Ventimiglia

Ventimiglia is a resort town in the province of Imperia in Liguria, on the Italian Riviera in the north-west of Italy. It lies about 130 kilometres west of Genoa and only 7 kilometres from the French border, on the Gulf of Genoa. A small harbour sits at the mouth of the Roia river, which divides the town into two parts, and its urban area is given as about 55,000 people. The place is the ancient Album Intimilium, capital of the Intimilii, a Ligurian tribe, and the name later passed through Albintimilium and Vintimilium to its present form. The medieval centre on a hill above the newer town holds the Romanesque cathedral and the church of San Michele Arcangelo, while Roman ruins of the ancient city, including a theatre of the early second century, lie to the east. It is a popular summer destination, noted for its Friday street market.