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Since almost 50 years, every November there is a gourmet festival in the white truffle’s honour and a medley of flavours, smells and colours come together around the celebrated truffles.The small and charming town of San Miniato becomes an open-air, large-scale “laboratory of taste” where white truffles are the crown jewels of the market ...
Aug 28, 2010 · San Miniato truffle hunting tradition and National Truffle Festival - video by Truffle in Tuscany. Watch on. The Rare Breed Chianina Cow Quarryman's Focaccia. The National Truffle Festival in the town of San Miniato near Pisa in Tuscany is one of the most improtant white truffle events in Italy.
- International White Truffle Festival Alba, Piedmont
- Acqualagna Truffle Festival Le Marche
- Festival in Tignale, Lake Garda
- Moncalvo Truffle Fair
- San Miniato Truffle Fair, Tuscany
- Dovadola Truffle Festival, Emilia Romagna
- Truffle and Potato Festival Pietralunga, Umbria
- Truffle Festival Sant’ Agata Feltria, Rimini
- His Majesty The Truffle in Brisighella, Ravenna
- Pro Tips
White truffles are the more expensive of the two, and they also have a stronger flavor. Alba is a town in the Northwest of Italy, easily reached from either Turin, Genoa, or Milan. It’s famous for three things: Ferrero chocolates, wine, and white truffles. Could you think of a better combination? TheInternational White Truffle Fairis held from Octo...
Acqualagna in Urbino province/Le Marche is the only location in Italy where fresh truffles can be enjoyed year-round. This is because there are three truffle fairs, The Regional Black Truffle Fair on the last Sunday of February, The Black Summer Truffle Fair on the last Sunday of July, and most important,The National White Truffle Fairthat starts 2...
Fall is a great time of year for a visit toLake Garda. On its western side sits the small town of Tignale, where atruffle festival is held from the end of September to the beginning of October. During the festival, restaurants in town offer truffle-based menus. One of them isIl Calderonewith pleasant, rustic décor and a rich variety of seafood apar...
Moncalvo is a small tourist town in the Monferrato Hills of Piedmont. If you want to enjoy a ratherintimate local festival, this is your best bet. The fair takes place during the last two Sundays in October in the central square, Piazza Carlo Alberto. On offer are fresh truffles and other mushrooms, cheeses, wine, and local pastries. All can be tas...
San Miniatois famous for its historical center and is one of the main locations where the coveted white truffles can be found and enjoyed. This is due to the extensive oak and willow woods in adjacent Valdegola, where white truffles thrive in the moist and fertile soil. An anecdote: In 1954, the biggest ever white truffle was found in a neighboring...
Like neighboring Tuscany, the Emilia Romagna region of Italy is famous for truffles.Dovadolais a small town in the Montone River Valley with a big truffle festival, celebrated on 16th and 23rd of October. Truffles galore plus all the other delicacies of Emilia Romagna await to be tasted and, of course, purchased because that’s one of the main reaso...
Umbria is a region in central Italy, halfway between Rome (south) and Florence (north).Pietralungais a cozy, little town in Umbria that comes to life with the truffle and white potato festival in October. Apart from the restaurants offering a great variety of truffle and potato dishes, there are some specific activities you might enjoy. Among them,...
Located at the foot of the medieval fortress Castello Medievale di Sant’Agata Feltria this small but historical town not far from either Rimini or San Marino celebrates the annualtruffle festivalat all four Sundays in October. The truffle market is held in the historical streets, and apart from the tubers, you’ll also find local honey and herbs. Th...
The setting is perfect. Brisighella is a small medieval town framed by three castle-topped hills and rolling vineyards in the Italian province of Ravenna. Pastel-hued houses, narrow streets, few tourists, and smiling people are ready for the big festival in late November, which is actually called His Majesty The Truffle. Black truffles and the more...
If you decide to buy a fresh truffle at one of the festivals, make sure you have the facilities to use them quickly because truffles don’t last very long in the fridge and quickly lose flavor. Never wash them, just use a soft brush to remove any dirt or soil. Truffles are carefully shaved over hot pasta or scrambled eggs, never cooked with them. An...
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Packages. On Saturdays and Sundays 9th-10th, 16th-17th and 23rd-24th November 2024. A great event for gourmets. Every year the Tuscan town San Miniato, located halfway between Pisa and Florence, celebrates the National Festival of the White Truffle, an event that attracts thousands of truffle lovers and foodies from all the world.
Oct 31, 2023 · National Exhibition of White Truffle 2022 in San Miniato On weekends from 11 to 26 November, tasting and shopping for Italy's most famous truffle
Jun 20, 2020 · The exhibition dedicated to the white truffle of San Miniato traditionally takes place on the last three weekends of November in the historic center.
Nov 14, 2022 · What to see, taste and experience. Emiko Davies. Nov 14, 2022. It’s the most exciting moment of the year in San Miniato, the 51st white truffle festival and my favourite celebration of food in Tuscany, which opened Saturday November 12 and will run over three weekends until November 27.
