I Love Italian trip - November Attractions of Northern Italy, Part I

So you are mental of visiting northern Italy in November, but you're not sure what to see and what to do. Don't despair; there are lots and lots of special events that simply aren't ready in the good old summertime. Here are a few of them. Get rolling; November is roughly upon us. We start our virtual tour in the northwest and work our way east.

We start our November Italian tour in the bilingual Aosta Valley tucked in the mountains in the middle of France and Switzerland. On November first the hamlet of Cogne at the edge of the Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso celebrates the Cantes Festival, dedicated to its boys. They are offered wine and food and participants sing until sunset. About a week later Perloz celebrates the final of the Concours Bataille des Chevres (Goat Fight). Local breeders exhibit their best animals classed into three categories. The winners are awarded "tchambis", maple and walnut collars hand inlaid with the original bell. There are lesser prizes for eight other goats in each category.

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The Piedmont region of northwestern Italy is notable for wine and food. You haven't tasted "mushrooms" until you've tried their white truffles, but bring your wallet. Fiera del Tartufo Bianco di Alba (White Alba Truffle Fair) may be the ultimate truffle festival. It runs for over a month beginning in early October and has been nearby for nearly eighty years. Alba is notable for its wine as is its original competitor, the nearby town of Asti. Alba also hosts the Regional White Vezza d'Alba Truffle & Roero Wines Fair in late November. Other truffle events include the Peccati di gola - Fiera regionale del Tartufo, Overindulgences - Regional Truffle Fair at Mondovi from late October to early November and the San Sebastiano Curone Truffle Festival in November. For more than truffles visit the Truffle Regional Fair in mid-November at Murisengo's "Trifola d'Or" (Golden Truffle) Fair with about a hundred booths that feature original food, wine, and handcrafts from the surrounding area.

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For nearly five centuries the town of Nizza Monferrato southeast of Asti hosts its each year Fiera di San Carlo. Check it out in early November. You may want to come back to visit its Antiques store on the third Sunday of every month. In in the middle of the two, on the second Sunday of November the town of Alessandria near Piedmont's capital Turin hosts a wine exhibition. And Piedmont, Italy is world notable for its wines.

The Lombardy region of northwestern Italy is a great place for winter sports. The winter is fairly cold and even rainy in the mountains. But don't let that stop you. In early November the capital Milan hosts the Sei Giorno di Ciclismo (Six days of cycling). Lombardy is home to many cycling clubs such as the Viale Monza group that meets four mornings a week to cycle from the Piazzale Martesana (in front of the Gaetano Pini). Possibly the best news: All levels of cyclists are welcome. The last Sunday of every month (except July and August) Milan hosts the open air Naviglio Grande Antiques Fair. The slight town of Casteggio holds a White Truffle Festival in November.

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Frank's Kitchen is one of Toronto's hottest restaurants. Reserve your experiance today!! Frank Parhizgar, chef and co-owner of Frank's Kitchen.Frank's Kitchen (out of 4) Address: 588 College St. (at Clinton St.), 416-516-5861, frankskitchen.ca Chef: Frank Parhizgar Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 6 to 10 pm Reservations: Yes Wheelchair access: No Price: Dinner for two with wine, tax and tip: 0 Thank goodness class is back. You can find it at Frank's Kitchen, a College St. restaurant that sounds like a pizzeria but fits into its own category: Casual fine dining. The year-old Frank's has poise to spare. Staff make every moment of contact a joy, starting with accommodating a last-minute reservation request all the way to helping us put on our coats. Then there are the edible grace notes: hot and cold amuse bouches, palate-cleansing sorbets and gloriously creamy truffles at the end. I've been eating in casual Nonna-style restaurants for so many months, I'd forgotten these niceties. They make an ordinary mid-week dinner seem like a special occasion. Frank's tries to boost the standards of a casual neighbourhood place, and succeeds. Husband-and-wife owners Frank Parhizgar, 34, and Shawn Cooper, 42, worked in fine-dining restaurants, him in the kitchen at Centro and her in management at the Platinum Club. Their self-stated perfectionism is apparent in the details, from the monogrammed leather bill folds to the muslin-wrapped lemon halves served with fish. "They're no big deal ...

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