Twinning between Rhêmes-Notre-Dame and Solarolo

A friendship between mountain and plain

The Twinning between Rhêmes-Notre-Dame and Solarolo celebrates the bond, established in 1999, between the small Valdostan municipality nestled in the Gran Paradiso National Park (Province of Aosta) and Solarolo, a town in Romagna in the Province of Ravenna. Every year, on the last weekend of July, coinciding with the Rencontre des Artisans de la Vallée, the Romagnol delegation travels to the Rhêmes Valley, bringing with them the flavours and conviviality of their land.

The flavours of Romagna in Bruil

The heart of the event is the food stand with an exhibition and sale of typical Romagnol products, set up at the Salone Foyer de Fond and the Pro Loco pavilion in the hamlet of Bruil. For three days, piadina, cured meats, wines, and specialties from Romagna engage in a dialogue with Valdostan tradition, in a meeting of taste that is also a cultural exchange between the two communities.

Music and celebration

The evenings are enlivened by live music and dancing evenings, with bands and concerts accompanying the festivities. A convivial event, with free admission, organised by the Pro Loco of Rhêmes-Notre-Dame, which unites two towns and two traditions in one of the most picturesque corners of the Aosta Valley.