Events & festivals · Vigevano

Patron saint festival

Saint Ambrose, patron of the town that rebelled against Francesco Sforza

📅 Every year, on the Monday after the second Sunday of October

Vigevano celebrates Saint Ambrose on the Monday after the second Sunday of October; in 1449 the town rebelled against Francesco Sforza, proclaiming itself a free commune and withstanding a roughly twenty-day siege by Sforza's troops.

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What to see 6

Castello Sforzesco · Cattedrale di Sant'Ambrogio · Chiesa della Madonna della Neve and 3 more

What to eat here 1

Risotto alla Milanese

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Getting there

Nearest airport: Milano Linate, 35 km away

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