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Enoteca Boero
di Boero Mario
(Piazza Astesano 17; 9am-noon & 3-8pm daily, closed Mon morning) Roll up your sleeves and get
down to Asti's most pleasurable activity - wine tasting. This small, unassuming enoteca
(wine bar) lines up the glasses morning and afternoon for free tastings administered with
expert evaluations from the owner. Don't miss the Barbera d'Asti and the sparkling Mo-
scato.
WINE TASTING
Festivals & Events
Palio d'Asti
Held on the third Sunday of September, this bareback horse race commemorates a victori-
ous battle against Alba during the Middle Ages and draws over a quarter of a million
spectators from surrounding villages. (Alba answers with a tongue-in-cheek donkey race
on the first Sunday in October).
HORSE RACING
Douja d'Or
This 10-day festival (a douja is a terracotta wine jug unique to Asti), held in early
September, is complemented by the Delle Sagre food festival on the second Sunday of
September.
FOOD
Sleeping & Eating
Outside the town centre, there are some lovely spots to sleep in the nearby Monferrato
vineyards - ask Asti's tourist offices for a list of properties, including agriturismi (farm-
stay accommodation).
Fresh food, clothes and all sorts of household paraphernalia are sold at Asti's Wednes-
day and Saturday morning markets on Piazza Alfieri and Piazza Campo del Palio.
Hotel Palio
( 0141 3 43 71; www.hotelpalio.com ; Via Cavour 106; s/d €85/115; ) Wedged between
the train station and the old town, the Palio's utilitarian exterior belies plusher facilities in-
side. Reflecting Asti's juxtaposition of old and new, the hotel broadcasts chic, smart
rooms with satellite TV and wi-fi, along with an atmospherically decorated inner sanctum.
HOTEL €€
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