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[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]Asti is a beautiful old town with 80,000 inhabitants.<\/p>\n
The old city center is provided with a pedestrian zone where there are many small shops and cafes<\/p>\n
Piazza San Secondo with the cathedral is the meeting point of the locals, where you can enjoy an aperitivo, a glass of \u201cAlta Langa\u201d or \u201cMoscato\u201d at lunchtime.<\/p>\n
The big market with fresh fruit, vegetables and clothes etc. takes place twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays, it is nice to see the Italian life with the bright colors and the conversations of the astigiani while shopping.<\/p>\n
The beautiful palazzi, churches and Piazza Alfieri where the Palio di Asti takes place on the first Sunday in September. Since (since 1275) the city is surrounded by a special flair: colors, anticipation of the event can be felt physically, flags hang everywhere as a symbol of the old \u201cRioni\u201d neighborhoods that will take part in the horse race. Before the race a medieval procession with costumes and magnificent horses with knights, accompanied with trumpet drums and fanfares. Asti celebrates his knight, winner and dedicates this festival to the patron saint, San Secondo.<\/p>\n
Secondo was a knight who had turned to Christianity and was therefore martyred and killed in the piazza.<\/p>\n
In the second week of September a wine festival takes place in Asti called \u201cDouja d\u2019Or\u201d where the best wines of the<\/p>\n
Provincial awards, in the streets and palaces you can drink the fine wines, an event that calls many wine connoisseurs here.<\/p>\n
On the weekend there is a farmer\u2019s parade with costumes from the old farm life with old tractors, Vespa and demonstrations from the old life of Piedmont, afterwards on the Piazza del Palio a big culinary festival where every village of the province presents its specialty, you can do it with little money Try specialties and drink farm wine. A festival where all piemontesi take part with joy and that has been spared from mass tourism.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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