Alcaucin Chestnut Festival 2024
Alcaucin organises the Fiesta de la castaña (chestnut festival) at the beginning of November.
Message from the town hall : Due to the forecast of rain on Saturday, the Chestnut Festival 2024 will take place on Sunday 3rd November, sorry for the inconvenience.
Here is the essential information about the Fiesta de la Castaña – chestnut festival – in Alcaucin :
- A few words about Alcaucin
- The dates of the Fiesta
- The Fiesta programme
- Where is Alcaucin?
- What to do in Alcaucin
- Book accommodation
- Some useful links
A few words about Alcaucin
Alcaucin is a beautiful white village in Axarquia, in the province of Malaga.
To find out more about the village, you can find all the information on the link visit Alcaucin.
Dates of the Fiesta de la Castana in Alcaucin
The festival will be held on 2 November 2024.
The programme
The fiesta de la castana will start at 1pm.
Everyone is invited to taste :
- chestnuts
- sweet potatoes
- mantecados (biscuits with cinnamon or lemon zest)
- a glass of anisette
From 9.00pm, there will be a music and dance performance.
Where is Alcaucin?
What to do in Alcaucin?
In the surroundings of the village, it is possible to find very nice activities :
- horse riding, on the beach or in the mountains
- diving in Nerja and Torrox
- sun and wine Tour from Nerja
- via ferrata (Caminito del Rey,…)
- hiking (El Saltillo with the hanging bridge,…)
- Olive oil Tour from Nerja, Torrox and Torre del Mar
- canyoning (in the rio Verde,…)
- astrotourism
- snorkeling
- visit of caves
Use the following link to access all the activities to do. during your holidays. This link provides you with all the details of each activity.
Booking accommodation
Below, you will find direct access to the available rentals or accommodation in Alcaucin and the surrounding area.
Some useful links for your trip to Andalusia
Easy and economical bookings
And finally, here are some other experiences to do around Alcaucin
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