Back to the usual Cherry Festival now in its 55th edition. In the frame of one of the most beautiful villages in Italy the Cherry of Garbagna. Food stands, music animation, entertainment for children, hobbyists and traders. Possibility of guided tours of the village and cycling.
See you on Sunday, June 11, 2023!
Presidio Slow Food
Until the early 1980s Garbagna, a small village of a few hundred inhabitants, was known for its cherries.
Pistoiese and grisone (later) were cultivated, but especially Bella: a bright red durone, with a medium-long petiole, very crunchy and therefore particularly suitable for keeping under spirit.
The whole valley was covered with cherries and, in May, there was a walk under the blossoming trees.
At the beginning of June all the families dedicated themselves to the harvest: on the trees the younger ones climbed while the elderly remained on the ground and supported the long ladders.
The stem of the Belle di Garbagna tree is in fact tall and vigorous and manual harvesting is inevitable even today.
