BORDIGHERA

bordighera, a town of liguria, italy, in the province of porto maurizio, 91 m. s.w. of genoa by rail, and 3 m. e.n.e. of ventimiglia. pop. (1901) 4673. it is a favourite winter resort, especially for visitors from england, and is situated in beautiful coast scenery. it has fine gardens, and its flowers and palms are especially famous: the former are largely exported, while the latter serve for the supply of palm branches for st peter's at rome and other churches on palm sunday. the new museum contains a unique collection of the flora of the riviera. from 1682 until the napoleonic period, bordighera was the capital of a small republic of the villages of the neighbouring valleys.