Mercatino "Di cortile in cortile" a Pino d'Asti
A Christmas weekend in the small hill village of Pino d'Asti: an evening of aperitifs and Occitan dancing on the Saturday, then a Sunday market in the open courtyards, with children's workshops, Father Christmas's house, art shows and walks.
Why it's special
Instead of a row of stalls, the village opens its courtyards for vintage, crafts and second-hand finds, and adds a guided walk through Pino d'Asti's history, between the parish house and the piazza of a village on the hills above Castelnuovo Don Bosco.
Programme · 2026
- Cancelled if the weather is bad.
- Food is at Ca' del Prete, the Circolo Arci Forme Canoniche and the Pro Loco di Pino d'Asti.
- On Saturday evening the action is in the parish house (aperitifs) and the piazza (dancing).
Pino d'Asti is one of the smallest villages of the Asti hills, on the ridge above Castelnuovo Don Bosco and the Romanesque churches around Albugnano. For one weekend in December it opens its courtyards for a Christmas market of vintage pieces, crafts and second-hand things, with workshops for children, Father Christmas's house and two art shows.
It starts on the Saturday evening with aperitifs in the parish house and Occitan dancing in the piazza, warmed by panettone and vin brulé. On the Sunday there are also two walks, one through the village's history and one just for exercise. The year's programme is above.
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