Busalla, in the province of Genoa, in the Upper Valle Scrivia is the town of roses. The town organizes one of the most fragrant festivals in Italy, which not only spoils the smell, but also the palate, the sight and the soul. Among other programs, markets of flavors, handicraft products, competitions, gastronomic evenings, tastings await the 11 and 12 of June all those, who want to discover traditions, the people, culture and nature of the Genoese hinterland.

The area is included in the Valli dell'Antola National Park, so it is almost uncontaminated and its products are equally genuine. Several associations of local producers and artisans offer their stalls the typical products, jams, syrups, jellies. But the rose is the protagonist at the table not only in sweets, but also in the first. Syrup is however the typical product of excellence of Busalla and Valle Scrivia: stretched with cold water it is a refreshing and refreshing drink in the summer heat, to become, stretched with warm water, a cough medicine in winter.

However, the party will bring you closer to the other aspects and powers of the rose, will make you known from its healing and aesthetic properties to its symbolism, from its manifestations in areas artistic to the poems inspired by her. But the party offers you even more: practical demonstrations by artisans, video screenings, mini-cooking class with flowers, belly dance show, donkey or train trip in the Antola Park, possibility to admire the rosettes and learn the process of the production of the syrup.

We recommend that you stay for these days in one of the farms in the area, which prepare their menu on the theme of roses, such as 'La Sereta', 'Cascina Salvega', 'U Gattu, 'you must however book in advance, an opportunity not to be missed for a holiday at Profumo!