Signs of autumn Previous Next Mid October is traditionally chestnut time in the southern canton of Ticino. The Muggio Valley holds a chestnut festival in a different village each year. In the past, the nut was an important source of nutrition for locals. Chestnuts have been rediscovered in recent years and are now appreciated from a cultural, environmental and gastronomic point of view. (Photographs by Rémy Steinegger) Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7 Picture 8 Picture 9 Picture 10 A celebration of chestnuts in Italian-speaking Ticino. This content was published on October 5, 2007 - 09:50 You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us! If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.
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