Patron saint festival In 196 days
Saint Bovo, the pilgrim who died in Voghera returning from Rome in 986
📅 Every year, on the Friday before Ascension
Voghera celebrates Saint Bovo on the Friday before Ascension; his death in 986, while returning from a pilgrimage to Rome, attests to the town's old tradition of welcoming travellers and pilgrims along the salt road.
