Saint Silverio's church
Positioned in front of the parish church dedicated to Saint Agata, Saint Silverio’s church was parish too till 1914, with own priest and benefits. Since 1755 became general quarter of Saint Michael’s brotherhood.

Saint Agata's church
The actual parish of Viarigi was founded in 1571. Built in late medieval style, has three naves with brick columns and cube-shaped capitals. The main altar is covered with coloured marbles.

Saint Marziano's church
Is a very little church placed on the top of a hill in a lovely countryside giving many typical products like apples, pears, cherries, hazelnuts and many variety of grape. This church is one of the most ancient monuments in the county of Asti; was built in Romanesque style, probably in the 5th century. Its apse presents many pagan symbols turned to orient. Actually is private property, but every year, the last Saturday of August, gives hospitality to a classic music concert.

Father Luigi Variara
Priest of Salesian congregation, was born in Viarigi in 1875, and died in Cucuta, Colombia, in 1923. He moved very young to Latin America. When he was 30, in 1905,in Agua de Dios, he founded the congregation called “Daughters of the holy hearts of Jesus and Virgin Mother”, operating still today in ten countries: Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Guinea, Spain and Italy. Father Variara’s nuns continue the work started by the founder supporting poor, leprous and social outcasts. This congregation runs schools, hospitals and youth clubs. Recently father Variara has been proclaimed blessed by the Pope, John Paul II.

Saltinpiazza
Every year, the first Sunday of June, our village is peacefully invaded by jugglers, acrobats, musicians, magicians, puppet showmen, ballad singers and stilt walkers making a big theatre in the open air, surrounded by painters, handicraftsmen, collectors and itinerant sellers. This event has a big public successful. You may also taste wine and other typical products. Entrance is free.

"La Margherita" riding school
Horse is one of the best friends of man, and like a man is a very sensitive animal. The staff of “La Margherita” riding school will teach you how becoming friend of the horses and understanding their language. Expert trainers will give you individual lessons: at the beginning you will learn to establish a feeling with the horse; then, step by step you will ride it and, once you are sure, has come the moment to ride your new friend without teachers, and having a nice riding through Monferrato’s wonderful hills.

Festival delle sagre (in Asti)
From 1974, every year, the second weekend of September, “Festival delle Sagre” is one of the most successful events in Piedmont. Almost 200,000 people taste foods cooked by more of 40 “Pro Loco” (associations promoting area’s culture, eno-gastronomy and folklore); every “Pro Loco” belongs to a village, and offer to visitors the best of its traditional cooking in little houses reproducing old country houses. You may also taste typical wines. Food distribution starts at Saturday night and continues Sunday morning, while Asti is peacefully invaded by a big passing of men, women and children playing their grand parents’ lives, wearing their clothes, working with their old tools, driving their old cars and tractors, riding their animals. “Festival delle Sagre”: a big chance to spend a happy day with family or friends, spending a few money.

Palio di Asti (in Asti)
Palio is a horserace having medieval origins; in fact chronicles mention the first edition in 1275. Every year, the 3rd Sunday of September, 21 horses belonging to the districts of Asti and the villages of its area compete to gain a flag, called Palio. In 1936 Palio was cancelled; after a long period was reintroduced in 1967: at the beginning was raced in Palio’s Field Square, and lately, from 1988, moved to Alfieri Square.

Douja d'Or (in Asti)
Wine is the best ambassador of Asti and its county in the world. To pay homage to wine, every year, in the month of September (during the same period of grape harvest and “Festival delle Sagre”), Asti organise “Douja d’Or”, a Kermesse where you may taste and buy every kind of wine from all over the world.

Truffle's fair (in Alba city)
“Truffle is a smell, the fair celebrates its land”. Who lives in Alba love using this sentence to describe the most famous typical product of the area, and the most famous fair dedicated to “tuber magnatum pico”, Latin name of Alba’s white truffle. Every weekend of October, Alba celebrates its eno-gastronomy with a fair called “Albaqualità”: in its stands more of 200 farms show their products. At the entrance, visitors will be received by tasting of wine and other typical products.

Piedmont park
All Piedmont parks divided by county with itineraries, events, maps and all that you have to know to spend a lovely day through the nature.