Asti wasn’t so amazing when we entered at first, but once we discovered the history of the city along with the sites as well, we changed our opinion very quickly. After having a good breakfast, we headed to one of the most recommended tourist attraction in Asti, the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, which is abeautiful cathedral and one of the biggest of all Piedmont. Collegiata di San Secondo and Santa Maria Nuova were another set of beautiful plazas, showing amazing architecture.
After a while, seeing the architecture and the amount of people walking among us, we got us bored, so we started going around viewing the nature found around Asti and its culture. We discovered that Asti is also hostof a huge festival, where all of the towns come in and offer wine and food for which they are known for. The festival is called “Asti’s Festival of Festival”,which then has a parade where they all march down till they get to “Campo dePalio” square. The sad part was the fact that the festival didn’t start until October. We also discovered that Asti is also known for the truffles that can befound in its hills. Which is also a good area to harvest grapes.
In fact, Asti is one of the best red and white wines of Italy. And since the terrain in Asti is hilly, which is how the city got its name, it has perfect conditions for wine making. After viewing some more recommended temples and churches and had lunch. Getting ready to leave the city of Asti and leave for Turin in the morning. We returned the rented car and went to bed.
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