| Sanremo Sanremü (in Ligurian) | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Liguria | |
| Territory | Riviera of Flowers | |
| Altitude | 15 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 55.96 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 55 331 (estimate / census 2011) | |
| Name inhabitants | sanremesi, sanremaschi or matuziani | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0184 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 18038 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | San Romolo | |
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Sanremo (Sanremü in Ligurian, in ancient times Villa Matutiæ) is one of the most touristic cities in the Liguria.
To know
The city of Sanremo hosts the Italian song festival every year. It is a singing event that has been taking place for more than fifty years and that every year attracts thousands of people between professionals and tourists to Sanremo, also called the city of flowers. The festival is one more opportunity to decorate every corner of the city with magnificent locally produced flowers.
Geographical notes
The original settlement, the Pigna (denomination of the municipality until 1928), lies on the walls of a hill-promontory dominated by the sanctuary of the Madonna della Costa, and lapped by the San Francesco and San Romolo streams. To the east, the San Martino stream and to the west the Foce stream give their name to the relative east and west areas of the city. Sanremo panorama of the port in a vintage postcard. cloaked in greenhouses and flower crops, recalling the very important role of floriculture in the city economy. Some olive groves and the remains of strips (terrace cultivation), now almost completely abandoned, dot the surrounding countryside and steep hills.
When to go
The protection offered to Sanremo by the mountainous ridge that rises immediately behind it means that the climate of the city is by far the mildest among those found in Liguria and in central-northern Italy]]. In general, the temperatures in Sanremo are a little higher than in the neighboring coastal municipalities.
In the winter months the average daily temperatures are around 10 ° C in Sanremo only exceptionally are temperatures below 0 ° C recorded. The Sanremo summers are windy, moderately hot and the months of July and August record average daily values close to 24 ° C with maximums around 28 °, daytime values above 32 ° C are very rare even during the most intense heat waves, thanks to the breezes that tend to mitigate the heat and due to the average relative humidity rates.
Background
Sanremo has traces of human activity since ancient times, as evidenced by the discovery of Paleolithic settlements. However, it is from the Roman era that the city began to develop as a significant settlement. It was therefore founded in Roman times along the Via Julia Augusta, (continuation of the consular road Aurelia) and probably named after Caio Matucio, who built a sumptuous villa around the primitive oppidum, found near the current Casino, around which he grew the town called Villa Matutia. Another interpretation refers to the Roman divinity Mater Matuta, goddess of Dawn, then changed into Matutia and then Villa Matutiae.
How to orient yourself
Sanremo: full screen map.Neighborhoods
- The Pinecone. Historic center of the city.
How to get
By plane
It is possible to reach Sanremo by landing at the nearest airports, and then arriving in the city by car or train. Airports near Sanremo are:
- Nice airport, which is only 50 km from Sanremo
- Genoa Airport, which is located 130 km from Sanremo
By car
The European motorway E80, which includes the A10 Genoa-Ventimiglia and the A8 Menton-Aix-en-Provence, connects the city to neighboring France and with the main Italian highways, there is the SS20 that connects Sanremo to Piedmont.
Sanremo has a tourist port called Portosole and a commercial port that the Sanremo people call old port where some days cruise ships arrive. You can reach Sanremo from the ports of:
On the train
The Sanremo station is located along the international railway line, which connects Italy to France and Spain, making it very easy to travel by train.
How to get around
What see
The city offers several admirable examples of heterogeneous architecture, ranging from the Baroque to the Liberty style, from the Romanesque to the Neoclassical.
Religious architectures
- 1 Co-cathedral of San Siro (Insigne Collegiate Basilica Cathedral of San Siro). Built in the 12th century, on the remains of an early Christian church, probably by the Comacini masters. Currently of Romanesque-Gothic architecture, with three naves, it was remodeled and enlarged in the seventeenth century, when the bell tower, with 12 bells, was also rebuilt following a naval bombardment English.
- 2 Sanctuary of the Madonna della Costa. Called by the citizens and better known to tourists as Madonna della Costa, it has always been a reference point for sailors as it was built on top of the Pigna hill, seat of the primitive core of the city. The church was built in 1361 to celebrate the liberation of Sanremo from the hegemony of the Genoese, the Dorias. Currently the church has seventeenth-century architecture, and preserves, among numerous baroque decorations and sixteenth-eighteenth-century frescoes, four eighteenth-century wooden statues and a fourteenth-century Madonna with Child: and this is precisely the Madonna della Costa from which the church takes its name.
- 3 Church of Christ the Savior. Built at the end of the nineteenth century by the Russian nobility on a project by the architect Aleksej Scusev and then taken up by Pietro Agosti. The building is still in use today and is one of the symbols of the city. It is located a few meters from the Casino, towards the west.
- Hermitage of San Michele. Ancient place of worship located halfway along the road that leads from the Golf to the hamlet of San Romolo. Starting from the remains of an ancient medieval monastery, it was renovated by Count Michele Toffetti in the second half of the nineteenth century, and became his last residence during the exile-hermitage that he was forced to lead following the revolutionary independence movements. The exterior can now be visited, while the interior is open a few times a year, on the occasion of religious celebrations or weddings.
Civil architectures
- Ariston Theater, Corso Giacomo Matteotti, 212. Seat of the National Festival of Italian Music
- Bellevue Palace. Built between 1893 and 1894 on a project by Pietro Agosti.
