Church of Sant’Ampelio
At the southernmost point of Liguria and all northern Italy stands the little Romanesque church of Sant’Ampelio, built in the 11th century.
Riviera di Ponente
Bordighera Alta
The medieval village of Bordighera on the hill of the Capo: history since 1470, the Maddalena church, the Spianata del Capo, ZTL and parking.
Lungomare Argentina
The Lungomare Argentina has always been Bordighera’s pride, as it was historically the longest pedestrian seafront promenade on the Riviera.
Beodo Trail
The Beodo is an old path that leads from the heart of Bordighera Alta into the Sasso valley.
Villa Pompeo Mariani
Just above the old village stands Villa Mariani, once home of the 19th-century painter Pompeo Mariani and now his foundation.
Villa Etelinda
Villa Etelinda was built on via Romana in Bordighera for Raphaël Bischoffsheim, a German banker who lived in Paris.
Bicknell Museum
Founded in 1888, the Bicknell Museum is considered the oldest museum in western Liguria.
Villa Garnier
In 1871 the famous French architect Charles Garnier, designer of the Paris Opéra and the Monte-Carlo Casino, built himself a villa in Bordighera.
The Marabutto
The Marabutto is a former powder magazine that still holds three old cannons: Butafoegu, Tiralogni and Cagastrasse.
Monumental trees of Bordighera
Nature is one of the things that makes life in Bordighera unique, starting with its giant monumental trees.