Finally! The Donkey Races of Alba are upon us! It has been a day of festivities, starting with a parade through town. Medieval denizens of every sort marched through Central Alba’s cobblestone streets. With the exception of lowly serfs and convicted criminals chained up in wooden carts, everyone was in a festive mood. Continue reading ““And They’re Off!” – The Donkey Races of Alba”
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It’s Donkey Race Day in Alba!
It’s Sunday morning in Alba, Italy – the final day of Alba’s White Truffle Festival. And that can mean only one thing. Yes. It’s Donkey Race day! Continue reading “It’s Donkey Race Day in Alba!”
The Alba White Truffle Fair
The Alba White Truffle Fair has been underway here in Alba all week. It’s a big deal. And today is a market day, so vendors selling everything imaginable line the streets. The town is like a circus, full of food and people like us, just having fun. Continue reading “The Alba White Truffle Fair”
Wine Tasting in La Morra
It’s wine tasting day! We have an appointment later this morning to meet with an independent wine producer in the hilltop village of La Morra. It’s not far from Alba, so after breakfast at the hotel, we’ll get in the car, plug the address into the GPS, and go do some wine tasting in La Morra. Continue reading “Wine Tasting in La Morra”
Want Tickets to the Donkey Races? Don’t Give Up!
We arrived in Alba, in northwestern Italy this afternoon. Since our arrival, we’ve been busy. OK – busy eating, mostly. But now we’re on a mission. We need to procure donkey race tickets before they’re sold out. It turns out that it’s no easy feat to buy a couple of tickets to the donkey races. Who knew? Continue reading “Want Tickets to the Donkey Races? Don’t Give Up!”
Psst… Wanna Buy Tickets to the Donkey Races?
We’re in Alba, in the northwestern corner of Italy. We arrived this afternoon, checked in to our hotel, and headed out on foot to explore our new surroundings. At the local Tourist Information Center, we made an appointment to visit a small wine producer tomorrow. We have one more task to accomplish today. We want to buy tickets to the donkey races. Continue reading “Psst… Wanna Buy Tickets to the Donkey Races?”
