Little Autumn Rituals
The Chestnut of the Forest

C’è una leggenda che narra di un nanetto dei boschi che, all’arrivo dell’autunno, invita i viandanti a raccogliere una castagna che li rappresenti.
Mettila nella tasca della tua giacca e conservala per tutto l’inverno: si dice che porti fortuna e protegga dai malanni fino alla primavera.

Al Green Hotel Genzianella vogliamo farvi rivivere questa piccola magia, tra passeggiate nei boschi, profumi di castagne e calore di montagna.

The package includes:

• Stay in a Natural Green Superior or Mini Green Deluxe room, where wood is the true protagonist

• Breakfast buffet with local products and delicious chestnut desserts 🍰

• “Forest Ritual”: a walk through the Adamello Brenta Natural Park to choose your lucky chestnut

• Access to the Forest SPA (Finnish sauna, whirlpool bath, Turkish bath, relaxation area)*

• Chestnut and honey herbal tea served upon your return

• A small forest gift at check-out

Valid from mid-October to the end of November
🐾 Pet Friendly – your four-legged friends are welcome!
💚 Sustainable – natural materials, renewable energy, authentic local legends

Between science and legend, a magic that smells like autumn

«Go into the forest and look for a lucky chestnut.
Flat, perfect, or a little flawed—choose the one that suits you best.
Put it in your pocket and carry it with you
through the days that grow shorter too.
Don’t ask too many questions,
even if it’s big and takes up space.
I can’t explain it all to you now,
but our grandparents whispered over coffee somehow,
that the lucky chestnut holds a secret spell,
to keep you healthy until spring comes as well.»

So goes the old country legend that, passed down from generation to generation, echoes through the forests of Trentino: carrying a lucky chestnut—that shiny, perfect one fallen from the horse chestnut tree—keeps colds and winter ailments away.

Magic? Perhaps.
But within the folds of tradition lies a grain of truth: the horse chestnut contains aescin, a natural substance that improves circulation and reduces inflammation—hence its symbolic link to health and protection.

Today, at the Green Hotel Genzianella, this ancient custom is reborn in a sweet and poetic way:
a small ritual gesture, an invitation to reconnect with nature, to slow down, and to rediscover the joy of simple things.

During your autumn stay, you can collect your own lucky chestnut in the forest beside the hotel and carry it with you—just as our grandparents did—until spring returns.
A secret of happiness, nestled in the palm of your hand.