It is the oldest folk festival in Thuringia. And with 300,000 visitors, it is one of the largest. Once a year, in October, Goethe was already wandering among the stalls of the onion women - looking for the most beautiful plait. more…
Chestnut liqueur. Chestnut stomachs. As a sausage or in a cake: At their annual Keschdefeschd in autumn, the people of Annweil show that the fruits of the chestnut tree can not only be roasted over a fire, but can also be made into many different dishes and drinks. more…
The Ossau valley on the French-Spanish border is a shepherd's land. For centuries shepherds have been grazing their herds here and producing cheese famous throughout France from their milk. more…
It grows not only in Piedmont or Périgord, but also in Istria where the truffle thrives excellently. Livade in particular has become the centre of this precious mushroom - also because of the annual truffle days. more…
Absinthe has been distilled in the Swiss canton of Neuchatel and in the opposite French department of Doubs since the second half of the 18th century. Even a ban that lasted almost a hundred years could not change this. Since 2011, absinthe can be legally distilled again in Pontarlier, the capital of absinthe. This is also how old the annual Absinthiades are. more…
