Not only the Joust of the Bear: a July full of traditions
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Molino di Giamba and chestnuts of the Pistoia Mountains
Pistoia
Traditions at table: what to eat and try out
Pistoia, Quarrata, San Marcello Piteglio
On the “Strada dell’Olio e del Vino”
Quarrata, Serravalle Pistoiese
Taste the flavours of Pistoiese mountains
Sambuca Pistoiese, San Marcello Piteglio
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Not only the Joust of the Bear: a July full of traditions
On 25th July, Pistoia celebrates its Patron Saint with traditions, processions in historical costumes and the iconic Giostra dell'Orso – the Joust of the Bear.
On 25th July, the Day of Saint James, alias Saint Jacob (San Jacopo or Giacomo in Italian), Pistoia celebrates its patron saint by dressing up in historical costumes, as the Pistoia people have traditionally been doing for centuries. For one day, the city turns the clock back to the Middle Ages, to the era of noble dames and medieval knights who parade in a procession and who compete against each…
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Molino di Giamba and chestnuts of the Pistoia Mountains
In the Orsigna Valley there are some historical buildings dedicated to the working of chestnuts.
Up till only a few decades ago, the chestnut was truly an essential and indispensable resource for the survival of the people of the Italian highlands and, in fact, for everyone living in the Pistoia mountains. Here, the much-loved chestnuts - a typical symbol of early autumn bonfires - were picked from October to November and then taken to be dried out in special canniccie or seccatoi or metati -…
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Traditions at table: what to eat and try out
Enjoy the strong and genuine flavours of local cooking: your palate will be thanking you!
This area’s cooking is authentic and genuine, thanks mainly to the use of ‘poor’ ingredients, typical of a basically peasant culture linked is to the mountains, rich in chestnuts, porcini mushrooms, and blueberries, as well as its excellent beef and mutton products and its honey. Which are the dishes which you absolutely must taste when you come here? 1. I maccheroni sull’anatra – Maccheroni with duck sauce A unique dish, typical of…
Pistoia, Quarrata, San Marcello Piteglio
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On the “Strada dell’Olio e del Vino”
Food and wine and unforgettable panoramic views at Quarrata and Serravalle. Exploring Montalbano's gentle hills.
At Quarrata and Serravalle near Pistoia, you can experience and enjoy "Montalbano's Road of Oil and Wine", a food and wine itinerary passing through breathtaking landscapes, as you try out quality tastings and you bask in that very typical, Tuscan warm welcome. Lying between the provinces of Florence, Prato and Pistoia is the hilly area of Montalbano which is an excellent example of harmony found between nature and the anthropization…
Quarrata, Serravalle Pistoiese
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Taste the flavours of Pistoiese mountains
Stagionalità e alta qualità: la cucina di montagna esalta al meglio i frutti del territorio.
The Pistoia mountains are renowned for the fruits of the undergrowth - raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, currants but above all wild bilberries - to which various events are dedicated during summer. The protagonists of the mountain tables are also the mushrooms of the Apennines - of which the porcino is the undisputed king, bought fresh between the end of summer and the beginning of autumn - and chestnuts, perfect on their…
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