Piemonte · Cuneo
Dogliani
A two-tier Langhe town, the Borgo by the Rea stream and the Castello on the hill, capital of Dolcetto di Dogliani DOCG.
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Visiting
- Best time
- Apr–Oct
- By car
- 1 h 10 min from Turin
- Population
- 4,614
- J8°
- F12°
- M14°
- A18°
- M21°
- J27°
- J30°
- A30°
- S25°
- O19°
- N13°
- D8°
- Best
- Hot or crowded
- Quiet
- Mostly closed
Daytime air temperature, averages for 2020–2024. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com.
Why come
Dogliani sits on the western edge of the Langhe, sixty kilometers southeast of Torino. The town is built in two parts: the Borgo on the valley floor along the Rea stream, and the hill settlement above it that still keeps its medieval shape. The land around both is planted in Dolcetto, and the vineyards climb from the stream up toward the ridges where the wine cellars sit.
The lower town and the upper town read as two different eras occupying one place: the Borgo organized around its parish church and the stream, the hill settlement holding onto a keep and stone houses from an older layout. A local architect worked mostly in the nineteenth century and left his mark across both parts of town, so the eclectic civic and religious buildings he designed sit alongside the medieval stonework rather than replacing it. A president who made his home here founded a wine estate in the hills above town, and the cellars he started are still producing today, linking the town's political history back to the same slopes that give it its wine. What holds Dogliani together is that its wine, its architecture and its most famous native son are not separate stories but the same hillside seen from different angles: a small commune whose vines, buildings and history all trace back to the ground between the stream and the hill.
How to get there
From Turin (TRN), about 1 h 28 min by car.
Genoa (GOA) is about 1 h 46 min away.
By car from the center of Milan 2 h 14 min.
Coming by train into Torino Porta Susa? Dogliani is about 1 h 9 min away by road.
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What to see
Castello di Dogliani
Medieval upper town at 300 meters that gives Dogliani its two-tier silhouette, with stone houses and a surviving castle keep.
Schellino buildings
Eighteen nineteenth-century structures by Giovanni Battista Schellino, including the cemetery chapel and several neo-Gothic civic buildings.
Poderi Luigi Einaudi
Cellars founded in 1897 by the second President of the Italian Republic, still producing Dogliani DOCG in the hills above town.
Chiesa dei Santi Quirico e Paolo
Main parish church of the Borgo, an architectural anchor of the lower town next to the Rea stream.
From the guides
Where to eat
Not our picks, but places the guides put their name to: a Michelin star, a Gambero Rosso fork, a Slow Food snail, a Michelin Key for the hotels. Worth a table, a counter, or a night when you pass through.
Il Verso del GhiottoneRistorante
Il Verso del Ghiottone has one Gambero Rosso fork (78/100) and a spot in the Michelin Guide.
Before you sit down: how to order at a restaurant, how to spot a tourist trap, what aperitivo is and how the Italian bar works.
Living here
Could you live here?
Dogliani is at the end of the road.
- A village of 4,614. The nearest town of 5,000 people, Mondovì, is 29 min away: past our 15-minute rule, which makes this the end of the road.
- Cuneo, a city of 55,751, is 44 min by car. Inside our 30 to 60 minutes: close for the services, far enough to keep its own life.
The rules come from our series Where to Move in Italy, written from the places we have lived: Part 1, The End of the Road · Part 2, The Small Town · Part 3, The City · Part 4, The Postcard · Part 5, The Other Half. The towns we would pick are in Part 6, The Best Towns.
We measured every town in the region on these rules, by its drive to Turin, the city we moved to: Moving to Turin and Piedmont.
- Population 4,614, down 5% since 2015
- Nearest city Cuneo, 44 min drive
- Nearest national health service hospital Verduno, 15 km as the crow flies · how healthcare works in Italy
- Homes in the center: €700 to €1,050 per m² to buy, €3.00 to €4.30 per m² a month to rent
All the numbers Common questions, designations, lists and sources.
More about living here
- Commuter belt
- Pharmacy in town
- High school within a 30-minute drive
- Full fibre reaches 69% of homes
- Primary school in the comune
- Earthquake zone 4, very low hazard
- Cuneo airport (CUF), 47 min drive, the nearest with scheduled flights
- Regional capital Turin, 1 h 10 min drive
If you are moving here
Who lives here
15% of residents are foreign citizens, most often from Romania, North Macedonia and Morocco, against 9% across Italy. 26 of them come from English-speaking countries or western and northern Europe, mostly Switzerland. There are 231 people over 65 for every 100 children under 15, against 216 across Italy. 36% of homes have no resident, holiday homes and empty ones counted together, against 27% across Italy. Cuneo province ranks 27th of 107 in Il Sole 24 Ore's quality of life ranking for 2025.
