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St. John’s Celebrations
Like every year, St. John’s celebrations are approaching (June 24th). He’s the patron of Imperia, you’ll think. No, you’re wrong. Our patron is St. Leonard.
Unfortunately, the history of Imperia was a bit troubled, made by local pride and bad blood. Maybe one day I’ll tell you more: suffice to say Imperia was born (simplifying a lot) joining Porto Maurizio and Oneglia. Both with a patron, who’s continued to be celebrated. In june it’s Oneglia’s time.
It’s always a nice celebration. This time will last 10 days and other than visit the fair on the port, a jump to the “sagra” to taste stockfish made the Oneglia way is mandatory: it’s a delight I can’t stay without, at least once a year.
You’ll have the opportunity to see the famous “Giuvanina“, a record 3 meter diameter pan, where they cooked 13 quintals (2866 pounds) of stockfish. And its little sister, “Battistina”, 1.2 meter diameter.
This year a new pan will be christened, “Ineja” (dialect name for Oneglia), which will fry local fresh caught bluefish.
Sunday 24 it’s firework time, to be enjoyed from the urban park, directly on the sea.
Marathon for Everyone (Well, not Exactly a Marathon…)
Next June 9th a new event will take place in the Flower Riviera: the “Tutta Dritta“, following the known foot race with the same name taking place in Turin.
Indeed, the event arises from the collaboration between Turin Marathon, which manages this and other similar events in Turin, and Area 24, which manages the west ligurian cycle track.
It’s a foot race starting from Riva Ligure (not far from the Coppi Rossi agritourism) and ending in Sanremo, to be run entirely on the cycle track: title surely guessed, as it really “all straight” (tutta dritta) and slopes free.
Open race, perfect timing: it will start saturday at 18:30, when the air begins to cool, along the coast, directly on the sea.
Not only sport, by the way: some collateral events are planned, like the Expo, where to meet partners of the show and exhibitors, and live music in Piazza Borea d’Olmo in Sanremo.
