Chestnut Days
10.11.2025 All day
‘The chestnut tree is the best witness to the southern climate,’ said King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who had hundreds of sweet chestnut trees planted around his summer residence near Edenkoben. Even back then, King Ludwig I was right, because: The tree species is considered climate-tolerant, heat-loving and adaptable – so it could play an increasingly important role in the forest in times of climate change. In addition, sweet chestnuts are also valuable habitats; their flowers, for example, are an important source of food for bee colonies. Furthermore, the resistant wood is used for vine stakes, in furniture manufacturing and as avalanche barriers in mountain forests.
Every year from 1 October to 15 November, when the chestnuts are ripe, they take centre stage on the Southern Wine Route. During the Chestnut Days, traditional chestnut markets offer culinary highlights based around the Keschde. A brochure with all the information is available free of charge from mid-September at the tourist offices along the Wine Route.
