What to see · Bordighera

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Bordighera: 3 places to start with

1. 1 Castles Villa Mariani The house and studio of Pompeo Mariani, the painter who kept the queen waiting ten minutes.
2. 2 Castles Villa Regina Margherita The house Queen Margherita of Savoy had built in the park of Villa Etelinda, closed since 2015.
3. 3 Museums Istituto Internazionale di Studi Liguri Clarence Bicknell's museum, saved by the Berrys and turned into a research institute.

6 places covered in Bordighera Grouped by type, most important first.

Castles, palaces and villas

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Villa Mariani ★

The house and studio of Pompeo Mariani, the painter who kept the queen waiting ten minutes.

Villa Regina Margherita ★

The house Queen Margherita of Savoy had built in the park of Villa Etelinda, closed since 2015.

Villa Garnier

The house Charles Garnier built for himself above the Arziglia, with the tower he called Mon mirador.

Churches and places of worship

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Ex chiesa Anglicana

The church of the British who wintered in Bordighera, now a hall for exhibitions and concerts.

Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena

Stucco from 1670, a Magdalene by the Parodi and a bell tower built to watch for pirates.

Museums, theatres and collections

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Istituto Internazionale di Studi Liguri ★

Clarence Bicknell's museum, saved by the Berrys and turned into a research institute.