Piazza San Secondo
The brick Gothic facade of the Collegiata di San Secondo and the Baroque Palazzo di Città share Asti's old market square, now pedestrianised. On the patron's feast, the first Tuesday of May, a costumed procession offers the Palio to the church and the mayor and parish priest serve the Minestra dei Poveri outside.
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