Patronal Feast of Saint Symphorian

San Biagio della Cima and its Patron Saint

San Biagio della Cima is an inland village near Bordighera, in the province of Imperia, perched among the vineyards and olive groves of the Riviera dei Fiori, a few kilometers from the sea. Every year, the village celebrates its patron saint, Saint Symphorian, with the most important festival in the local calendar, which falls on August 22nd.

A Community Celebration

The Patronal Feast of Saint Symphorian combines, as tradition dictates, the religious dimension—with a solemn mass and a procession through the village streets—with the village festival, a gathering moment for residents and for those returning to their hometowns in the heart of summer. It is one of those authentic festivals that tell the identity of the small villages in the Ligurian hinterland.

A Village of Wine and Literature

San Biagio della Cima is the land of Rossese di Dolceacqua, the red wine symbol of the Nervia Valley and the Riviera di Ponente, and it was the birthplace of the writer Francesco Biamonti, one of the most important voices in Ligurian literature of the 20th century. Visiting the village during the patronal feast is an opportunity to discover a little-known but fascinating corner of the province of Imperia.