Recent Posts Tagged With 'piedmont'

• White Truffle Festivals: Alba, Piedmont

  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 ...

• “Thrill of Luxury” Tours in Turin

  Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 08:53 in piedmont, turin, destinations & events

  Turin offers visitors tours allowing the public to experience first-hand the making of exclusive objects. This special series of tours, named “Thrill of Luxury“, offers visitors the chance to see, for example, scents being bottled, yacht...

• Food & Wine Tours in Piedmont: “Palio di Asti”

  Posted on Tuesday September 15th, 2009 at 07:32 in piedmont, tours of italy, food & wine, destinations & events

  The “Palio di Asti” is more than just a famous historic race. It’s a historic festival offering visitors also the chance to enjoy excellent wines and food in one of the most important wine-making areas in Italy. Asti is a center a...

• Alba International White Truffle Fair: Truffle Market, Auction, Seminars in Piedmont

  Posted on Monday November 3rd, 2008 at 07:58 in piedmont, destinations & events, food & wine

  The “International White Truffle Fair of Alba” , held in Alba, Piedmont, kicked off October 4, enters the last week. Some major events are scheduled for the last days. Saturday November 8, is a day for wine and truffle-related produce ...

• Chocolate Festival in Turin

  Posted on Friday February 22nd, 2008 at 19:18 in piedmont, turin, destinations & events, food & wine

  For chocolate lovers who are visiting Piedmont this week, CioccolaTO’ is an event to not be missed. From Friday, February 22 through Sunday, March 2, this annual chocolate festival held in Turin will feature endless tastings, laboratories with...

• Grape and Wine Festivals - Round-Up

  Posted on Friday September 21st, 2007 at 18:39 in piedmont, veneto

  Among the many grape and wine festivals taking place in the wine-growing regions of Italy, in this late September, we suggest the followings (listed by region). - Tuscany “Festa dell’Uva” (grape feast) in Impruneta (Sept 30). - P...

• Truffle Season Approaching

  Posted on Friday August 24th, 2007 at 16:08 in things to do, piedmont

  From September to December its the truffle season. A multitude of fairs and festivals take place across the country, especially in what are the most prominent areas for the truffle-hunting: Piedmont, Tuscany, Umbria, and Marches. In Piedmont, in A...