The vitamin village.

Cosio d'Arroscia - In the third weekend of July, the town is dressed up in every small cave and square with stalls with wild herbs, typical products and lots of fun. Located in the valley of the Arroscia stream at 721 m above sea level, the town has a pre-Roman foundation when the Ligurians lived as nomads on Mount Saccarello, practicing agriculture and transhumance.

The thread that has dragged traditions since ancient times is interwoven with dairy production and therefore with pasture, where spontaneous herbs grow. The good governance of the fields has given the reputation of a village of well-being, for the low-fat cuisine, rich in vitamins and mineral salts. During the festival, homemade breads and homemade 'Raviole' are cooked in the characteristic wood-burning ovens. You can also taste the Turle, dumplings stuffed with herbs, leeks, potatoes, parmesan and eggs, local cheeses and honey. The doors of presses, oil mills and cellars are open for those who want to put their heart to heart with the peasant culture. In this place of simplicity, the Situationist movement was born in 1957, an alternative current of Bohemian artists who came from the main European capitals. Walking around barefoot and in hippie clothes. They believed in creative and nomadic freedom. Their wind met the ancient currents.