Cocconato

Travelling around Asti, it will be difficult to find a better preserved and restored historic centre than the one we can admire in Cocconato, a village that welcomes us with its elegant architecture, small cafés, restaurants and shops selling typical products that enliven the town and lead us, step by step, to the parish church dedicated to Santa Maria della Consolazione; from here a breathtaking view opens up, first over the town and then sweeping over the surrounding hills. Among the events not to be missed, which make the village even more beautiful, are the Cocco Wine food and wine festival, which takes place in September and offers tastings and events focusing on local wines and products, and the traditional Palio dei Somari, when Cocconato returns to the ancient village of centuries past.