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unusual facts about province of Asti



Barbera d'Asti

It is produced in the hilly areas of the provinces of Asti (67 municipalities) and Alexandria (51 municipalities).

Cascarolo bianco

For many centuries Cascarolo bianco was widely planted throughout Piedmont, particularly around the communes of Chieri and Pinerolo in the province of Turin, Casale Monferrato in the province of Alessandria and Moncalvo in the province of Asti.

Rosa Vercellana

Her father, from Moncalvo in the Province of Asti, had been a standard bearer in the Napoleonic Imperial Guard.


see also

Castagnole

Castagnole delle Lanze, a municipality in the Province of Asti, Piedmont

Castagnole Monferrato, a municipality in the Province of Asti, Piedmont

Cerrina Monferrato

In 2005 Cerrina was the epicentre of swarms of locusts or grasshoppers (the local Calliptamus italicus) which, unprecedented in their magnitude and moving at speeds of up to 55 km/h, threatened the vineyards of Monferrato and the province of Asti.

Incisa

Incisa Scapaccino (originally Incisa Belbo), a municipality in the province of Asti.

Montechiaro

Montechiaro d'Asti - a town and comune in the Province of Asti, Italy

Montemagno

Montemagno, Piedmont, a comune (municipality) in the Province of Asti

Nizza Monferrato

Nizza Monferrato is one the comuni in the province of Asti that take part in the Palio di Asti on the third Sunday of September, in Asti.

San Marzano

San Marzano Oliveto, Italian municipality of the Province of Asti, Piedmont