Mountain Festival
Trekking, outdoor sports and autumn flavors between Pollino and Lucanian Apennines
About Mountain Festival
The Lucanian mountains celebrate
In Castelsaraceno, a village in the province of Potenza nestled between the Pollino National Park and the Lucanian Apennines Val d'Agri-Lagonegrese Park, the Mountain Festival (Festa della Montagna) closes the outdoor season with a weekend dedicated to nature, sports, and autumn flavors.
Sports and nature
The program offers guided excursions to Monte Alpi and Monte Raparo with AIGAE environmental guides, e-bike tours between the two parks, horse riding activities, and spectacular falconry displays with birds of prey in flight. An opportunity to experience the Lucanian mountains in all its forms, suitable for families, sports enthusiasts, and nature lovers.
Flavors of autumn
The gastronomic heart of the festival is the Festival of Autumn Flavors (Sagra dei Sapori Autunnali), with food and wine stalls and a market of typical local products: truffles, mushrooms, and chestnuts from the Park, cheeses, cured meats, and Lucanian specialties prepared by the village's home cooks.
Castelsaraceno and the territory
Organized by the Pro Loco Castelsaraceno, the Mountain Festival is also an opportunity to discover a village that houses the longest Tibetan bridge in the world and a network of some of the most beautiful trails in Southern Italy, in the most authentic heart of inner Basilicata.
Mountain Festival — edition 2026
The 2026 edition of the Mountain Festival is scheduled, as is tradition, for the latter part of October in Castelsaraceno. Following the XVI edition held on October 25-26, 2025, Pro Loco Castelsaraceno is expected to announce the dates and final program for the new edition, which will again feature guided excursions, e-bike tours, horse riding, falconry, and the festival of autumn flavors with typical local products.
Programme Mountain Festival 2026
The detailed program for the 2026 edition will be announced by Pro Loco Castelsaraceno in the coming weeks.
Based on previous editions, the event includes: guided excursions to Monte Alpi and Monte Raparo with environmental guides, e-bike tours, horse riding activities, falconry displays, and the Festival of Autumn Flavors with food and wine stalls and a market of typical products (truffles, mushrooms, chestnuts).
Highlights Mountain Festival 2026
The most anticipated moments: the guided excursions in the Pollino and Lucanian Apennines mountains, the falconry displays, and the festival of autumn flavors.
Prices Mountain Festival 2026
Practical information — Mountain Festival
How to get there: Castelsaraceno (PZ) is reachable by car from the SS653 Sinnica or the Val d'Agri, about 1 hour and 30 minutes from Potenza.
Admission: free participation; some guided sports activities may require booking with the Pro Loco.
Accommodation: B&Bs and farm stays in the village and in the surroundings of the two national parks.
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Where does it take place — Mountain Festival
Castelsaraceno