The first DOC of Liguria In Val Nervia, between the east side of Monte Baraccone and the west side of the Cima d’Aurin, there is a site characterised by a calcareous and clayey soil. The particular composition greatly improves the cultivation of the Rossese, grapevine that gives birth to the famous Rossese of Dolceacqua red […]
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Above Ventimiglia
Where Alta Via dei Monti Liguri begins The first part of Alta Via dei Monti Liguri is a route that winds through the colors and scents of the Mediterranean scrub.Leaving the last houses of Ventimiglia, the path climbs steeply along the southern slope of Colla Sgarba. Testo a cura di Ilaria Veneruso, immagini di Federico Nasi e […]
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Hanbury Botanical Gardens
A unique microclimate The Hanbury Botanical Gardens are one of the most important acclimatisation parks in the world.Founded in 1867 by the British philanthropist Sir Thomas Hanbury, they host a huge collection of of plants from all over the world, thanks to the different microclimates of Capo Mortola.Sold in 1960 to the Italian state, the gardens […]
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Capo Mortola
The first beach of the Italian riviera The beach at the bottom of the Hanbury Botanical Gardens, on the Mortola promontory, by the border with France, preserves important Eocene fossils such as corals, molluscs and nummulites. Mortola faces a marine protection area: the seabed is rich in biodiversity where important meadows of Posidonia and the Pinna nobilis stand […]
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