Piemonte · Northern Italy
The Monferrato hills, in plain English.
Every village, sagra and wine festival in these UNESCO hills — written by people who are here, kept current, and still useful long after the festival has packed up.
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New to Monferrato?
UNESCO vineyards an hour south of Turin — and far quieter than Tuscany.
The birthplace of Italian sparkling wine, poured straight from cellars carved into the tufa beneath the hills.
A food-and-wine sagra in some village nearly every weekend, spring to autumn.
Unhurried, and genuinely glad you came — a place that still takes three hours over lunch.
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Events across Monferrato
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2026
Mercato settimanale di Acqui Terme
Acqui Terme
Tuesday and Friday mornings, about 08:00–13:00: stalls spread through Acqui's centre, from Piazza Italia and Corso Italia to Piazza M. Ferraris.
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Oct
2026
Mercato settimanale di Canelli
Canelli
Tuesday and Friday mornings, 08:00–13:00: Canelli's market fills Piazza Gancia, Piazza Zoppa and Piazza Cavour in the town centre.
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Oct
2026
Mercato settimanale di Casale Monferrato
Casale Monferrato
Tuesday and Friday mornings, about 07:30–13:00: around 200 stalls of food, clothing and household goods fill Piazza Castello.
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Oct
2026
Mercato settimanale di Molare
Molare
Tuesday and Friday mornings: Molare's small market in Piazza Dario Pesce, with food, farm-produce and general stalls.
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Oct
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Musica in Filarmonica & Casale Classica
Casale Monferrato
Casale's classical season, October to May: chamber and piano recitals in the Accademia Filarmonica's Palazzo Gozzani di Treville, and orchestras and star soloists at the Teatro Municipale.
Concert season
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Oct
2026
Mercato settimanale di Asti
Asti
Wednesday and Saturday mornings: Asti's main market, about 240 stalls in Piazza Campo del Palio, Piazza Libertà and Largo Saracco.
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Everything you need to plan — in one place, in plain English.
In English, at last
Local information is scattered across Italian posters, PDFs and Facebook posts. We gather it, translate it and lay it out so you can actually use it.
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Every village and festival page is checked and refreshed each season — so you're never planning around last year's dates.
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Practical answers a visitor actually needs — parking, crowds, whether it's good for kids, and the best weekend to come.