The most important parades Italy

The three districts form a procession of 700 costume persons, accompanied by acrobats; the procession is preceded by theatrical shows and historical reconstructions and followed by an archery test.

Less famous than that of Siena, but older and just as lively, the Palio di Asti is a tradition that has been going on since the Middle Ages, and more precisely since the 12th century! Every year, on the third Sunday of September, the festivities begin with a historical costume parade with more than 1,200 figures that winds through the streets of the old town and a flea market that precedes a wild horse race in Piazza Alfieri in Asti, the central square of the city.

A day when the rainbow flag is the protagonist on the streets of the city. A great parade is organised, as well as festivities throughout the evening.