Patron saint festival In 260 days
Our Lady of Montallegro, patron who appeared in 1557 to a farmer
📅 Every year, from 1 to 3 July, with the procession on the 3rd
Rapallo celebrates Our Lady of Montallegro on 2 July; according to tradition the Virgin appeared on 2 July 1557 to the farmer Giovanni Chichizola on a hill 612 metres high, where the townspeople built the sanctuary that houses her image the following year.
