{"id":10544,"date":"2026-05-22T06:59:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T06:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itourprovenza.it\/collobrieres-the-land-of-chestnuts\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T06:59:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T06:59:51","slug":"collobrieres-the-land-of-chestnuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itourprovenza.it\/en\/collobrieres-the-land-of-chestnuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Collobri\u00e8res, the land of chestnuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><span data-sheets-value=\"{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Circondata da vigneti e castagni, Collobri\u00e8res \u00e8 conosciuta come la capitale delle castagne della Costa Azzurra.\"}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\"2\":12736,\"9\":1,\"10\":1,\"11\":4,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":11}\">Surrounded by vineyards and chestnut trees, <strong>Collobri\u00e8res<\/strong> is known as the <strong>chestnut capital of<\/strong> the <strong>French Riviera.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><span data-sheets-value=\"{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Ogni anno, per tre domeniche di ottobre, si celebra la Festa della Castagna, l'evento pi\u00f9 importante di Collobri\u00e8res.\"}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\"2\":13249,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"9\":1,\"10\":1,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":11}\">Every year, for three Sundays in October, the <strong>Chestnut Festival<\/strong>, the most important event in the village, is celebrated.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Collobri\u00e8res \u00e8 un comune francese, distante 40 km a nord est di Tolone. Il villaggio si trova nel cuore del massiccio dei Maures, situato tra il Mediterraneo e l'entroterra della Provenza, pi\u00f9 precisamente tra Fr\u00e9jus e Hy\u00e8res nel Var.\\r\\nCollobri\u00e8res \u00e8 famosa per essere la capitale della castagna. Infatti, il castagneto del Var \u00e8 concentrato principalmente nel massiccio dei Maures, con non meno di 2000 ettari distribuiti nei comuni di La Garde-Freinet, Gonfaron, Les Mayons e Pignans. E Collobri\u00e8res si preoccupa ogni anno di celebrare la castagna per tre domeniche di ottobre. Si tratta della Festa della Castagna, che riunisce produttori, artisti e artigiani, ognuno dei quali \u00e8 stato selezionato secondo criteri rigorosi.\\r\\nSe non si ha la possibilit\u00e0 di partecipare alla Festa della Castagna, si pu\u00f2 fare una visita alla Confiserie Azur\u00e9enne. Fondata da oltre mezzo secolo a Collobri\u00e8res, la Confiserie Azur\u00e9enne offre la sua esperienza attraverso la realizzazione di una moltitudine di prodotti a base di castagne dedicati ai buongustai pi\u00f9 raffinati!\\r\\nLo stabilimento dispone anche di un museo del marron glac\u00e9 (gratuito) in cui si pu\u00f2 scoprire un'intera collezione di strumenti e macchine d'epoca che, per molti anni, hanno permesso di trasformare il frutto del castagno in un delizioso prodotto dolciario.\\r\\nTra le tante specialit\u00e0 della casa: l'imperdibile marron glac\u00e9, naturalmente, ma anche l'irresistibile gelato alle castagne.\"}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\"2\":12736,\"9\":1,\"10\":1,\"11\":4,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":11}\"><strong>Collobri\u00e8res<\/strong> is a French commune, 40 km northeast of Toulon. The village is located in the heart of the Maures massif, situated between the Mediterranean and the hinterland of Provence, more precisely between Fr\u00e9jus and Hy\u00e8res in the Var.<br \/>Collobri\u00e8res is famous for being the <strong>capital of the chestnut.<\/strong> In fact, the Var chestnut grove is mainly concentrated in the Maures massif, with no less than 2,000 hectares distributed in the municipalities of La Garde-Freinet, Gonfaron, Les Mayons, and Pignans. And Collobri\u00e8res takes care each year to celebrate the chestnut for three Sundays in October. This is the <strong>Chestnut Festival<\/strong>, which brings together producers, artists and artisans, each of whom has been selected according to strict criteria.<br \/>If you do not have the opportunity to attend the Chestnut Festival, you can pay a visit to the <strong>Confiserie Azur\u00e9enne<\/strong>. Established for more than half a century in Collobri\u00e8res, Confiserie Azur\u00e9enne offers its expertise through the production of a multitude of chestnut products dedicated to the most refined gourmets!<br \/>The establishment also has a marron glac\u00e9 museum (free of charge) where you can discover a whole collection of vintage tools and machines that, for many years, made it possible to transform the chestnut fruit into a delicious confectionery product.<br \/>Among the many specialties of the house: the unmissable marron glac\u00e9, of course, but also the irresistible chestnut ice cream.     <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collobri\u00e8res is known as the capital of chestnuts, to which a festival is dedicated on three Sundays in 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