Mercato del Venerdì

Ventimiglia


Ventimiglia is best known for its huge Friday market when hundreds of stalls sell food, clothes, leather goods, homewares, baskets and everything else under the sun. The market is concentrated along the riverside from the bridge across the Roya south to Via Chiappori.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Ventimiglia attractions

1. Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta

0.28 MILES

A must-see when exploring the historic centre, this cathedral has original 13th-century elements, including a portal with an acute arch, Romanesque…

2. Centro Storico

0.32 MILES

The small village on the hill is upper Ventimiglia, home to one of the largest historic centres in the Italian Riviera. Medieval walls surround the lofty…

3. Area archeologica di Nervia

0.89 MILES

Sandwiched between the road and the railway line on the eastern edge of town, these Roman ruins bear testimony to Ventimiglia's Roman romance and include…

4. Giardini Botanici Hanbury

2.66 MILES

Established in 1867 by English businessman Sir Thomas Hanbury, the 18-hectare Villa Hanbury estate is planted with 5800 botanical species from five…

6. Musée du Bastion

5.06 MILES

Cocteau loved Menton. It was following a stroll along the seaside that he got the idea of turning a disused 17th-century bastion (1636) on the seafront…

7. Basilique St-Michel Archange

5.1 MILES

From place du Cap a ramp leads to southern France's grandest Baroque church, the 17th-century Italianate Basilique St-Michel Archange. Its olive green and…

8. Cimetière du Vieux Château

5.17 MILES

For great views of the old town and the port, meander all the way up through the historic quarter to this hilltop cemetery. It's something of a pilgrimage…