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<text x="32" y="68" font-size="14" fill="#5A5266">The legal hunting season, the 96th Alba fair and the weekend truffle market.</text>
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<text x="319.19" y="124" font-size="15" fill="#5A5266" text-anchor="middle">October 2026</text>
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<text x="238" y="232" font-size="15" fill="#1E1A24" text-anchor="end">Alba truffle fair</text>
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<text x="238" y="300" font-size="15" fill="#1E1A24" text-anchor="end">Weekend truffle market</text>
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<text x="32" y="384" font-size="13" fill="#5A5266">Capodanno del Tartufo, the symbolic season opening, falls at midnight between 30 September and 1 October.</text>
<text x="32" y="406" font-size="13" fill="#5A5266">Fair market tickets cost 6 euro online, including entry to the MUDET truffle museum.</text>
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