The campanile of the cathedral rises above Ventimiglia.

Ventimiglia (in French Vintimille, Latin Album Intimilium or Albintimilium) is a frontier town, commune and episcopal see of Liguria, Italy, in the province of Imperia (formerly in the Province of Porto Maurizio) 130  km W by S of Genoa by rail, and 7 km from the Franco-Italian frontier situated on the Gulf of Genoa, 45 feet above sea-level, having a small harbour at the mouth of the Roia. The population is (2001) 25,151(town); 30,025 (commune). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 2075 KB) Vintimille (Ventimiglia), Italie, aout 2005, Patrick Clenet File links The following pages link to this file: Ventimiglia Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 2075 KB) Vintimille (Ventimiglia), Italie, aout 2005, Patrick Clenet File links The following pages link to this file: Ventimiglia Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... St. ... Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. ... Imperia (It. ... Porto Maurizio is a city of Imperia, Province of Imperia, Italy. ... The Ancient Port of Genoa. ...

History

Ventimiglia is the ancient Albium Intemelium, the capital of the Intemelii, a Ligurian tribe which long resisted the Romans, but was forced in 115 BC to submit to Scaurus. In 69 the city was sacked by the army of Otho and Vitellius but recovered to remain prosperous into the fifth century, surrounded by walls with cylindrical towers built at each change of direction. Branch of the Gens Aemilia,notable in the late Republican and early Imperial Rome. ... Emperor Otho. ... Vitellius, Museo Nazionale della Civiltà Romana, Rome Aulus Vitellius Germanicus (September 24, 15–December 22, 69) was Roman Emperor from April 17 69 to December 22 of the same year, one of the emperors in the Year of the four emperors. He was the son of Lucius Vitellius, who had...

In the Gothic Wars it was besieged by the Byzantines and the Goths, and later suffered from the raids of Rotharicas, King of the Lombards, but flourished again under King Rodoaldo. In the tenth century it was attacked by the Saracens of Frassineto. Combatants Eastern Roman Empire Ostrogoths Franks Visigoths Commanders Belisarius Narses Mundalias Germanus Liberius Theodoric the Great Witigis Totila See also Gothic War (377–382) for the war on the Danube. ... Rothari of the house of Arodus was king of the Lombards from 636 to 652; previously he had been duke of Brescia. ... Rodoald (or Rodwald) was a Lombard king of Italy, who succeeded his father Rothari on the throne in 652. ...

King Berengarius made his son Conrad first Count of Ventimiglia. In 1139 the Genoese attacked it by land and sea and forced it to surrender; the count continued to hold the city and countship as a vassal of the victors. The city rebelled more than once against the Genoese and sided with their enemies. It was thus temporarily held by the dukes of Savoy (1389 and 1746) and King Ladislas of Naples (1410). In general it shared the fortunes of Genoa. Berengar of Tours (c. ... The House of Savoy was a dynasty of nobles who traditionally had their domain in Savoy (a small region between Piedmont, Italy, and France). ... Coat of Arms of Ladislas, as titular King of Hungary, titular King of Jerusalem, and King of Naples. ...

"Ventimiglia" in Italian means "Twenty Miles". The town is called this because it is about twenty miles from the French border.

Ecclesiastical history

The most ancient Christian mention of Ventimiglia is the alleged preaching of Saint Marcelinus (Bishop of Embrun), Saint Vincentius and saint Dominus (fourth century). Embrun is a town and commune in the Hautes-Alpes département in Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur regin, in southeastern France. ...

It is probable that it had a bishop from the fifth century; the first known is Joannes (680). Among his successors were: Cardinal Antonio Pallavicino (1484) and Alessandro Fregoso, both more distinguished as warriors than as clerics; Filippo de'Mari (1519), who restored ecclesiastical discipline; Carlo Visconti (1561), later a cardinal; Carlo Grimaldo (1565), who distinguished himself at the Council of Trent; Girolamo Curlo (1614), who died by poison in Corsica, whither he had been sent as Commissary Apostolic; Gianfrancesco Gandoflfi (1622), who negotiated the peace between Savoy and Genoa; Antonio Maria Bacigaluppi (1773), who converted the episcopal residence into a seminary. The Council of Trent is the Nineteenth Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Capital Ajaccio Land area¹ 8,680 km² President of the Executive Council Ange Santini (UMP) (since 2004) Population   - Jan. ... A Commissary Apostolic (Latin Commissarius Apostolicus) is Commissary (i. ...

The diocese, which has been suffragan to Genoa since 1775, had in the early 20th century 65 parishes, 96,000 inhabitants, 250 secular and regular priests, 6 houses of religious men, 37 convents of nuns, 3 educational institutions for boys, and 10 for girls; 4 religious periodicals were published in the diocese.

Main sights

Remains of a Roman theatre (first half of the 2nd century) are visible, and remains of many other buildings have been discovered, among them traces of the ancient city walls, a fine mosaic, found in 1852 but at once destroyed, and a number of tombs to the west of the theatre. The ruins of the ancient Albintimilium are situated in the plain of Nervia, 3 miles to the east of the modern town. Mosaic is the art of decoration with small pieces of colored glass, stone or other material. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

The caves of the Balzi Rossi have proved rich in palaeolithic remains of the Quaternary period. Rests of a family of Cro-Magnon men were discovered, with three skeletons belonging to a man, a woman and a child respectively. The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic – lit. ... For other uses, see Quaternary (disambiguation). ... The Cro-Magnons (IPA: or anglicised IPA: ) form the earliest known European examples of Homo sapiens, from ca. ...

View of Ventimiglia.

Very important architectonically and historically is the ancient medieval city centre, perched on a hill overlooking the new town. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (915x608, 50 KB) Sumario Vista de la ciudad de Ventimiglia (Italia) - Agosto 2004 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Ventimiglia ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (915x608, 50 KB) Sumario Vista de la ciudad de Ventimiglia (Italia) - Agosto 2004 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Ventimiglia ...

Not to be forgotten are the Giardini Botanici Hanbury (Hanbury Botanical Gardens) surrounding the splendid Villa of Sir Thomas Hanbury, La Mortola. These botanical gardens are the biggest in Italy and among the finest in Europe, boasting many varieties of tropical and sub-tropical species that thrive in this mild climate. Villa General view The Giardini Botanici Hanbury (18 hectares), also known as Villa Hanbury, are major botanical gardens operated by the University of Genoa. ...

The Church of San Michele is erected on the foundations of a pagan temple.

The present Romanesque Cathedral, with a fifth-century baptistery, is built on the ruins of an earlier Lombard church, and this again on a Roman building, possibly a temple. Romanesque St. ...

The city is also home to a municipal Library hosting the second largest collection of manuscripts and books written during the 17th century in Italy (the biggest collection is in Venice). Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venexia) is the capital of the region of Veneto and the province of the same name in Italy. ...

Tourism

Ventimiglia is a popular destination during the summer for tourists spending their vacation along the French Riviera. The Quai des États-Unis in Nice on the French Riviera at night. ...

Sources

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
• This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia.

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External links

• (Italian) Official website
• http://www.elinguaconsulting.com/ventimiglia_liguria.htm Further description and pictures of Ventimiglia and surroundings]
• Richard Stillwell, ed. Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, 1976: "Albintimilium (Ventimiglia), Liguria, Italy"
• Richard Stillwell, ed. Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, 1976: "Albintimilium (Ventimglia), Liguria, Italy"

See also

• Seborga

Liguria · Communes in the province of Imperia

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