The village of San Lorenzo

Explore the fascinating origins of the village of San Lorenzo, as told by ancient legends that tell of its foundation by brigands. In ancient times, there were two villages on the picturesque banks of the San Lorenzo river. It was not until 1749 that these two villages were united, creating a unique experience. Today, guided…

Dolceacqua

Doria’s Castle in Dolceacqua

With 900 years of history, the Castle today presents itself as a destination full of multiple stimuli for visitors. Once through the entrance, one finds oneself in front of a large atrium that leads to the various rooms of the castle. In one of them, the fascinating history of the castle itself is recounted, along…

Seborga

The charming village of Seborga

The village of Seborga is surrounded by a magical atmosphere where history, culture and traditions are intertwined in a unique way. Over the centuries, it passed through several passages of power, until 1729, when it was sold by the monks to the Savoy, passing successively to the Kingdom of Sardinia and finally to the…

Bussana Vecchia, the village of Artists

Bussana Vecchia is an open-air museum, a charming place characterized by shops and small ateliers where beauty is revealed through the most minute details. In the late nineteenth century, a violent earthquake devastated the entire area, causing a gradual desertification that, however, saw the village reborn in the fifties thanks to a group of artists,…

Valloria, the town of painted doors

In Valloria, a village behind Imperia, the doors of houses, stables, warehouses and cellars are wonders that enchant, painted and interpreted by internationally renowned painters and young artists who meet in summer in Valloria. The village, less than an hour’s drive from the Grand Hotel del Mare Resort & Spa, is immersed in a dream…

Villa Nobel

Villa Nobel

One of the beauty of the area not to be missed, just 15 minutes drive from our Grand Hotel del Mare Resort & Spa, is the beautiful Moorish-style Villa where Alfred Nobel lived The famous Swedish chemical industrialist and philanthropist, here worked on numerous patents and wrote the famous testament with which he devoted his…