hazelnut

Corylus avellana

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October

ITALY

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Avella, Avellino province

Chestnut and Hazelnut Festival

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2023: 14th - 15th & 20th -23rd October

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Avella, in the Province of Avellino, has been hosting the Sagra della Castagna e della Nocciola, it's Chestnut and Hazelnut Festival for the last 9 years in celebration of a long-standing agricultural tradition.

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[www.italybyevents.com/en/events/campania/chestnut-hazelnut-festival-avella]

 

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SICILY

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Festa della Nocciola

 

Badiavecchia, Novara di Sicilia, Messina

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7th - 8th October 2023

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Taking place in the region of Novara, referred to by some as 'the land of hazelnuts', the ancient village of Badiavecchia celebrates its hazelnut harvest each October with a large festival. Specialities on offer made locally, include desserts, crepes and hazelnut liqueur as well as the famous hazelnut sausage.

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In the spring, Novara also hosts an ancient 'cheese-rolling' celebration, in which wheels of  maiurchèa (a seasoned pecorino cheese) are rolled through the streets.

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[https://www.siciliainfesta.com/sagre/festa_della_nocciola_a_novara_di_sicilia.htm]

[www.visitsicily.info/en/novara-di-sicilia]

[//www.vivasicilia.com/festa-della-nocciola-badiavecchia-novara-di-sicilia/]

 

 

 

 

 

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