Potato Festival at Brukenthal Palace

Potato Festival at Brukenthal Palace | Avrig (30 August to the end of October)

The Brukenthal Palace celebrates the POTATO, the miracle vegetable that defeated famine in Europe.

The first potatoes in Southeast Europe were grown in the gardens of the Brukenthal Palace in Avrig.

Every weekend in September and October, the annual potato festival takes place at the Brukenthal Palace in Avrig. In the garden of Brukenthal Castle, potato specialties from around the world, lamb and pork chops, delicacies from the hot oven, and vegetables and fruits from the rich harvest of Transylvania are on offer.

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