Frabosa Sottana

Frabosa Sottana, a mountain settlement in Cuneo home to just over 1,600 residents, channels its alpine slopes and fresh waters into 18 distinct protected designations. The local environment shapes the delicate Fagiolo Cuneo IGP, a bean cultivated in a restricted territory of 247 municipalities. High pasture land also fuels the production of Raschera DOP, a historic mountain cheese sharing a local footprint of 248 municipalities. Here, the unique alpine microclimate and traditional dairying techniques yield distinct herbal profiles that cannot be replicated elsewhere, making this small Piedmontese enclave a critical refuge for northern Italian gastronomy.