Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Eating
C2
8
Cuvea
D1
B2
Sights
Chiesa Russa Ortodossa
(Via Nuvoloni 2; admission €1; 9.30am-noon & 3-6pm)
Non-Catholic churches are rare in Italy,
so make the most of this multicoloured classic which was built for the Russian community
that followed Tsarina Maria to San Remo in 1906. The Russian Orthodox church - with
its onion domes and pale-blue interior - was designed by Alexei Shchusev, who later
planned Lenin's mausoleum in Moscow.
These days it's used as an exhibition space for Russian icons.
CHURCH
Il Casinò Municipale
(
www.casinosanremo.it
;
Corso degli Inglesi)
San Remo's belle époque casino (one of only four in
Italy) was dealing cards when Vegas was still a waterhole in the desert. The building dates
from 1905 and was designed by Parisian architect Eugenio Ferret. Slot machines (over
400 of them) open at 10am; other games (roulette, blackjack, poker etc) kick off at
2.30pm.
Dress smart-casual and bring ID.
CASINO
Museo Civico
MUSEUM
(Corso Matteotti 143; 9am-noon & 3-6pm Tue-Sat)
Housed in the 15th-century
Palazzo
frescoed ceilings, display local prehistoric and Roman archaeological finds, paintings and
temporary exhibitions.
