XXI Rural Castanea - Longal Chestnut Festival

The Rural Castanea – Longal Chestnut Festival is one of the most emblematic events in the municipality of Vinhais, now in its twenty-first edition. Dedicated to celebrating local produce, traditions and the rural culture of the region, the festival highlights the quality of the chestnut and the endogenous products of this Trás-os-Montes municipality. Throughout the days of celebration, the Rural Castanea brings together producers, companies linked to chestnut production and visitors, in a gathering that values one of Vinhais' most defining fruits, the Longal chestnut, and the way of life of its people.

There are places you inhabit and places you feel, and Vinhais, in the heart of the northeastern Trás-os-Montes, is one of the latter. Nestled between mountain and valley, its stones hold an ancient memory and an unparalleled religious heritage, from the Church of Saint Facundo to the Convent of Saint Francis. But Vinhais lives above all through its people and the flavours of its land: the celebrated Fumeiro de Vinhais, the Bísara breed pig and the generous chestnuts of the Transmontane chestnut groves. Those who seek truth and flavour sit at the table, among slices of roast meat, roast kid and timeless homemade sweets. It is one of those places in Portugal where past and present coexist without haste, waiting for those who wish to linger.