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Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 11:54 in umbria, tours of italy, destinations & events, food & wine
Beginning November 7-8, you can enjoy five week-ends filled with olive oil events in Umbria. Frantoi Aperti, an event aiming to promote the olive oil produced in Umbria, offers for five week-end — from November 7 through December 8 — guid...
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Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 18:26 in destinations & events, food & wine
The South Tyrolean town of Merano — high up in the Dolomites, Trentino-Alto Adige — hosts a major gourmet and wine festival, the “International Wine Festival & Culinaria” (Merano Wine Festival & Gourmet), from Octob...
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Posted on Thursday October 29th, 2009 at 10:41 in umbria, italian historic towns, destinations & events, food & wine
Those who are visiting Umbria in November should not miss the many events dedicated to the truffle. Two major truffle festivals are taking places in two towns located in spectacular settings at the foot of the Apennines mountain chain: Città di Cast...
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Posted on Monday October 26th, 2009 at 09:06 in piedmont, italian historic towns, destinations & events, food & wine
A major annual International White Truffle Fair is taking place in Alba, Piedmont (Oct 3 - Nov 8, 2009). This truffle festival includes a truffle market and a truffle fair (in the weekends), a truffle auction (Nov. 8), a historic festival and many ...
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Posted on Wednesday October 21st, 2009 at 17:14 in umbria, destinations & events
In October, Perugia, capital of Umbria and home of the famed bitter-sweet chocolate and hazelnut blend, Bacio Perugina, hosts Eurochocolate, its chocolate festival. The new edition of Eurochocolate, Play Chocolate, features a week of exhibits, tast...
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Posted on Monday October 19th, 2009 at 07:37 in things to do, venice, veneto, destinations & events
The most scenic Marathon is taking place the last Sunday of October in Venice. The race starts in Stra, a small town a few kilometers east of Padua, runs through the small towns of the Brenta Riviera, enters the city and overpasses 14 Venetian bridg...
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