Theme Week Italian Riviera – Sanremo
Tuesday, 9 April 2013 - 01:11 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General
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Sanremo or San Remo is a city with about 57,000 inhabitants on the Mediterranean coast of western
Liguria in north-western Italy. Founded in Roman times, the city is best known as a tourist destination on the
Italian Riviera . It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the
Sanremo Music Festival and the
Milan – San Remo cycling classic. The city is widely accepted as the origin of the
five-card stud variant telesina. The closest airport to Sanremo is in France, the
Côte d’Azur International Airport in
Nice , 75 minutes away by car or train.
The Ariston Theater hosts the celebrated annual Sanremo Music Festival , a very popular song contest held in the city since 1951. This festival inspired the Eurovision Song Contest , which started in 1956, and for years the Sanremo festival selected the Italian entry. The internationally notable song “Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu “, also known as “Volare “, was performed at this festival for the first time by Domenico Modugno in 1958. The festival is so popular amongst Italians that it is often referred to simply as “Il Festival” (The Festival). Other events include the Tenco Prize (autumn), a song contest for authors dedicated to the memory of Luigi Tenco ; the Flowers Parade in January/February in which every city of the Italian Riviera presents an original composition of flowers displayed on a Carnival/Mardi-Gras style moving car; and the summer Firework International Contest in the second week of August also called “Ferragosto”.
San Remo Harbour © Dr. Gert Blazejewski
The Municipal Casino, built in 1905, is an example of
liberty style building. The Ariston Theatre offers annual series of concerts, operas and theater plays. The Symphony Orchestra is one of twelve symphony orchestras recognized by the state of Italy; et performs some 120 concerts throughout the year, most in the Municipal Casino’s Opera Theater.
Besides tourism, the city is active in the production of extra virgin-grade olive oil, whose regional
designation of origin is protected (D.O.P.,
Denominazione di Origine Protetta ). It is one of the agricultural commodities in western Liguria and in particular within the province of
Imperia . Sanremo is known as the City of Flowers (
la Cittá dei Fiori ), this being another important aspect of the economy of the city. The nearby towns of
Arma di Taggia ,
Bordighera and
Ospedaletti are also involved in the cultivation of flowers for the international flower market of Sanremo.
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