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The
capital town of the Intemeli Ligurians has always been a very
important centre in the western part of the region: a Roman
"municipium", the seat of an ancient diocese, place of residence
of the Ventimiglia nobility and "Magnifica Comunità" under
Genoese dominion. Today, the town stands on the border between
Liguria and France and is divided into two districts by the
River Roja: the mediaeval nucleus on the Cavo hill and the
modern areas on the plain. At the heart of the ancient part,
which can be reached by means of the Colla road, you can admire
the castle and the Canonichesse monastery, the bishop's palace,
the public palace and, next to the baptistery, the cathedral
of Santa Maria Assunta, a Ligurian Romanesque church built
between the eleventh and twelfth centuries. An earthquake
in 1564 partly destroyed the thousand-year-old church of San
Michele, leaving only the apse and the crypt, which have interesting
Roman elements. At Forte Annunziata, the "Girolamo Rossi"
museum holds exhibits from the excavations of the Roman town
of Albintimilium, including glasswork, memorial stones dating
from the first to the seventh century AD and some sculptures
from the Imperial period. The former municipal theatre became
the home of the Aprosiana library, the most ancient in Liguria.
Founded in 1649 by Friar Aprosio, it holds some rare books
and ancient manuscripts. In 1867, Sir Thomas Hanbury decided
to build a garden with all sorts of exotic plants in the Mortola
promontory area: the gardens of Villa Hanbury are now famous
worldwide and have the largest collection of exotic plants
in Italy. ( Tanks to Region of Liguria)
Friday
market in Ventimiglia
Outdoor
shopping for all types of goods wears, shoes, typical foods
on every fridays in ventimiglia historical centre
Hotel
suggestion in Ventimiglia : Hotel
Seagull***
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