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patron saint's feast

Sagra di San Pio X e IX Run San Pio

A patron saint's feast in Loano, Savona, Liguria. It is usually held in August.

Four-day celebration with food stalls, live music, and non-competitive running event.

We publish the month, not the dates: this one comes back every year and the comune sets the days. Confirm with mangiareinliguria.it before you travel.

The same month, nearby

Other festivals in the same month, in towns we hold a measured distance to.

Around this

Everything else on in Liguria in August, the whole country in August, or the year in full in The Italian Year. And the town itself: Loano.

The Sunday letter

The 1,000 Italian towns most travelers skip.

Every Sunday we send one letter. The week's town, what is worth eating there, and when to turn up. It is free, and you can leave whenever you like.

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