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Welcome to Dolceacqua
A Home in the Heart of the Dolceacqua village
Enjoy your stay in Dolceacqua
ONE OF THE FINEST VILLAGES IN ITALY
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Our
Apartment
Situated in Dolceacqua, this apartment features a terrace. Palazzo Doria boasts views of the mountain and is 9 km from Ventimiglia. Free WiFi is featured .
The kitchenette features a toaster and a fridge. A flat-screen TV is offered. Other facilities at Palazzo Doria include a terrace.
Free use of bicycles is available at the property and the area is popular for horse riding and windsurfing. Bordighiera is 12 km from Palazzo Doria, while Monte Carlo is 34 km from the property. An array of activities are offered in the area, such as diving, cycling and fishing. The nearest airport is Nice Côte d'Azur Airport, 58 km from Palazzo Doria.
Location
Visit Dolceacqua (Liguria, Italy )
Dolceacqua village is a few kilometres inland from the Mediterranean coast, in the Nervia valley at the western end of Liguria (north-west Italy) and a short distance north of coastal Ventimiglia - so very close to the border with France.
With ancient stone houses on narrow paved alleys, an attractive humpback bridge over a scenic river and a castle overlooking the village Dolceacqua makes an enjoyable excursion from the Riviera di Ponente and the busy Ligurian coast.
Dolceacqua is also known for the olives which are grown in abundance in the region, the locally grown flowers, and a decent red wine called Rossese produced from grapes grown in the surrounding hills
Explore Dolceacqua
This attractive village is divide in two by the Nervia river, crossed by a 33 metre long humpbacked medieval bridge built in the 15th century - the span of the bridge is quite large, hence the requirement for such a dramatic 'hump'. It is this older part of the village, called Terra, that is of most interest to visitors
The Terra district of Dolceacqua is squeezed into a small area between the river and the steep hills behind, and contains tall ancient houses, small courtyards, steep alleys and vaulted passages giving it a great deal of character - although it is small and doesn't take long to explore..
We also enjoyed browsing some of the many art galleries in the centre, and there are several shops where you can buy the highly reputed local olive oil.
Towering over the older part of Dolceacqua at the foot of the Rebuffao mountain is a medieval castle, with its facade and towers either side still continuing to dominate the village. The castle has been renovated in recent years.
Doria castle, as it is known, has its origins in the 12th century, with substantial fortifications added in the 14th century and the castle being transformed into a more comfortable residence during the renaissance period.
Damaged during fighting in the 18th century Wars of Succession and again by an earthquake in 1887, the abandoned castle is approached by the narrow cobbled lanes that meander up between the medieval houses that cover the hillside.
