Liguria, between the sea and the mountains, winds from Ventimiglia to La Spezia in a succession of high coasts and picturesque, flat coasts and beaches, steep hills and mountain peaks. One of its strengths is the amazing variety of flora and fauna, data from an area in which a few hundred meters is a Mediterranean climate with cool temperatures inland, with spectacular views around every corner. Visit the website of the Region of Liguria Go to Regione Liguria website

Imperia is a city that was founded in 1923 by the union of two towns, Porto Maurizio and Oneglia, with other small towns in the hinterland, now all villages. Porto Maurizio was the lords of Clavesana and then by the Genoese in 1228, Oneglia Bishop of Albenga until the end of the thirteenth century, then the Doria of Genoa (Admiral Andrea Doria was born here in 1466) and then of Savoy from 1576. They were always different cities, not always able to understand each other. There was not even a bridge over the river that divides Empire, until the nineteenth century.
Eight hundred century to the end of union under the Savoy after the Napoleonic Empire and a century of development, in the sign of a tradition in mutual fund: trade, port, industrial production coupled to the territory, with the olive growing, financial investment, and tourism fair conscious, connoisseurs, and two common denominators: Porto Maurizio great walled city impregnable Genoese, Oneglia Piedmont city on the sea.

A Imperia and surrounding area you can find golden beaches and rocks that sweep down to the sea with a thousand reflections, clean air and fragrant, and the continuous series, over 300 meters above sea level, valleys, gorges and mountain peaks. Are the framework for all this olive trees, chestnut trees, vineyards, pine trees, reeds. To try is definitely the authentic cuisine, with products that come directly from many gardens scattered in the area and with the fresh fish.

Along the coast are waiting rooms, theaters, festivals and many other occasions of fun. But that’s not all, there is only beauty and fun. The Riviera is also characterized by culture and history museums, historic buildings, baroque churches, important works of art of historical value. Just go inland to find medieval villages nestled on the slopes with towers, historical houses, old churches and cobbled streets.