Alba Truffle Fair 2026: How to Actually Go
Skip the romance: dates, tickets, trains, and hotel timing for the 2026 Alba Truffle Fair, from an Italian engineer who checks every claim.
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Curling in Rome: The Winter Sport Now Played at the Colosseum
Free synthetic curling sheets have opened at Colle Oppio, steps from the Colosseum, on ground layered with Nero’s Domus Aurea and the Baths of Trajan. Here’s what it actually is, and why the material matters.
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Cavalcata dell’Assunta, Fermo: Italy’s Oldest Reenactment
Cavalcata dell’Assunta 2026: Fermo’s 45th edition, the real story behind the August 14–15 changes, ten contrade, tickets, and where to stand.
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Macerata Opera Festival: An Engineer’s Guide to the Sferisterio
Macerata Opera Festival 2026 at the Sferisterio: dates, ticket prices, and what an Italian engineer sees in this 1820s arena turned opera house.
