Italy's other great truffle fair — smaller than Alba, less expensive, and equally obsessed with the tuber.
Plan your Italy trip →Acqualagna, a small town in the Le Marche hills, calls itself the "Capital of the Truffle" alongside Alba. The difference: Acqualagna produces truffles year-round (white in autumn, black in winter, bianchetto in spring, scorzone in summer) and the fair is significantly less touristy. Prices for both truffles and meals are 20-30% lower than Alba.
Held on weekends from late October through November. The town center fills with truffle vendors, local producers (cheese, salumi, olive oil), cooking demonstrations, and truffle-shaved dishes at communal tables. The atmosphere is more local — this is a Marchigiano food festival with truffle expertise, not a global luxury event.
Tagliatelle al tartufo, crostini al tartufo nero, crescia sfogliata (local flatbread) with truffle and pecorino, truffle omelette. Full truffle meal: €15-25 at fair stands. Restaurant truffle menus: €25-40. The black truffle dishes here are as good as anything in Umbria or Piedmont.
Car from Ancona (90 min), Rimini (75 min), or Perugia (90 min). No practical public transport. Combine with a visit to Urbino (30 min away) — one of Italy's most beautiful Renaissance cities.
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