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Asti is a town and comune in the Piemonte or Piedmont region, in north-western Italy, in the plain of the Tánaro river at 123 m (404 ft) above sea-level. Its population according to the 2003 census was 71,500. It is the capital of the Asti province.

Asti is famous for its festival called "Sagre" held in September. During the festival most of the towns in Asti's province meet in a great square called "Piazza del Palio", here they offer typical food and wine for which they are known. One peculiar thing is that before the opening of the festival all the towns involved make a cerimony in costume along Asti's roads to reach "Piazza del palio" square.

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