Mushroom Festival in Serra San Bruno

Immersed in the wooded and wild area of ​​the Calabrian Serre, is the municipality of Serra San Bruno, an ancient village belonging to the province of Vibo Valentia and about 40 kilometers away from the capital.
Known for hosting the famous Certosa, the first monastery in Italy, founded by San Bruno of Cologne, and the Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Bosco, built on the land that the monk who lived in the eleventh century first visited - places that make it year after year a pilgrimage destination for many faithful -, the center of Serra San Bruno is preparing to be the navel of the mycological world.
From 29 September to 1 October, in fact, the 4th edition of the Mushroom Festival will be held in Serra San Bruno, an event organized by the close collaboration between the Pro loco of Serra San Bruno, the Regional Natural Park of Serre and the patronage of the Municipality. serrese.
The festival will start on Friday 29 with a mycological excursion curated by experts in the field. Saturday and Sunday Palazzo Chimirri will host a dedicated exhibition, while along Corso Umberto I the food stands and musical entertainment will go crazy. In addition, many restaurants will join the festival by offering set menus, naturally based on mushrooms, at a cost of 15 euros per person.
An event that every year welcomes many mushroom enthusiasts or simply curious, interested in the unmissable combination of excellent gastronomy and nature in an uncontaminated and relaxing place. The visitor can therefore take advantage of the days of the Mushroom Festival to get lost in the woods of Archiforo and Santa Maria, in long walks among centuries-old beeches, chestnuts and silver firs where time seems to have stopped.

Proloco Serra San Bruno