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Il Crastatone (Chestnut Festival)
location_onPiancastagnaio, Val d'Orcia
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Date
October 30 – November 1, 2026
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Free
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Audience
Everyone
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Il Crastatone reaches its 59th edition in Piancastagnaio, affirming its status as the oldest festival dedicated to chestnuts on Monte Amiata. Founded in the 1960s to celebrate the end of the harvest and the arrival of winter, the event takes its name from the 'crastata', a local term for roast chestnut. Set against the charming backdrop of the historic center, framed by the walls of the Rocca Aldobrandesca fortress, the four town districts (contrade) set up food stalls and open their traditional wine cellars. Among the local chestnut specialties on offer are castagnaccio (chestnut flour cake), crastate, suggioli della nonna (boiled chestnuts), brodolose (roasted and then boiled chestnuts), and traditional sweet polenta ('pulenna doicce'), all enlivened by live concerts and folk songs.
Text generated with AI based on the sources provided.Frequently Asked Questions
When does the event take place?expand_more
The event takes place from Friday, October 30, 2026, to Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Where does the event take place?expand_more
The festival is held in the historic center of Piancastagnaio (postcode 53025).
What traditional dishes can you taste during the event?expand_more
At the contrade stalls, visitors can sample specialties made with Monte Amiata chestnuts, such as castagnaccio, crastate (roast chestnuts), boiled chestnuts (suggioli), brodolose, and sweet chestnut polenta (pulenna doicce).
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