Seborga
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
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Since 1963 Seborga has elected its own prince, claiming it was never properly joined to Italy, and it issues a souvenir currency, the luigino, accepted in the village. The small village stands on a wooded ridge above Bordighera, surrounded by olive groves and flower fields. Its real history includes centuries as a fief of the Benedictine monks of Lérins and a 17th-century mint.
Highlights
- Piazza San Martino and its Baroque 17th-century parish church
- Palazzo dei Monaci, the monks' residence that once housed the mint
- Museum of musical instruments, with pieces from the 18th century onwards
- Coniglio alla seborghina, rabbit cooked with local herbs and olives
- Extra virgin oil from Taggiasca olives and the revived black tomato
Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.
Population: 276
Travel guide (Wikivoyage)
Seborga is a small town of 320 people in northwest Italy, near the French border. While it is a part of Italy, it is notable for having voted to become an independent micronation called the Principality of Seborga, ruled by a "prince" who was known locally as Sua Tremendità until his death in 2009. He was replaced by Prince Marcello, who was elected in 2010. Prince Marcello was then succeeded by his ex-wife, Nina Menegatto, who is self-styled as Her Serene Highness Princess Nina, and assumed the position in 2019.