The taste of community in the square
Il Cundigiun is Varazze's widespread food and wine festival: every hamlet in the town descends on the center, bringing life to the squares and serving up its own flavors, combining tradition and contemporary creativity. An event that combines gastronomy, culture, identity, and participation in a great collective embrace.
An event that tells the story of a territory.
The seven hamlets of Varazze – Alpicella, Castagnabuona, Cantalupo, Casanova, Faie, and Pero – bring their local delicacies to the square, supported by associations, organizations, and local businesses. Each one animates a different square in the center with its own food stand. The locations change every year, making the experience always new, but remaining faithful to the original spirit: each hamlet brings its own identity to the heart of the city.
The values that make it unique
- Zero kilometers. Local ingredients and authentic recipes enhance the gastronomic heritage of the area, brought directly from the hamlets to the town center.
- Social and environmental sustainability. An event designed to reduce its impact: eco-friendly packaging, conscious choice of raw materials, and respect for the community that hosts it.
- Community. A participatory festival, built from the ground up thanks to the collaboration of volunteers, associations, local businesses, and citizens. A mix of generations and knowledge.
A new theme every year.
Each edition revolves around a different theme, which inspires the staging and atmosphere: from California Dreamin' to real journeys into the Middle Ages. The theme thus becomes the common thread that unites flavors, stories, and settings, making each edition unique.
A long-running project.
Born ten years ago as a simple village festival, Cundigiun is now much more: an opportunity for shared identity, a laboratory for civic participation, an event capable of strengthening the bonds between people, institutions, and the territory.
Cundigiun is...
- Taste – Typical dishes and local specialties, the result of a deep gastronomic culture reinterpreted in the town's stands.
- Encounter – A much-anticipated gathering, a symbolic event of spring in Varazze.
- Adventure – A journey through squares, flavors, sounds, and conviviality.
- Network – An example of active citizenship, where different experiences come together thanks to common passions.
Cundigiun is a project, a territory, a tradition, and innovation. An event that unites, grows, and renews itself, bringing the spirit of the hamlets to the heart of the city. An experience made of taste, respect, and sharing, which reveals the most authentic face of Varazze.