- Borea d'Olmo Palace. Built at different times, starting from a late Middle Ages house, the palace, in the central Via Matteotti a few meters from the Ariston Theater, took on its current appearance between the 17th and 18th centuries, and is one of the most important Baroque buildings of Western Liguria.
- Villa Nobel. Elegant building built in 1870.
- Villa Ormond. Mainly known for its large and beautiful park, full of exotic plants.
The Liberty in Sanremo
- Casino, Course of the English. The Municipal Casino is one of the four Italian gambling houses; it is housed in an Art Nouveau building designed by the French architect Eugène Ferret.
- Villa King (A few tens of meters from the Villa Nobel and next to the park of the Villa Ormond). Beautiful Art Nouveau building, built by Pietro Agosti in 1909.
- Devachan Castle. Construction of the late nineteenth century, in Art Nouveau style, located in the hills near the Corso degli Inglesi, based on a project by the engineer Pietro Agosti of 1905, completed in 1909.
Archaeological sites
- 4 Villa Matutia (Roman Villa of the Foce). An area so extensive that even below sea level remains of Roman masonry can be sensed. The villa consists of various rooms even if in most cases only the foundations remain and nothing regarding the flooring. The set of the most important rooms constituted the baths, while the other rooms constituted service areas, perhaps deposits and certainly a latrine.
- 5 Roman villa of Bussana (Near the mouth of the Armea stream, in the locality Bussana). Ancient Roman villa from the 1st - 2nd century AD It can be reached from via al Mare.
Events and parties
- Sanremo Festival (Sanremo Italian Song Festival), Ariston Theater (corso Matteotti, 212).
In February. - Sanremo in Fiore. Parade of flowered floats made by the municipalities of the Riviera dei Fiori. The event takes place with a circular route in the central streets of the city of flowers.
- Sanremo Historic Rally (Cup of Flowers).
- White Night. September. It consists of organizing various cultural or entertainment initiatives throughout a night.
- Rally of Sanremo. September. Test valid for the International Rally Challenge.
In February.What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Moderate prices
- 1 Manik - The Burger Workshop, Heroes Square of Sanremo 9, ☎ 39 0184 191 1348. Mon-Sat 12: 00-14: 30 - 19: 30-23: 30. Various burgers from € 9, salads are also on the menu.
- 2 [link not working]The daily sandwich, Via Palazzo 91, ☎ 39 333 773 2604, @[email protected]. Sandwiches with many ingredients, including vegetarians, from € 3.50. Small venue with some seating.
Average prices
- 3 Quintessence Restaurant, Corso Matteotti 5, ☎ 39 0184541612. especially fish dishes, try the chestnut flour gnocchi with white pesto.
- 4 [link not working]Tavern at 29, Cassini Square 5, ☎ 39 373 762 3677. closed on Sundays and from October to May also on Wednesdays. Fish and meat dishes.
High prices
- 5 The Pignese, Piazza sardi 7/8, ☎ 39 0184 501929, @[email protected]. Ancient trattoria opened in 1919 specializing in fish dishes.
Where stay
Average prices
- [link not working]Belle Epoque Hotel, Via Roma, 8, ☎ 39 0184 577110, fax: 39 0184 662245. Centrally located, the Hotel Belle Epoque makes its guests relive the charm of classic Sanremo, the structure is well-finished and the environment is comfortable.
- Napoleon Hotel, Corso Marconi, 56, ☎ 39 0184 662244, fax: 39 0184 662245. The Napoleon Hotel is a modern hotel facing the San Remo beach, surrounded by a large and peaceful garden.
- Milan hotels, Corso Garibaldi, 39, ☎ 39 0184 509367, fax: 39 0184 593846. The Hotel Milano in the center of Sanremo is a gracious Art Nouveau villa, a historic residence 5 minutes from the beaches of the Riviera dei Fiori and the Ariston Theater.
- [link not working]Hotel Villa Sapienza, Corso Matuzia, 21, ☎ 39 0184 6957516, fax: 39 0184 667675. Elegant residence overlooking the shining sea of Sanremo.
- Residence of the two ports, Corso Trento Trieste, 21, ☎ 39 0184 506506, fax: 39 0184 530700. Beachfront holiday home in the center of Sanremo, one, two and three room apartments. Reception office from morning to evening, night porter. Parking and solarium. Daily cleaning included.
High prices
- Nyala hotels, Via Solaro, 134, ☎ 39 0184 667668, fax: 39 0184 666059.
Double: 60/160 € with breakfast included. 4-star hotel located in a quiet and panoramic area that has traditional rooms and junior suites, restaurant, garden, swimming pool, children's playground, meeting rooms, free parking. The rooms have balconies overlooking the garden, air conditioning, satellite TV, minibar, safe. The junior suites have a terrace with a splendid sea view, Sky pay-TV, and a Jacuzzi.
Double: 60/160 € with breakfast included. 4-star hotel located in a quiet and panoramic area that has traditional rooms and junior suites, restaurant, garden, swimming pool, children's playground, meeting rooms, free parking. The rooms have balconies overlooking the garden, air conditioning, satellite TV, minibar, safe. The junior suites have a terrace with a splendid sea view, Sky pay-TV, and a Jacuzzi.
