The event takes place every year at harvest time on the last three Sundays in October. The whole village is on its feet when the numerous craftsmen of the region - between 100 and 150 stalls stretch along the main street of Collobriéres - present their goods and their knowledge.

Bruderschaften der Kirsche, der Kastanie oder der Feige ziehen in historischen Gewändern durch die Gassen - gefolgt von Musikkapellen und Tanzgruppen. Auf dem Markplatz zeigen Folkloregruppen traditionelle Tänze der Bauern der Region.

Chestnuts roast in cast-iron pans on glowing coals, their fragrance taking over the whole village. And the local museum uses historical machines to show how the autumn fruit used to be made into a delicious spread.

 

The surroundings of the village are also worth a visit: the Maures, the dense forests and fertile hills, were already inhabited by the Celts, as the menhir of Saint-Guillaume, for example, proves. The Chartreuse de la Verne is worth a visit: the fortified monastery surrounded by huge protective and retaining walls was founded in 1170 by the Bishop of Toulon.