The sagra season in Piedmont, month by month
When the village festivals actually happen, and which months are worth planning a trip around.
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How a sagra actually works
The practical mechanics no website explains, because everyone local already knows them.
Read guideWhite truffle season, and where to go instead of Alba
The famous fair is not the only place to buy, or the best place to look.
Read guideBooking a winery visit in the Langhe and Monferrato
Who to contact, how far ahead, and what you are actually booking.
Read guideGetting around Piedmont without a car
What is genuinely reachable by train and bus, and what is not.
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What is open between January and March, when the hill villages close.
Read guideWhat you eat at a Piedmontese village festival
The dishes that come round again and again, and what they are.
Read guideA first weekend in Monferrato
Two days that work in any season, for people who have already done the Langhe.
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