Apricale

In 1267 the counts of Ventimiglia gave Apricale statutes counted among the oldest in Liguria, with punishments that included burying a murderer alive alongside his victim. The medieval village climbs a rocky spur in the hills behind Bordighera, about 13 km from the coast, around the Castello della Lucertola. Its bell tower, once a castle tower, has carried an upturned bicycle since 2000.

Highlights

• Castello della Lucertola, used for exhibitions, with Luzzati's tarot figures
• La forza della non gravità, Sergio Bianco's bicycle atop the bell tower
• Santa Maria degli Angeli, at the foot of the village, with 15th-century frescoes
• Rossese di Dolceacqua, the local DOC wine (IT)
• A sailing ship on the coat of arms, recalling timber for Genoa's fleet

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