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Autumn festival in the mountains above Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Northern Italy. "La castagnata" is a food and wine festival dedicated to chestnuts and typical local dishes. The woods around Arizzano - a small pitoresque village in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola - are rich in chestnut trees. The fruits were collected and are now roasted and eaten hot. There is also a variety of cakes and sweeties prepared with flour made from chestnuts.

Autumn festival in the mountains above Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Northern Italy. "La castagnata" is a food and wine festival dedicated to chestnuts and typical local dishes. The woods around Arizzano - a small pitoresque village in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola - are rich in chestnut trees. The fruits were collected and are now roasted and eaten hot. There is also a variety of cakes and sweeties prepared with flour made from chestnuts.

Autumn festival in the mountains above Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Northern Italy. "La castagnata" is a food and wine festival dedicated to chestnuts and typical local dishes. The woods around Arizzano - a small pitoresque village in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola - are rich in chestnut trees. The fruits were collected and are now roasted and eaten hot. There is also a variety of cakes and sweeties prepared with flour made from chestnuts.

Autumn festival in the mountains above Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Northern Italy. "La castagnata" is a food and wine festival dedicated to chestnuts and typical local dishes. The woods around Arizzano - a small pitoresque village in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola - are rich in chestnut trees. The fruits were collected and are now roasted and eaten hot. There is also a variety of cakes and sweeties prepared with flour made from chestnuts.

Autumn festival in the mountains above Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Northern Italy. "La castagnata" is a food and wine festival dedicated to chestnuts and typical local dishes. The woods around Arizzano - a small pitoresque village in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola - are rich in chestnut trees. The fruits were collected and are now roasted and eaten hot. There is also a variety of cakes and sweeties prepared with flour made from chestnuts.

Autumn festival in the mountains above Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Northern Italy. "La castagnata" is a food and wine festival dedicated to chestnuts and typical local dishes. The woods around Arizzano - a small pitoresque village in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola - are rich in chestnut trees. The fruits were collected and are now roasted and eaten hot. There is also a variety of cakes and sweeties prepared with flour made from chestnuts.

Autumn festival in the mountains above Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Northern Italy. "La castagnata" is a food and wine festival dedicated to chestnuts and typical local dishes. The woods around Arizzano - a small pitoresque village in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola - are rich in chestnut trees. The fruits were collected and are now roasted and eaten hot. There is also a variety of cakes and sweeties prepared with flour made from chestnuts.

Autumn festival in the mountains above Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Northern Italy. "La castagnata" is a food and wine festival dedicated to chestnuts and typical local dishes. The woods around Arizzano - a small pitoresque village in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola - are rich in chestnut trees. The fruits were collected and are now roasted and eaten hot. There is also a variety of cakes and sweeties prepared with flour made from chestnuts.

Autumn festival in the mountains above Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Northern Italy. "La castagnata" is a food and wine festival dedicated to chestnuts and typical local dishes. The woods around Arizzano - a small pitoresque village in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola - are rich in chestnut trees. The fruits were collected and are now roasted and eaten hot. There is also a variety of cakes and sweeties prepared with flour made from chestnuts.

Autumn festival in the mountains above Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Northern Italy. "La castagnata" is a food and wine festival dedicated to chestnuts and typical local dishes. The woods around Arizzano - a small pitoresque village in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola - are rich in chestnut trees. The fruits were collected and are now roasted and eaten hot. There is also a variety of cakes and sweeties prepared with flour made from chestnuts.

Autumn festival in the mountains above Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Northern Italy. "La castagnata" is a food and wine festival dedicated to chestnuts and typical local dishes. The woods around Arizzano - a small pitoresque village in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola - are rich in chestnut trees. The fruits were collected and are now roasted and eaten hot. There is also a variety of cakes and sweeties prepared with flour made from chestnuts.

Autumn festival in the mountains above Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Northern Italy. "La castagnata" is a food and wine festival dedicated to chestnuts and typical local dishes. The woods around Arizzano - a small pitoresque village in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola - are rich in chestnut trees. The fruits were collected and are now roasted and eaten hot. There is also a variety of cakes and sweeties prepared with flour made from chestnuts.

Autumn festival in the mountains above Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Northern Italy. "La castagnata" is a food and wine festival dedicated to chestnuts and typical local dishes. The woods around Arizzano - a small pitoresque village in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola - are rich in chestnut trees. The fruits were collected and are now roasted and eaten hot. There is also a variety of cakes and sweeties prepared with flour made from chestnuts.

Autumn festival in the mountains above Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Northern Italy. "La castagnata" is a food and wine festival dedicated to chestnuts and typical local dishes. The woods around Arizzano - a small pitoresque village in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola - are rich in chestnut trees. The fruits were collected and are now roasted and eaten hot. There is also a variety of cakes and sweeties prepared with flour made from chestnuts.

Autumn festival in the mountains above Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Northern Italy. "La castagnata" is a food and wine festival dedicated to chestnuts and typical local dishes. The woods around Arizzano - a small pitoresque village in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola - are rich in chestnut trees. The fruits were collected and are now roasted and eaten hot. There is also a variety of cakes and sweeties prepared with flour made from chestnuts.

Autumn festival in the mountains above Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Northern Italy. "La castagnata" is a food and wine festival dedicated to chestnuts and typical local dishes. The woods around Arizzano - a small pitoresque village in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola - are rich in chestnut trees. The fruits were collected and are now roasted and eaten hot. There is also a variety of cakes and sweeties prepared with flour made from chestnuts.

Autumn festival in the mountains above Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Northern Italy. "La castagnata" is a food and wine festival dedicated to chestnuts and typical local dishes. The woods around Arizzano - a small pitoresque village in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola - are rich in chestnut trees. The fruits were collected and are now roasted and eaten hot. There is also a variety of cakes and sweeties prepared with flour made from chestnuts.

Autumn festival in the mountains above Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Northern Italy. "La castagnata" is a food and wine festival dedicated to chestnuts and typical local dishes. The woods around Arizzano - a small pitoresque village in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola - are rich in chestnut trees. The fruits were collected and are now roasted and eaten hot. There is also a variety of cakes and sweeties prepared with flour made from chestnuts.