Exhibition-fair of truffles opened in Croatia

In the Croatian village of Livade, a truffle fair began its work, which will last until October 30. Everyone will be able to attend the event from 10 to 19 hours.

The areas on which the fair is located occupy more than 1000 square meters. According to the organizers, the price of truffles of the first class will be from 1350 to 1600 euros per kilogram.

Visitors to the fair will be able to see the whole process of preparing a delicacy, writes “Balkanpro”.

Last year, about 30 thousand people from many countries of the world visited the fair, representatives of Russia also visited it. The village of Livade is located near the border with Slovenia and 20-30 km from the sea. Nearby is the town of Motovun. The forests around it are rich in white and black truffles, which are collected with the help of specially trained dogs. According to experts, this year in Istria there was a lot of rain, so a good harvest of mushrooms is expected.