Sagra Della Castagna

Beautiful festival, excellent organization! Many people came this year, there were not so many people for 20 years, however the beautiful days also affected.

Bad organization Row in order to have charred chestnuts for a fee In plastic containers (those of strawberries) I would say unsuitable for hot food Bad chestnuts quality 8 out of 10 to throw. Worst fate had those bought at the festival € 4 bags of 850 gr 9 sore 1 good What can I say ..... a scam But if you want to enhance your territory you should give your best. Finally, he also struggles to take the shuttle where people flock under the vision of the town marshal and whoever pushes the most gets on the bus. Or organize yourself or better take it off. Positive note the historical re-enactment of the Piceni against the Romans

It is no longer like a few years ago the shuttle is paid a slice of bread with cheese 4 euros for the other dishes small portions and expensive the chestnuts we started from dalrle free then 50 cents now 1 euro and bad as flavor, all from avoid. with immense displeasure!

Forty years of history, but from 5 stars with the passing of the years, instead of growing it is in continuous descending parable so many that it has now been downgraded to a commercial festival. Despite everything, it is fortunate to be born in an area close to the large urban centers of Salerno and therefore with a large audience participation than in other realities, especially the Cilento centers, despite the perfect organization and the festival spirit that enhances the cultural heritage and local food and wine, it is not lucky enough to cause the geographical distance of the catchment area to which they turn. But being a festival that sees thousands of visitors every year does not mean having achieved the purpose a festival should aim for. Quality matters more than quantity, with all that a festival should mean for a territory. The pacifier's palio is fine, the historical parade but the festival is too concentrated in the main square and Corso Umberto I, leaving other areas of the village completely unrelated to the event such as the area of ​​via Marotta among the most suggestive, Vernieri with the historic buildings including the former residence of B. Croce, the mountain village of Vignale with the churches of S. Eustachio and the Congrega etc. Increasing the path of the festival means decongesting the too crowded square, making known and enhancing the historical and cultural beauties and offering a wider variety of exclusively local food and wine products, such as the oil of local mills, the wine of Monte Vetrano, the annurca apple of Filetta, Giffoni's round hazelnut, Picentino raviolo, the typical sweet calzoncello of the place, just to give some examples, opening the courtyards of the buildings or the internal courtyards with a themed offer of the territory. Enough of the stalls of pasta and beans, sandwiches and sausages etc that have nothing to do with a real festival. Lighting a bonfire with the "vrulera" in different parts of the country not only the most pleasant walk, but it allows everyone to taste the chestnut, avoiding the annoying and inopportune row of the "vrulera" in the main square. It is also necessary to organize events, local round tables, exhibitions and anything that can entertain and attract people who go beyond the sandwich with sausages. A festival can be a great showcase to make known a village with considerable potential and must be exploited better, there are many commercial small sacres in our territory, see the absurd ones of Pellezzano, wild boar of Gaiano, MSSeverino and hilly hamlets of Salerno ... .

Among the best festivals of the chestnut in the Picentini area, well organized and rich, even if in terms of roasted chestnuts, the micro-pile of strawberries that deliver, does not repay the waiting time. (Okay that you pay a euro, but Curti for just one more "you will see good") This year the angle good idea "young Castagnari" that allowed to diversify the entertainment for the age group.

Nice, nothing exceptional but well organized

disappointing compared to previous years! the delicious dishes for which we came back were gone and the novelties of this year were tasteless! I don't know in the past few days, but we didn't like the dance disco on the belevedere ... one of the last times there were the picariellis and a lot more affluence! pity ... we will return again next year!

It's a piece of my country's history. There is the lively collaboration of everyone and even if things are not perfect they are still done with a lot of genuineness