This year's celebration of Pomaria- apple harvest - in Val di Non took place in Casez on October 8 & 9. Pomaria typically showcases the various types of apples Val di Non is so well known, as well as all sorts of produce from the region.
We arrived at the hill top town of Casez before noon.
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| Stacks of fall produce such as in the photo greeted us at the entrances to Casez |
The entrance roads were closed and police officers directed the drivers to park their vehicles at designated spots. In our case, we parked our car right by one of the apple orchards which bordered the town. Just as we were heading to the center of the festivities, we noticed several people huddling over a few crates of Melinda apples at the edge of the orchard. We eventually found out the fruits were for sale at an unbelievably cheap price of Euro18 per box. Melinda, to me is one variety which is hard to beat. It's huge and juicy and unfortunately, can't be found in Asia, where I come from.
The town was thronged with people from all walks of life. Booths were gaily decorated and there was a variety of produce on display.
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| The guys were demonstrating how cheese is made. |
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| Artists too were present. This guy was sculpting a voluptuous woman in between an apple core. |
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| Apple cider |
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| All kinds of cheese from Val di Non |
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| What would an apple festival be,without a homemade apple pie? |
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| Melinda booths |
An exhibit which really caught my interest was that of the variety of apples grown world wide. I was baffled and excited by the multitude of names and colors that a simple fruit can have.
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| Apples, apples, everywhere! |
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| Not forgetting a little corner for pears! |
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| OK, I went crazy snapping photos of these babies... |
We also entered what looked like a barn and to our surprise, there was an exhibit on special apples around the region.
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| Look how big the apple is compared to a fist |
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| Apple freak show: all sorts of deformed apples. |
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| This variety is very peculiar. It's red inside! |
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| Even the garlands are made of crabapples |
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| Crabapples |
Overall, Pomaria was a colorful experience to us. We certainly look forward to check it out again in 2012!
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| These apples remind me of the ones illustrated in a fairy tale I read when I was a kid. You guess it: Snow White! |
