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Ventimiglia

Bordertown Ventimiglia once harboured a stoic Roman town known as Albintimulium, which survived until the 5th century AD, when it was besieged by the Goths. These days it's besieged by a weekly horde of French bargain hunters who cross the border each market day.

Ventimiglia's old town: tall ochre and yellow houses with green shutters and laundry stacked up a hillside

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