Riviera di Ponente Archives - Page 2 of 6

Russian Church

The Orthodox church of Christ the Saviour with its onion domes, a reminder of the Russian aristocracy who wintered in Sanremo.

Sanremo’s oldest church, of Romanesque origin, on Piazza San Siro just off Via Matteotti.

Karst caves with stalactites, prehistoric footprints and the bear cemetery: a guided tour of about 70 minutes.

Alfred Nobel’s last home, on Sanremo’s seafront: a museum dedicated to the inventor and a garden of rare plants.

Seaside botanical garden at La Mortola, created by Thomas Hanbury in 1867: 18 hectares and 5,800 species. Opening times, 2026 tickets, getting there.

Prehistoric caves and museum on the French border: finds from 230,000 to 12,000 years ago, the triple burial and rocks by the sea.

The smallest municipality in Liguria: a fishing village, Blue Flag 2026 beaches, a marina and a seafront cycle path between Imperia and Sanremo.

Blue Flag 2026 sandy beach, the cave of the Madonna dell’Arma, the cycle path and the medieval centre of Taggia with its bridge and San Domenico.

Medieval village in the upper Val Nervia: the chibi alleys, the loggia, San Michele with Canavesio’s polyptych, Buggio, Pigna beans and trails.

Medieval village in the Val Nervia on the Barbaira stream: humpback bridge, carruggi, E Dubarìe museum, natural swimming pools and a canyon.