SISTER CITY: varazze – Italy
Varazze is a seaside city that officially became a sister city with Alameda on September 5, 2019.
Varazze belongs to the Liguria Region, a coastal area on the Mediterranean Sea, generally also known as the Italian Riviera, located in North West Italy. The closest large city is Genoa.
Within this county-sized area is Alpicella and other even smaller communities than Varazze.
Alpicella Club is an active Italian-American group that was founded in Alameda in 1941. Most of its members currently live in Alameda and a large percentage of the founders were from Alpicella, the small town within the Varazze jurisdiction.
Both Alameda and Varazze are important within the history of the Club. The whole Liguria Region is actually intimately connected with the Bay Area and several communities of Italian immigrants (in Alameda, Oakland and San Francisco) are originally from Liguria.
Two committees have been created to support the project:
ALPICELLA CLUB COMMITEE
Alessandro Bertoncello
Bob Ratto
Tony Corica
John Gentilin
VARAZZE COMMITEE
President: Priore Vallerga Lorenzo
Vice President: Buschiazzo Mauro
Secretary: Secci Gualtiero
Councilor: Caviglia Antonio
It is a shared intent to promote cultural sharing, consolidate the historical aspects that connect the communities of Varazze & Alameda. The Varazze and Alameda communities also share an intimate relationship with the sea and the port environment. If we can summarize it with an equation it would be Bay : Alameda = Gulf : Varazze
Set aside the similarities, Ligurians and Californians live differently. And it’s not just about eating different food, or drinking shorter coffee. The mentality of the people are different. The economy is different. Different legal, medical and educational systems. Priorities, superstitions, prejudices, tastes, interests, habits, and routines – are all different.
Encouraging cultural sharing is an activity that brings mutual benefits to both communities, understanding or experiencing the advantages / disadvantages that entails a different perspective.
The exchange may be for purpose of study, in the case of young students, summer work and language studying, for older students, or simply tourism, for anyone interested.
Varazze offers a magnificent seaside location interesting for summer work or vacation.
The collaboration will focus on achieving historical, artistic, cultural and educational goals to enrich both communities.
Varazze belongs to the Liguria Region, a coastal area on the Mediterranean Sea, generally also known as the Italian Riviera, located in North West Italy. The closest large city is Genoa.
Within this county-sized area is Alpicella and other even smaller communities than Varazze.
Alpicella Club is an active Italian-American group that was founded in Alameda in 1941. Most of its members currently live in Alameda and a large percentage of the founders were from Alpicella, the small town within the Varazze jurisdiction.
Both Alameda and Varazze are important within the history of the Club. The whole Liguria Region is actually intimately connected with the Bay Area and several communities of Italian immigrants (in Alameda, Oakland and San Francisco) are originally from Liguria.
Two committees have been created to support the project:
ALPICELLA CLUB COMMITEE
Alessandro Bertoncello
Bob Ratto
Tony Corica
John Gentilin
VARAZZE COMMITEE
President: Priore Vallerga Lorenzo
Vice President: Buschiazzo Mauro
Secretary: Secci Gualtiero
Councilor: Caviglia Antonio
It is a shared intent to promote cultural sharing, consolidate the historical aspects that connect the communities of Varazze & Alameda. The Varazze and Alameda communities also share an intimate relationship with the sea and the port environment. If we can summarize it with an equation it would be Bay : Alameda = Gulf : Varazze
Set aside the similarities, Ligurians and Californians live differently. And it’s not just about eating different food, or drinking shorter coffee. The mentality of the people are different. The economy is different. Different legal, medical and educational systems. Priorities, superstitions, prejudices, tastes, interests, habits, and routines – are all different.
Encouraging cultural sharing is an activity that brings mutual benefits to both communities, understanding or experiencing the advantages / disadvantages that entails a different perspective.
The exchange may be for purpose of study, in the case of young students, summer work and language studying, for older students, or simply tourism, for anyone interested.
Varazze offers a magnificent seaside location interesting for summer work or vacation.
The collaboration will focus on achieving historical, artistic, cultural and educational goals to enrich both communities.
