PALIO DI ASTI

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.