Health and schools
The nearest emergency room is in Verduno, 15 km as the crow flies. It has a children's emergency room too. The nearest major one is in Cuneo, 35 km away. The nearest IB school is International School of Turin, 55 km as the crow flies.
Information, not medical advice. Confirm with a professional.
Taxes
A home that is not your main one pays 1.06% a year in property tax, charged on the cadastral value rather than the price. A main home pays none unless it is in a luxury category. The town adds between 0.4% and 0.7% to your income tax, depending on your income, with nothing due on income under €10,000. 7% pensioner tax: this town is not in a qualifying area.
Information, not tax advice. Confirm with a professional.
What it costs
The average household in Piemonte spends about €2,240 a month, €580 of it on food, against about €2,170 across Italy. A family of three pays about €467 a year for water, on the Piemonte average. In Cuneo, the provincial capital, in September 2026, an espresso cost €1.34 and a meal in a pizzeria €12.38.
Climate and risk
It is in climate zone E, on a scale from A, the warmest, to F, the coldest, and heating may run from October 15 to April 15, up to 14 hours a day, unless the mayor changes it. Under 1% of residents live in a zone the national maps rate high for floods. 3% live in a zone rated high or very high for landslides.
These shares cover the whole comune, not any one street. Check an address on IdroGEO.
Moving from abroad? Which visa you need. Sources: ISTAT, the Ministry of Health, ISPRA, the Finance Ministry, the Ministry of Enterprise, Poste Italiane, the comuni, the IB, International Schools Database, Il Sole 24 Ore, Cittadinanzattiva.
Known for
DOLCETTO DOCG
Historic capital of Dolcetto di Dogliani, raised to DOCG in 2005, the everyday red of the Langhe.
LUIGI EINAUDI
Second President of the Italian Republic, born in nearby Carrù in 1874, who made Dogliani his home, founded the Poderi Luigi Einaudi cellars above town and lies in its cemetery.
SCHELLINO
Eighteen nineteenth-century buildings by the eclectic local architect Giovanni Battista Schellino define the town's silhouette.
ALTA LANGA
The commune also lies inside the Alta Langa DOCG production zone.
Common questions
- What is Dogliani known for?
- Dogliani is a two-tier Langhe town at 295 meters, the Borgo by the Rea stream and the Castello on the hill, capital of Dolcetto di Dogliani DOCG.
- Where is Dogliani?
- Dogliani is a comune in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte.
- What is the nearest airport to Dogliani?
- The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cuneo (CUF), about 47 min by car.
- How long is the drive from Milan to Dogliani?
- About 2 h 14 min by car.
- When is the best time to visit Dogliani?
- Best in Apr–Oct. August is the warmest month, averaging 30 degrees, and May the wettest, with about 15 rain days.
- Which other towns are like Dogliani?
- Castagnole delle Lanze, Neive and Guarene.
- How many people live in Dogliani?
- 4,614 residents, by ISTAT's count on 1 January 2025.
- Is Dogliani a good place to live?
- By the rules in our Where to Move in Italy series, Dogliani is at the end of the road: the nearest town of 5,000 people, Mondovì, is 29 min away. The nearest city, Cuneo, is 44 min away by car. The nearest national health service hospital is in Verduno, 15 km as the crow flies. Full fibre reaches 69% of homes.
Tags & data designations · numbers · sources
Recognized as
Landscape
The numbers
- Elevation: 295 m
- Population: 4,614
- Surface area: 35.68 km²
These figures were compiled from public directories: ISTAT, OpenStreetMap and Wikidata, and from the official listings of the guides named on this page. Town details change; verify with official sources before you travel.
The ranked lists
Lists Dogliani appears in
- The 7 best small wine towns with a serious restaurant in PiemontePiemontewineserious restaurantsmall7 towns · smallest 497 residents
- The best wine towns in the province of CuneoCuneo provincewine8 towns · smallest 497 residents
- The 10 best hidden wine towns that eat well within 90 minutes of TurinNear Turinwinewithin 90 mineats wellhidden10 towns · smallest 497 residents · closest 57 min away
- The best small towns with a serious restaurant in the province of CuneoCuneo provinceserious restaurantsmall10 towns · smallest 497 residents
- The best small wine towns within 90 minutes of TurinNear Turinwinewithin 90 minsmall10 towns · smallest 497 residents · closest 57 min away
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What all six share with Dogliani: inland, away from the coast · between 3,000 and 10,000 people · hill towns
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