©
Bordighera trip planner
Create a fully customized
day by day itinerary for free
day by day itinerary for free
Bordighera
Bordighera is a town and comune in the Province of Imperia, Liguria (Italy).GeographyBordighera is located at 20 km from France and it is possible to see the French coast with a naked eye from the town. Having the "Capo Sant’Ampelio" which protrudes into the sea, it is the southernmost commune of the region. The cape is at around the same latitude of Pisa and features a little church built in the 11th century for Sant’Ampelio, the patron saint of the city. Since Bordighera is built where the Maritime Alps plunge into the sea it benefits from the Foehn effect which creates a special microclimate that has warmer winters.HistoryIt seems that has been inhabited by the time of the Palaeolithic era since archaeologic researchers have found signs of human activities in the caves that are situated on the Italian and French coast. The first humans to alter the territory and create a structured society arrived in the 6th century B.C., they were the Ligures, population from which derives the name of the region, "Liguria" in Italian.The name of the city appears for the first time as "Burdigheta" in 1296, in a papal Bill written by Pope Boniface VIII. The area was particularly prosperous during Roman times because it was situated on the via Julia Augusta in the 1st century B.C. After the fall of the Roman Empire the village was abandoned because of the frequent attacks by pirates and it is only in 1470 that some families of nearby villages such as the Borghetto San Nicolò decided to return to Bordighera. The Moorish pirates started becoming rarer and rarer even though some particularly cruel ones still occasionally happened such as the one by the pirate Hayreddin Barbarossa in 1543. With pirate attacks diminishing the strategic importance of the area became obvious to the Dukes of Savoy and the Republic of Genoa which fought for the territory in the 16th century. The small village was quickly transformed into a fortified town and gained importance until it became independent from the rival city "Ventimiglia" in 1683.Add Bordighera and other destinations in Italy to your travel itinerary using our Italy day trip planner.
Source
Create a full itinerary — for free!
Plan your trip to Bordighera
Get a personalized trip
A complete day by day itinerary
based on your preferencesCustomize it
Refine your trip. We'll find the
best routes and schedulesBook it
Choose from the best hotels
and activities. Up to 50% offManage it
Everything in one place.
Everyone on the same page.
Top tours near Bordighera
Popular things to do in Bordighera
Side trips from Bordighera
Hidden gems in Bordighera
Kid-friendly things to do in Bordighera
Historic Sites in Bordighera
Outdoors in Bordighera
Places to visit with Bordighera
GenoaTrip planner
BEST FOR: Aquarium, Historic Walking Area, Specialty Museum
Cinque TerreTrip planner
BEST FOR: Hiking Trail, Civic Center, National Park
Porto VenereTrip planner
BEST FOR: Church, Island, Landmark
SanremoTrip planner
BEST FOR: Biking Trail, Ruin, Casino
La SpeziaTrip planner
BEST FOR: Park, Landmark, Military Museum
Recently planned trips to Bordighera
8 days in Italian Riviera
BY A USER FROM UNITED KINGDOM
Cinque Terre
Portofino
Bordighera
6 days in Bordighera
BY A USER FROM CANADA
Giardino Esotico Pallanca
Centro Storico di Vallebona
Centro Storico
18 days in Italy
BY A USER FROM UNITED STATES
Vicchio
Cinque Terre
Bordighera
1 day in Bordighera
BY A USER FROM FRANCE
Giardini Botanici Hanbury - Villa Hanbury
Pista Ciclabile Area 24 - Sanremo
Bordighera Alta
7 days in Bordighera
BY A USER FROM REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA
Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena
Giardini Botanici Hanbury - Villa Hanbury
Vieille Ville de Vintimille
9 days in Europe
BY A USER FROM GHANA
Barcelona
Nice
Bordighera