I Love Italian Travel - November Attractions of Northern Italy, Part 2
So you are thinking of visiting northern Italy in November, but you're not sure what to see and what to do.
Don't despair, there are a lot of special events that won't be running in the good old summertime.
Here are a few of them.
Get rolling, November is almost upon us.
A previous article examined the bilingual (Italian and French) Aosta Valley, and the regions of Piedmont and Lombardy.
Now we'll swing east to another bilingual region, Trentino-Alto Adige (this time Italian and German) and then to Veneto before doubling back to Emilia-Romagna and ending up in the Italian Riviera, the region of Liguria.
Trentino-Alto Adige is composed of two parts, the southern section of Trentino and to the north the heavily German speaking Alto Adige.
Alto Adige, also called South Tyrol, really seems to be part of Austria.
Its second largest city, Merano (Meran in German), hosts an International Wine and Culinara during the second weekend of November.
There is quite a focus on biodynamic and organic wine as well as Asian food.
Isn't that multicultural, Asian food in a Germanic speaking part of Italy? I hope you don't expect mild winter weather in Veneto in northeastern Italy.
But you can still enjoy yourself while waiting for spring which brings huge crowds.
On the second weekend of November the city of Verona hosts The International Horse Show.
When they say international, they mean it.
Make sure to see the opening day's costumed parade.
Venice commemorates its deliverance from the plague in 1621 with the Festival della Salute that takes place on November 21 in the Madonna della Salute Church.
On the first three Sundays of November the Emilia-Romana town of Savigno holds the Savigno Sagra del Tartufo (Savigno Truffle Festival) held.
The larger town of Sasso Marconi holds a similar festival the first weekend of November.
The regional capital of Bologna hosts a Jazz Festival for about a week in early November.
The third weekend of every month the city of Ravenna offers an antique market.
The following weekend is Modena's turn.
Why not go to both and compare the offerings? Remember, Emilia-Romana is the gastronomic capital of Italy so plan to take advantage of their fine food.
Liguria on the Italian Riviera is a major tourist destination during most of the year.
But it is fairly quiet during the winter months.
One of the most enjoyable winter activities is the San Remo Yacht Club winter championship Regattas that take place on many November, December, and January weekends.
Don't despair, there are a lot of special events that won't be running in the good old summertime.
Here are a few of them.
Get rolling, November is almost upon us.
A previous article examined the bilingual (Italian and French) Aosta Valley, and the regions of Piedmont and Lombardy.
Now we'll swing east to another bilingual region, Trentino-Alto Adige (this time Italian and German) and then to Veneto before doubling back to Emilia-Romagna and ending up in the Italian Riviera, the region of Liguria.
Trentino-Alto Adige is composed of two parts, the southern section of Trentino and to the north the heavily German speaking Alto Adige.
Alto Adige, also called South Tyrol, really seems to be part of Austria.
Its second largest city, Merano (Meran in German), hosts an International Wine and Culinara during the second weekend of November.
There is quite a focus on biodynamic and organic wine as well as Asian food.
Isn't that multicultural, Asian food in a Germanic speaking part of Italy? I hope you don't expect mild winter weather in Veneto in northeastern Italy.
But you can still enjoy yourself while waiting for spring which brings huge crowds.
On the second weekend of November the city of Verona hosts The International Horse Show.
When they say international, they mean it.
Make sure to see the opening day's costumed parade.
Venice commemorates its deliverance from the plague in 1621 with the Festival della Salute that takes place on November 21 in the Madonna della Salute Church.
On the first three Sundays of November the Emilia-Romana town of Savigno holds the Savigno Sagra del Tartufo (Savigno Truffle Festival) held.
The larger town of Sasso Marconi holds a similar festival the first weekend of November.
The regional capital of Bologna hosts a Jazz Festival for about a week in early November.
The third weekend of every month the city of Ravenna offers an antique market.
The following weekend is Modena's turn.
Why not go to both and compare the offerings? Remember, Emilia-Romana is the gastronomic capital of Italy so plan to take advantage of their fine food.
Liguria on the Italian Riviera is a major tourist destination during most of the year.
But it is fairly quiet during the winter months.
One of the most enjoyable winter activities is the San Remo Yacht Club winter championship Regattas that take place on many November, December, and January weekends.