Sanremo and Bordighera are the pearls of the Riviera di Ponente: rich in splendid villas and period gardens, they offer two exceptional botanical gardens.
Sanremo Bordighera
Flower Riviera
Liguria
Sanremo, the city of flowers par excellence, has a splendid botanical garden in the park of Villa Ormond. Built by the Rambaldi family from Sanremo, the villa was sold to the Ormond family from Paris in 1887: the park, recently restored, was then modelled on the French style of the second half of the 19th century. The plants that
The plants that colour the garden come from all over the world: from the Canary Islands to Japan, from Tasmania to China, from California to Brazil.
In the afternoon, transfer to Bordighera: just before the Punta Migliarese tunnel, a steep rocky slope overlooking the sea appears, with strips and terraces populated by splendid plants. This is the Pallanca exotic garden, a spectacular natural monument created by the descendants of Bartolomeo Pallanca. There are 3200 species of plants, including the precious collection of cacti, the most important in Italy and one of the most important in Europe. The oldest plant – a ‘Copiapoa’ native to Chile, which grows on the slopes of the Andes – is three hundred years old.
A la carte services:
- return transfer
- authorized tour guide available for the day in the language of your choice
- visit of the producers indicated in the program
- tastings of products indicated in the program
- lunch in a typical local restaurant to taste the specialties of Ligurian cuisine
