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Patron saint festival In 333 days

Our Lady of Ripoli, patron of a town born from the union of two villages

📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of September

Dronero celebrates Our Lady of Ripoli on the second Sunday of September; the town traces its origin to 1150, when the inhabitants of the villages of Ripoli and Surzana withdrew onto a triangle of land between the Maira and the Rigamberto stream for protection from raids.