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What to See in Bordighera - Top Sights and Attractions

Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Bordighera (Italy). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Villa Garnier, Villa Mariani, and Bicknell Museum. Also, be sure to include Sant'Ampelio in your itinerary.

Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Bordighera (Liguria).

Villa Garnier

Building in Bordighera
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Building in Bordighera. Villa Garnier is a building in Bordighera in western Italy. Villa Garnier and Villa Amica are part of the properties protected by the Superintendent of Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism. The villa is located 11 Garnier Street in Bordighera on the Italian Riviera.[1]

Address: Via Charles Garnier 11, 18012 Bordighera

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Villa Mariani

Villa Mariani
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The Villa Mariani is located at 5 Via Fontana Vecchia in Bordighera on the Riviera in the province of Imperia, in northern Italy near the French border.[2]

Address: Via della Torretta, 85, 18012 Bordighera

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Bicknell Museum

Museum in Bordighera, Italy
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Also known as: Museo e biblioteca Clarence Bicknell

Museum in Bordighera, Italy. The Clarence Bicknell Museum is a small concealed building at 39 Via Romana in Bordighera. This is often referred to as its official address, but the large villa is the seat of the International Institute of Ligurian Studies. To the right of the building is via Clarence Bicknell, leading to the entrance of the gardens of the villa and of the museum. The two buildings are part of the same block. In 1888, Clarence Bicknell built the museum to collect, preserve, and exhibit his archaeological and botanical collections.[3]

Address: Via Romana 39, Bordighera

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Sant'Ampelio

Church in Bordighera, Italy
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Church in Bordighera, Italy. The church of Sant'Ampelio is located on Cape Sant'Ampelio, at the end of the "Promenade Argentina" in Bordighera in Liguria, Italy. The church is part of the properties protected by the Superintendent of Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism.[4]

Address: Via S. Ampelio, ., 18012 Bordighera

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Pallanca exotic gardens

Garden in Italy
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Also known as: Giardino esotico Pallanca

Garden in Italy. The Pallanca exotic gardens, which has a major collection of cactus and succulent plants of Europe, is at via Madonna della Ruota 1 in Bordighera, Liguria, Italy.[5]

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Bagni Caranca

Bagni Caranca
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Beach

Address: Lungomare Argentina, Bordighera

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Church of St. Mary Magdalen

Catholic church in Bordighera, Italy
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Also known as: Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena

Catholic church in Bordighera, Italy. The church of Saint Mary Magdalene is a church located in Piazza del Popolo in the centre of Bordighera on the Riviera in Province of Imperia, Liguria, Italy. The church is home to the parish of Bordighera and of the Nervia Valley diocese of Ventimiglia-Sanremo. The church is part of the properties protected by the Superintendent of Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism.[6]

Address: Via Mariani, 14, 18012 Bordighera

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Immacolata Concezione

Catholic church in Bordighera, Italy
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Catholic church in Bordighera, Italy. The church of the Immaculate Conception, officiated by the Frati Minori Francescani, is at via Vittorio Emanuele 75, in Bordighera, Province of Imperia. The church is also called the Church of the Terrasanta, in honour to the first missionary priests who officiated Mass returning from Palestine. The church is part of the properties protected by the Superintendent of Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism.[7]

Address: Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 75, 18012 Bordighera

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Lowe Gardens

Park in Bordighera, Italy
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Also known as: Giardini Lowe

Park in Bordighera, Italy. The Lowe gardens are located at 54 Via Vittorio Veneto, in Bordighera, Liguria.[8]

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Waldensian Evangelical Church

Place of worship in Bordighera, Italy
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Also known as: Chiesa valdese

Place of worship in Bordighera, Italy. The 'Waldensian Evangelical Church' is a religious building in Via Vittorio Veneto in Bordighera on the Riviera, province of Imperia.[9]

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Town hall of Bordighera

City government office in Bordighera, Italy
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Also known as: Palazzo comunale

City government office in Bordighera, Italy. The Town hall of Bordighera is located at 32 Via XX Settembre in Bordighera, Liguria.[10]

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