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The great "Fair of the Rapulè" to Calosso

The “Fair of the Rapulé” is the great annual event that makes protagonist the village of Calosso. Every year thousand of people reach the small center of the Monferrato for this great party that celebrates the tradition, the country culture and it promotes the great eno-gastronomy of the territory. This way, Saturday 19 and Sunday October 20 th the old ones "crotin", the streets, the courtyards and the castle of Calosso will again be invaded by a placid crowd that will follow the 24 proposals of the typical eno-gastronomic dish and can also visit a show devoted to Beppe Fenoglio and a lot of other esposures.

The inauguration is anticipated to the hours 17 of the day of Saturday 19 October to the presence of the authorities: it will be this the time that will also open the boxes to the public and here that the "crotin" - characteristic structural element that offers the name to the fair - current coin becomes also for two days. They are already many the anticipated arrivals, on purpose organized by Italian place and foreigners and two the points of harvest (Piana del Salto and S.Stefano Belbo) for the one that will want use the service shuttle with departures every 15 minutes. Sunday 20 October the eno-gastronomic run will open at the 12 but already from the hours 10 there will be the “Mercatino of the Rapulé” During the day they will follow him the parade of the foreign communities of the country, the walk of the babies with the grandparents, the show of the classical pressing with the feet of the grape and the awarding of the fifth contest of visual arts "Art is Poetry." The fourteenth edition of the fair will also develop in case of rain and the Sunday she will close at 6 pm.

To know the details of the program, to purchase in preview the "crotin" and to have every information related to the event, we invite you to consult the sites internet www.comune.calosso.at.it and www.amicidicalosso.it, to write a mail to info@amicidicalosso.it or to phone the number 0141 853126.