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BORDIGHERA , a See also: town of See also: Liguria, See also: Italy, in the province of See also: Porto Maurizio, 91 m
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S.W. of Genoa by See also: rail, and 3 M
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E.N.E. of Ventimiglia
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Pop
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(1901) 4673
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It is a favourite winter resort, especially for visitors from See also: England, and is situated in beautiful See also: coast scenery
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It has See also: fine gardens, and its See also: flowers and palms are especially famous: the former are largely exported, while the latter serve for the supply of palm branches for St See also: Peter's at See also: Rome and other churches on Palm See also: Sunday
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The new museum contains a unique collection of the See also: flora of the See also: Riviera
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From 1682 until the See also: Napoleonic See also: period, Bordighera was the capital of a small republic of the villages of the neighbouring valleys
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