Why you should travel to Piemonte in autumn

What to do around Villa Perla
in September, October & November?

Even more Festivals, food, wine & ... Truffles!

During Autumn in the months September, October and November it’s actually the busiest season of the entire year in Piemonte.

It’s not the “classic tourism” as we know it in most other holiday destinations. Oh no… 😉 ! It’s much more sophisticated because of all the exclusive wine and truffle festivities. This should absolutely be on your (wine) bucket list! The landscape will amaze you as well toghether with the buzz around the vendemmia or grape harvest.

Be aware that you will need to book your accomodation and restaurants well in advance because with all the fairs there are a lot of business people travelling as well. 

Festivals

September:

Douja d’Or ASTI – National Show of selected wines since 1967… or the National Wine Competition of the Asti Chamber of Commerce. In the city you will find a lot of activities related to this annual event. If you are a fan of food, wine, art and cultural trips in general you should definately consider a stay in the area aroung the second and third week of september and visit Asti.

Palio di AstiASTI – A famous horse race in the center of the city that even has a longer history than the famous version of Siena! In 2023 this event will take place during the weekend of Sunday 1 september 2024.

CheeseBRA – The Bra sausage, cheese, bread and rice festival, scheduled from 19 to 22 September 2024.

Canelli Città Del Vino –  Canelli – 21 & 22 September 2024. Degustations, Masterclass, Food, Music & Festa, Art. All in the beautifull village of Canelli at 15min by car from Villa Perla. 

 

October:

Neive Vino e…….NEIVE – Spending time in this charming hilltop village is memorable. Even more so early October while they are celebrating the wines of Neive. There is even a small playground next to one of the terraces ;-). Neive is always about local food and wine and during this time you can enjoy it with live music and arts & crafts. It’s about 15 min driving from Villa Perla and has enough parking space.

The International White Truffle Fair ALBA – takes places from early October until early December in Alba. This is one of the most beautifull midievel towns of the area and attracts a lot of visitors the whole year round. You will find the worldfamous Alba White Truffle and many other local products of exceptional quality. You can follow the events on facebook as well. 

Barbera fish Festival (Agliano Terme):  11 till 13 October 2024 in Agliano Terme. Organised by the norwegian community and BAart. This is a 12 min drive

Fiera del Rapule – CALOSSO:  18/10/2024 till 20/10/2024 

The yearly Rapulè fair is an incredible event on the Asti autumn agenda. The village of Calosso comes alive with its food and wine journey and there are more hiden treasures to see than you would ever expect. Calosso is a 5 min drive from Villa Perla but for this event you need to park outside the village.

More info:

https://www.fieradelrapule.it/

 

 

November:

Rosso Barbara COSTIGLIOLE d’ASTI – 1 till 4 November 2024. This event takes place very closeby to the holiday house. This is the 5th edition and the largest Barbera tasting festival in the world with about 100 producers and over 200 different wines to taste! 

Fiera Regionale del TartufoCanelli – As from 12 November 2023. Programm will follow soonest!

More events will be added along the way.

Click here for the weekly markets 

in the surrounding villages

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