langhe menu changes daily.

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  2. Museo Civico Artistico-Storico

    The history of the town, Bra, is exhibited in the Palazzo Traversa, aka the Museo Civico Artistico-Storico and includes Roman artefacts, 18th-century­ paintings and medieval weaponry.

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  3. Università di Scienze Gastronomiche

    This is the creation of Carlo Petrini, founder of the Slow Food Movement. The campus occupies a former royal palace, and offers three-year courses in gastronomy and food management.

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  4. Santuario della Madonna dei Fiori

    The Santuario della Madonna dei Fiori mixes baroque with neoclassical and is devoted to the Madonna, who supposedly appeared in Bra in 1336.

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  5. Chiesa di San Andrea

    The sloping main square in Bra contains some stately baroque architecture best exemplified in the Chiesa di San Andrea, designed by Bernini.

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  6. Guido Restaurante

    The acclaimed Guido Restaurante is a place that people have been known to cross borders to visit, especially for the veal.

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  7. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale

    The Museo Civico di Storia Naturale features fossils, minerals and stuffed birds.

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  8. Chiesa di Santa Chiara

    The elegantly domed Chiesa di Santa Chiara is a jewel of Piedmontese Rococo.

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