Porto di Bordighera

The port of Bordighera located northeast of Capo Sant’Ampelio is managed by the Municipality of Bordighera. The port is bounded by a long breakwater pier about 260 meters long oriented to the northeast and a shorter under-billow pier oriented to the southeast, both equipped with a quay with rings and bollards for mooring. Inside are six piers, which together with the quay constitute the area reserved for boaters. One entire pier is dedicated to boats in transit.

The ports mouth faces northeast, Levant and Libeccio cause considerable undertow. Entering vessels should keep no less than 100 meters from the red light placed on the head of the breakwater at a maximum speed of 2 knots. Entry with winds from quadrant I and II is not recommended. Access hours are from sunrise to sunset, transit is free for at least 12 hours. Water supply and electricity, slipway for small boats, slipway, a 25-ton mobile crane, outdoor winter storage are available to boaters.

Bordighera, located on the coast of the Ligurian Riviera di Ponente about twenty kilometers from the French border, is the southernmost municipality in all of Liguria. An important seaside resort and famous for flower cultivation, it is divided into the old town built on Capo Sant’Ampelio overlooking the sea and the new town. The Clarence Bicknell Library Museum, home of the International Institute of Ligurian Studies, and in the old part the 17th-century church of Santa Maria Maddalena and the oratory of San Bartolomeo are worth a visit.

Of particular interest is the hamlet of Sasso, an ancient fortified village built on top of a rock with tower-houses and remains of the city walls surrounded by vegetable gardens and greenhouses. Nearby Dolceacqua famous for the production of Rossese wine where the Doria castle is located. 5 km from Bordighera is Vallebona ancient fortified center.

The beaches of Bordighera Are of pebbles and stones. In the clear sea of the place it is possible to surf, water skiing, scuba diving and wakeboarding.

The cuisine of Bordighera being in a border area is influenced by French and Piedmontese as well as Ligurian influences. Typical dishes include gnocchetti with shrimp, baked borage lasagna, maccheroncini a-u tuccu, lamb with artichokes, kid with myrtle and balsamic vinegar, vegetable and meat roulades and marinated eels (caught in the Nervia stream), dressed with light sauces and herbs and accompanied by traditional Rossese and Vermentino wines.