Patron saint festival In 50 days
Saint Nicholas of Bari and the «Bamparizzu», the boat dragged barefoot through town
📅 Every year, on 5 and 6 December, with the «Bamparizzu»
Villafranca Tirrena celebrates Saint Nicholas of Bari on 6 December; on the eve, 5 December, the old tradition of the «Bamparizzu» is renewed: boys dressed as fishermen drag a flower-decked boat barefoot from the harbour to Piazza Castello, as a sign of good fortune.
