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21° Festival della Castagna - Chestnut Harvesting: Traditional or Mechanical?

Location: Plazza 2 km before Soglio

17.10.2025 13:45

Machines can make work in the chestnut grove much easier. We will meet two chestnut farmers, one working manually and the other using mechanical methods, to explore their approaches.

Today, various machines, such as leaf blowers, harvesters, and bio-trimmers for shredding chestnut husks, are used to manage chestnut groves. However, there can sometimes be a contrast between the mechanized work of the farmers and the idyllic forest experience visitors expect. We will visit two chestnut farmers: Renato Tomassini, who harvests chestnuts traditionally by hand, and Plinio Andreoli, who uses a harvester for mechanical collection.

Meeting point 13:45 at the Plazza postbus stop, 2 km from Soglio (on the Promontogno-Soglio line). There is no parking available at Plazza, so please arrive on foot or by bus.
End of event The event concludes at the Castasegna Vecchia Dogana bus stop.
Time 13:45 - 16:00
Languages German/Italian
Route 2.5 km on easy paths, with a 250 m descent
Cost Adults CHF 10 / children (6 to 12 years) CHF 5
Registration By noon the day before the event, Registration 21. Festival della Castagna
Participants Minimum 6 / Maximum 20 people

The hike generally takes place in all weathers. We will keep you updated on this page.

Links
https://www.bregaglia.ch/it/festival-della-castagna

Contacts
BREGAGLIA Engadin Turismo
Festival della Castagna
Strada Cantonale 140
CH-7605 Stampa
T +41 81 822 15 55

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