It is time to chestnut festivals and each country belonging to the district of Cimini mountains, in the province of Viterbo, works hard to entertain the most demanding palates to the culinary specialties that have chestnuts as a special ingredient.
Used in desserts, in jams, in soups or as roasted chestnuts, it is one of the flagships of seasonal products. Vallerano, Canepina, Caprarola, Soriano nel Cimino and San Martino al Cimino offer a varied program of initiatives. You can attend the joust of the rings, the archers tournament, visit historic buildings like that of the Farnese, let yourself be overwhelmed by stunts of the flag-wavers and the rhythms of the drums of the musicians who parade along with the historical processions.
Appearing dressed in medieval clothes and Renaissance, very accurate, with great attention to detail. Soriano nel Cimino also boasts of being called the pearl of the Cimini Mountains. Chosen as a place of residence and vacation, by Luigi Pirandello, Fabrizio De Andrè and Pier Paolo Pasolini, you could have the opportunity to get to know the locals who knew them, such as the trattoria da Alfiero, in which Pasolini he often went to eat. Located in the village of Chia, a hamlet of Soriano nel Cimino, it is a typical place, where you can eat homemade and spend very little. We cook seasonal dishes and homemade pasta, express cuisine, there is to wait but it is worth it, also because in the meantime it is pleasant to chat with the host, very nice, who still takes the commands from memory and explains how the dishes are prepared.
