Tradition and taste are meeting in the Alpine Pearl!
In Aosta Valley, bread has been one of the most important food for centuries and cereal plantations, rye and wheat, used to characterise the alpine landscape.
The festival programmed for the first weekend of October means indeed to celebrate this old-fashioned life's symbol.
Saturday 5th October, Cogne
The villages of Epinel and Gimillan will light the fire inside the ovens for the 4th edition of the cross-border festival Lo Pan Ner - Breads of the Alps.
Rye bread and the typical sweet mécoulin just taken out of the oven can be tasted. This will be a moment of conviviality, friendliness and joy.
Sunday 6th October, Gressan
The final events of the festival Lo Pan Ner will be held in Gressan, during the 37th Fita di Pomme (apple festival).
By Aosta Valley department of Tourism, Sports, Commerce, Agriculture and Cultural heritage
Saturday 5th October | Cogne | ||
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9.30 a.m. | Meeting at the bus stop: Guided stroll along the town alleys through the images of the exhibit "Saper fare", with the possibility of seeing the different phases of making and cooking of the rye bread By Mauro Caniggia Nicolotti | E p i n e l |
10.30 a.m. | Traditional breakfast...waiting for the rye bread | |
11.30 a.m. | Distribution of the fresh bread | |
11.45 a.m. | The forest and its colours - Easy guided hike to reach the village of Gimillan (about 1 hour, 300 m of difference in height) | |
12.45 p.m. | "Lo Pan Ner" lunch at Belvedere restaurant (Gimillan) (reservation recommended: +39 0165.751812) | G i m i l l a n |
From 2 p.m. | Meeting at the village chapel: Wheat threshing display and possibility of seeing the different phases of the preparation of the mécoulén. Guided stroll along the town alleys | |
3.30 p.m. | Distribution of the fresh mécoulén and roast chestnuts in music with the collaboration of Gimillan Youth Group |
Sunday 6th October | Gressan | ||
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From 10.30 a.m. | Final events during 37th Fita di Pomme (apple festival) Exhibit and prizegiving of the contesting breads |