Vintimille

Vintimille is a Italian city located at the Franco-Italian Frontière, side Italy N, on banks of the the Mediterranean. Vintimille is a high tourist place located in the province of Imperia, in Ligurie. It is the terminus of the railway line Marseilles Vintimille.

Roman city (an amphitheater is well preserved, close to the station), it was a commune of the county of Vintimille founded towards 950, extending from the Agel mount (above Monaco) in Capo Nero (current Sanremo) and including/understanding the valleys of Roya and Bévéra. This county ends up being divided between Provence and Genoa, at the time of the conflicts between Guelfe S and Gibelin S, initially in 1258 (treated of Aix then treated of Luceram). The counts de Vintimille indeed exchange with the count of Provence their Italian county against possessions of Provence, of which ground of Verdière (VAr). Consequently, they make stock in Provence, where they are combined to the principal aristocratic families.

It is an old episcopal see (a idiot-cathedral, divided with Sanremo).

With the locality the Balzi Rossi (Red Rocks) at the French border, caves revealed the man of Menton, of the prehistoric men.

The spoken Romance dialect with Vintimille is Ligure Intémélien.

This city is very famous for its market of Friday which, recently, was removed from the salesmen of counterfeits of articles of marks.

Administration

Hamlets

Bevera, Trucco, Verrandi, Slat, Carletti, Porra

Communes bordering

Airole, Camporosso, Castellar (FR-06), Dolceacqua, Chin (FR-06), Olivetta San Michele

To see

Every year, in July, takes place the Great Battle of the Flowers.
It Museo dei Balzi Rossi, archaeological museum.
the cathedral dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, set up during the 11et12emes centuries, on the ruins of a Cathedral of Carolingian time.
the market, Friday, very important, located on the seaside
the medieval old city.

Handbury Villa, botanical garden in the Cape of Mortola

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