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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Sanremo

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Sanremo, Italy

Updated March 12, 2018

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100 Year Old Etchings On the Wall

Sanremo, Italy

Old Bussana (Bussana Vecchia)

An ancient rogue artist community hidden next to one of the world's most glitzy and glamorous cities.
Edward Lear’s grave.

Sanremo, Italy

Edward Lear's Grave

There once was a man named Lear / Who found limericks so dear / His final resting space / Is an unusual place / Most people don’t know he’s here.
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The old town square.

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Principality of Seborga

This small village claims to be independent from Italy because it was left out when the nation was unified.
4 miles from Sanremo
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Bordighera, Italy

Hotel Angst

The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.
6 miles from Sanremo

Bordighera, Italy

Marcello Cammi's Sculpture Garden

A wood-and-steel sculpture garden featuring an artful interplay of nature and machinery.
6 miles from Sanremo
Ponte Vecchio, with the castle ruins in the background.

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Dolceacqua's Ponte Vecchio

Claude Monet immortalized this medieval bridge in two of his paintings.
7 miles from Sanremo
via Julia Augustus at the Balzi-Rossi caves in Grimaldi

Grimaldi, Italy

Cavillon Cave at Grimaldi

A beautiful discovery site of prehistoric burials.
12 miles from Sanremo
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