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| Roasting Chestnuts |
The Sagra della Castagna (Chestnut Fair) at Morra, is held every year at the beginning of October just as the chestnut season is starting.
Morra is a small but thriving village on the road from Città di Castello to Cortona (Tuscany). The wooded hills in the area around Morra are full of chestnut trees and produce chestnuts that are highly valued for their quality.
Chestnut gathering is a really serious business! At this time of the year, you will find the woods full of locals searching for the best chestnuts. You can only harvest if you own the woods - don't think about scrumping someone elses'!!
During the festival you can find out how widely chestnuts are used in Italian cuisine from simply roasted, to cakes and pastries, jams, marron glacè and even honey collected during the time when the chestnut trees are in flower.
It's a lovely event and there is usually traditional Italian music and dancing with a young group coming up from Lake Trasimeno to take part.
A really good way to pass a Sunday afternoon especially if the sun's out and the sky is blue.
The apartment at Villa Bastiola is just 10 minutes away from Morra, so makes a great base to visit this festival and the rest of the area.
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