Andora and Stellanello, the two neighbouring towns, carry the names of two young people who died. So the legend says: the Saracen prince Al Kadir saw Andalora, «golden land», during a raid and carried her off, tied to the mainmast.
Stefanello, her betrothed, reached the ship by night at Capo Mele, but was discovered and killed; Andalora threw herself into the sea rather than stay in Saracen hands, and the sacrifice of the two, again according to the legend, converted Al Kadir. The real history is drier: the castrum Andoræ was a Roman holding, then belonged to the Benedictines of the Gallinara and to the marquises of Clavesana, and in 1252 it was sold to Genoa. There are 7,470 residents.
faro di Capo Mele · chiesa dei Santi Giacomo e Filippo · castello di Andora and 3 more
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Next up: Feast of Saints James and Philip, Monday 3 May
Nearest airport: Genova, 75 km away
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📅 Every year, on 3 May
On 3 May Andora celebrates Saints James and Philip in the castle church: Romanesque, of Capo Mele stone, among the best preserved on the Riviera delle Palme.
faro di Capo Mele A 25-metre tower, a dodecagonal lantern from 1856 and a staircase of 74 steps. 
chiesa dei Santi Giacomo e Filippo Capo Mele stone, three apses and a Ghibelline gate-tower above the Merula valley. 
castello di Andora Ruins on a hill above the Mèrula: the first Andora stood here, before it moved down to the sea. 
chiesa della Santissima Trinità Rebuilt in Baroque style between 1616 and 1634, high on the slopes of Capo Cervo. 
chiesa di San Giovanni Battista The 15th-century parish church that once gave the whole municipality its name. 
ponte romanico Ten arches over the Merula, three humpbacked: they call it Roman, but the bridge is medieval. Straight-line distances from the town centre. Tap a point to open its page.
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Outside Andora, but an easy day trip away.
