Sanremo
is the most famous resort of the "Riviera of Flowers", with an extremely mild climate, just 60 minutes from Nice International airport and 45 minutes from Monte-Carlo.
Places of interest: the medieval old town centre known locally as "La Pigna", the Russian Orthodox Church, the Cathedral of San Siro with its Romanesque-gothic style, the Casino, the town symbol dating back to 1905, the Borea d'Olmo Ducal Palace, Villa Nobel, Villa Ormond with its luxuriant botanical garden.
Sports: 18-hole "Golf Club degli Ulivi", horse-back riding, two tennis clubs, ancient marina "Porto Vecchio" with its Yacht Club and new marina "Portosole".
The town is well-known for its highly developed floriculture, its numerous social, cultural and sports events (Italian Song Festival, bicycle race Milano-Sanremo, "Old-Timer" Car
Rally) and for the illustrious personalities who lived here, such as Monet, Ciajkovskij, Alfred Nobel, founder of the homonymous prize plus several prize winners, the most famous European Royal Families, as well as the present international jet set. |
 Sanremo is also the ideal destination for
conferences and meetings and the gateway for excursions to the fascinating medieval villages of the hinterland or to the nearby glamorous French Riviera.
Finally, a must is the shopping in the elegant boutiques of the centre, the antique workshops and at the picturesque open-air market which is held in the morning on Tuesdays and
Saturdays.
Surroundings
Nervia Valley:
- Dolceacqua with its Doria Castle ruins, the Romanesque bridge, the handicraft shops, the wineries with the tasting of Rossese, the local red wine
- Apricale
situated on a slope amid olive trees, with its roads decorated with nice mural paintings, the "Lucertola Castle" including a Museum
- Bajardo,
nestled at the summit of a rocky spur with an exceptional view of the Ligurian and Maritime Alps
- Pigna,
rich in interesting artworks
- Seborga,
on another panoramic plain, a miniature "principality" with a complex story, well-known for the mimosa-growing
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Argentina Valley:
- Molini di Triora and Triora,
known as the town of witches as a result of a witch trial held in 1558 with its records kept in the local Museum of
Witchcraft and Rural Lifestyle
- Taggia, old village rich in
medieval and Baroque monuments such as the Monastery of San Domenico
Then, the promontory of Mortola, near Ventimiglia, hosts the "Villa Hanbury Gardens", 18 hectares of splendid subtropical plants from all over the world, and the
"Balzi Rossi", the most important Ligurian archaeological area where man lived in spectacular caves dug in cliffs falling sheer to sea during the Paleolithic Era; traces of these cave dwellers are preserved in the Prehistoric Museum. And also
Bordighera, the palm town, Bussana Vecchia, rebuilt by Italian and foreign artists after it was destroyed by an earthquake,
Cervo, characteristic fishermen village with its beautiful cathedral that hosts the summer stage for the International Chamber Music Festival on its parvis. Finally,
Imperia with its Olive Oil Museum, awarded the European Prize "Museum of the Year 1993".
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