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By Levi Reiss

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Don't think of Italy as only a summer destination. You'll find plenty to do and see all year. The Tuscany region of central Italy is quite famous for its wine and food. Tuscany is very proud of its white truffles, one of the tastiest and most expensive "mushrooms" in the world. On the second, third and fourth weekends November, why not visit La Sagra del Tartufo Bianco (Festival of the White Truffle) in the medieval hilltop town of San Miniato? Besides the food you can enjoy craft displays, theater performances, marching bands. You may be able to get a room at the Convento di San Franceso, which will enable you to spend more on those delicious truffles. San Giovanni d'Asso, near Siena, hosts a truffle festival the second and third weekends of November and is home to a truffle museum that is open on weekends.

Talking about food, the thousand-year old town of Suvereto holds a wild boar festival towards the end of November and that culminates with a feast on or about December 8. In addition to boar you'll find other local produces such as honey and olive oil. The traditional wines to accompany boar include Brunello di Montalchino from Tuscany and Barolo from the neighboring Piedmont region. The festival includes historic reenactments, archery competitions and exhibitions, as well as other medieval competitions complete with costumes and all the fanfare.

Florence Noel starts at the end of November and runs through the first week of December. This is a family event replete with children's activities such as visiting Babbo Natale (Father Christmas). Everyone will enjoy the food, music, and nativity village. Did we mention chocolate? You'll find Tuscan Christmas markets in Florence's Piazza Santa Croce with a German touch, Siena, Piazza San Michele in Lucca, Arezzo, Montepulciano, and Pisa.

Barga. a beautiful medieval hill town in northern Tuscany, holds living nativity and Christmas Pageant on December 23. Abbadia di San Salvatore, near Montalcino, celebrates the Fiaccole di Natale (Festival of Christmas Torches) on Christmas Eve with caroling and torchlight processions.

If you're touring Tuscany in January don't miss Il Palio di Sant'antonio Abate in Buti near Pisa held on the first Sunday after January 17. Festivities start with a procession of people wearing the colors of their neighborhood. In the afternoon, the horse race, pitting the local neighborhoods against each other. The winner is awarded the special banner known as the Palio.

Levi Reiss has authored or co-authored ten computer and Internet books, but prefers drinking fine French wine with by the right foods. He teaches computers at an Ontario French-language community college. Visit his Italian travel website www.travelitalytravel.com and his global wine website global wine website www.theworldwidewine.com with a weekly column reviewing $10 wines and new sections writing about and tasting organic and kosher wines.

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