Destination Weddings in Asti

An ancient village on a hilltop between the Tanaro river and the Borbore stream, lies a picturesque wedding site offering features all its own. Asti, almost completely hilly and green, serves as a striking venue for ceremony and celebration. With a variety of food festivals, fairs and massive street markets, the province offers a traditional Italian spirit within a quaint setting.

The region of Asti, located south-east of Torino, contains only one big town that bears its same name, and includes 119 communes, half of which do not exceed five-hundred inhabitants. The entire province commemorates its Patron Saint, ‘Secondo,’ with parties and parades where participants flaunt medieval costumes and traditional rituals. The Carolingia Fair, a huge street market that takes place in the suburbs of the ex-Piazza d’Ami, features more than one thousand merchant spaces. Vendors throughout the whole of Italy attend the event to sell their goods and exhibit local handicrafts, agricultural products and epicurean delights. One of the more notable revelries is The “Festival delle Sagre,” when 44 villages within the Province unite to form what has come to be known as “the biggest restaurant in Italy”. Each village serves the unique specialties that are distinctive to their locale.

Asti boasts numerous noteworthy monuments such as The Collegiata of San Secondo, the main Cathedral, a variety of medieval towers and houses, The Baptistry of San Pietro and many more. On Sunday mornings, a grand parade marches through the center of town, reviving characters and customs of old country life.

With such fanfare, an appreciation of rich history and spectacular surroundings, Asti makes for an outstanding location choice for a distinguished marriage ceremony.