Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
November
Winter creeps down the peninsula in November, but there's plenty going on. For gast-
ronomes, this is truffle season and the time for the chestnut harvest and mushroom
picking.
Ognissanti
Celebrated all over Italy as a national holiday, All Saints' Day on 1 November commemor-
ates the Saint Martyrs, while All Souls' Day, on 2 November, is set aside to honour the de-
ceased.
Truffle Season
From the Piedmontese towns of Alba (
www.fieradeltartufo.org
)
and Asti, to Tuscany's San
Miniato, and Le Marche's Acqualagna, November is prime truffle time, with local truffle
fairs, events and music.
Opera Season
Italy is home to four of the world's great opera houses: La Scala in Milan, La Fenice in
Venice, Teatro San Carlo in Naples and Teatro Massimo in Palermo. The season tradition-
ally runs from mid-October to March, although La Scala opens later on St Ambrose Day, 7
December.
