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Highlights include Maurizio Carrega's
Gloria di San Napoleone
(painted in 1808 as a
sycophantic homage to the Corsican despot of the same name) and bronze statues by
Franco Bargiggia.
GARDEN
Villa Ormond
(Corso Felice Cavallotti 51; gardens 8am-7pm)
Just a short stroll east of town the
peaceful Japanese gardens of this elegant villa are worth a visit.
Villa Nobel
(Corso Felice Cavallotti 112; admission adult/reduced €4/3; 10am-12.30pm Tue-Sun, 3-6pm Fri-Sun)
The Moorish Villa Nobel houses a museum dedicated to Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel,
who established the Nobel Prize while living here.
MUSEUM
Bussana Vecchia
Ten kilometres northeast of San Remo lies an intriguing artists' colony. On Ash Wednes-
day 1887, an earthquake destroyed the village of Bussana Vecchia and survivors were
eventually forced to abandon it. It remained a ghost town until the 1960s, when artists
moved in and began rebuilding the ruins using the original stones from the rubble.
After successfully standing up to authorities who wanted to remove them, a thriving
community of international artists remains in residence today. To get there take a bus to
Bussana, 5km east of San Remo, and walk up (30 minutes).
HISTORIC SITE
