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FESTIVALS IN ASTI AND SURROUNDINGS
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The turkey is prosecuted on the village main square and sentenced to death. The sentence rouses an equestrian joust that finds its roots in the Middle Ages
Huge fair held in centre of Asti with more than 1000 exhibitors from all over Italy
Traditional nineteenth-century competition, that consists in pushing wine barrels along a track in the centre of town
Every year Canelli recalls, along with about 50.000 visitors, the 1613 siege and the following victorious battle to free the town from invaders
Gastronomic walk in a scenery of rural life among the Alfieri Hills with stops at country-houses to taste local specialities
The biggest outdoor restaurant in Italy; the festival is held in the central square “Piazza del Palio” on Saturday and Sunday. Sunday morning stars with a big parade displaying scenes of ancient rural life
Very heart-felt competition between the flag-wavers of the different neighbourhoods of Asti. The competition takes place in the central square “Piazza San Secondo”
Il Palio di Asti
The Palio of Asti is the most ancient horse race of this kind in Italy. It takes place every year in the square “Piazza Alfieri” with collateral shows and propitiatory dinners during all the week before the race
The biggest international fair dedicated to cheese. It’s held every two years in the little town of Bra
The Salone del Gusto is organized by “Slow Food” every two years at the Lingotto area in Torino, alternately with “Cheese” in Bra
Big display of the ancient rural tradition of husking corn-cobs
