If you forgot to celebrate Valentine's Day , you can forgive you going to one of the most beautiful towns in Italy to Apricale , in the province d ' Imperia, San Remo near , the exhibition " Love and Other Stories " Dino of Gambetta, whose works are on display inside the castle of the Lizard . Apricale apricus comes from, that is sunny, sunny. In fact, the village and protected from the Maritime Alps, is located in a favorable position among olive groves in the far corner of Liguria the border with France , which offers an excellent climate. his eyesight is fun and Charmful between old narrow street, alleys, stairways and various workshops. Apricale also retains one of the saddest stories of the life of the Countess Apricale, that son of a peasant girl who married a man delinquent After a few months left, he managed to get under the protection of a nobleman in Nice , who had studied, taught languages \u200b\u200band introduced in the 'aristocratic elite of Paris, he died childless Count and relatives, as he pointed to the only heir. Her beauty and intelligence did not go unnoticed so that the countess was recruited by French intelligence, who sends her across Europe and the Orient. In Russia it was introduced at the court of the Tsar and his wife became the promise of his brother Sergei Romanov Tsar . Back to Apricale for divorce from her husband, she was found murdered and her husband hanged himself in the graveyard. The story still has some contours are unclear, according to some was the French secret service killed for treason, until a few years ago in the cemetery of Apricale, the tomb of the countess, a large silver cross, bore witness to the passion of Prince Sergei , which is not never married and died a few years after shot with the rest of the Romanov family memb.
A visit to Apricale is always a pleasant time, today the small village is famous for the production of extra virgin olive oil, the ridtorante have a kitchen over land and sea typical Ligurian ravioli like borage.
Some places to stay: La Favorita ; La Locanda dei Carugi , Apricus Locanda , by marta BB, BB From Giua ,
Some eateries : Favorita, Apricale by Delio , The Hut Kisses ,
Info: City of Apricale , Photo Source: Apricale. org
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