From October to November there is a lot going on in the Selva, when the chestnuts are collected from the meadows and, if necessary, removed from their prickly shells. The large ones are sold, while the smaller ones are dried in the cascine (drying houses) over a smouldering fire for several weeks. To remove the shell and skin, they are placed in sacks on wooden blocks. They are then sorted out and ground or sold as dried, long-life chestnuts.
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Arrival - Bregaglia Engadin TurismoParking
In the small public parking lot at the north-western end of Via Brentan.Coordinates
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