Chestnut processing begins during the month of October when the fruit is picked and taken to the ‘metato’, where it is dried on a low flame for 40 days. The chestnuts are then cleaned and transported to the Molino di Giamba where they are milled: the grindstones, driven by waterpower, turn the valuable fruits into a sweet flour.
Between the end of October and early December, it is possible to pick the chestnuts in the didactic orchard and watch all phases of this process. During the rest of the year, you can walk in and sit in the ‘metato’, then walking down the Orsigna stream, cross the two wooden bridges built following a project by Leonardo da Vinci and reach the mill, which will be operated for your benefit. (Via di Paoluccio, Orsigna, Pistoia).