Bordighera
Margherita of Savoy and Bordighera: The Love of a Queen
Discover how Queen Margherita of Savoy came to fall in love with Bordighera, making it her home and spending the remainder of her...
SABINE NOELLE-WYING11 May, 2026
A Little Golden Palm Leaf and Preserving our Cultural Heritage
Confucius is quoted as saying "Study the past, if you would divine the future". Indeed, to assure our future, we need to understand...
MARCUS BICKNELL18 June, 2025
Clarence Bicknell – the Victorian Polymath of the Riviera
For many of us on the Riviera and in Liguria, the northwest part of Italy, Clarence Bicknell is worshipped as a marvel.
MARCUS BICKNELL1 May, 2025
Clarence Bicknell Flower Watercolours – On Sale for Charity
Clarence Bicknell is the Victorian polymath who lived on the Rivera for 40 productive years...the Museo Bicknell in Bordighera, which he founded, is...
MARCUS BICKNELL9 December, 2024
Bordighera – Your Next Project and New Home!
If you know Liguria, then you know that there is limited space on the coast between the sea and the mountains. It is...
SABINE NOELLE-WYING20 August, 2024
Mourning in the Former Italian Royal Family
Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy has died at the age of 86. The son of the last Italian king, Umberto II, is dead.
SABINE NOELLE-WYING3 February, 2024
Gisella Merello and the World of Bordighera Tennis
Meet Gisella Merello and discover the world of tennis in Bordighera with her new book, available in both English and Italian now
MIKE COLQUHOUN31 January, 2024
Why Do We Love Clarence Bicknell So, 100 Years After His Death?
I wrote last time about the Museo Bicknell in Bordighera, founded by Clarence Bicknell, one of those unique little-visited spots on the Riviera...
SABINE NOELLE-WYING10 August, 2019
Summer Exhibitions Part 1: The Eastern Route – Where the World Comes to Visit
The French-Italian border region has traditionally been a haven for travelers, artists and nobility. A number of top notch exhibitions between Tende and...
NATJA IGNEY19 July, 2019
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