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Sasso is Bordighera\u2019s highest hamlet: a small stone village at 219 metres above sea level, on a rocky spur between the valley of the Borghetto stream and that of the Sasso stream. All around are olive terraces and dry-stone walls; in front, the view drops over the rooftops of Bordighera down to the sea.<\/p>\n

You can get there in a few minutes by car, or on foot from Bordighera Alta<\/a> along the Sentiero del Beodo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

History<\/h2>\n

For centuries Sasso was a village in its own right. In 1686 it was one of the villages that broke away from Ventimiglia and founded the Magnifica Comunit\u00e0 degli Otto Luoghi (the \u201cEight Places\u201d), together with Bordighera, Borghetto, Vallebona, Vallecrosia, Camporosso, San Biagio and Soldano. It remained an independent municipality until 1928, when it was merged with Bordighera together with Borghetto San Nicol\u00f2<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The tower houses and the remains of the walls tell of a past spent on the defensive: as in many villages of the Riviera, homes were also a refuge from raids from the sea.<\/p>\n

What to see<\/h2>\n

The square and the church of Santi Pietro e Paolo<\/h3>\n

The heart of the village is the cobbled square in front of the parish church of Santi Pietro e Paolo, with its pink fa\u00e7ade and bell tower. On the churchyard, set into the paving, is the inscription \u201cU Fal\u00f2\u201d.<\/p>\n

The carruggi and the tower houses<\/h3>\n

Just let the carruggi (narrow alleys) lead you: steep lanes with a strip of brick down the middle, vaulted passages, stone arches, a round tower with an outside staircase and small pebble mosaics in the paving of the little squares.<\/p>\n

The view of the coast<\/h3>\n

From the edges of the village your gaze runs over the olive terraces and the motorway viaduct and down to the sea and the coast.<\/p>\n

The Sentiero del Beodo<\/h2>\n

The loveliest way to reach Sasso is on foot. The Sentiero del Beodo<\/a> starts from Bordighera Alta and climbs the Sasso valley along the old aqueduct, past the palm grove<\/a>, the olive trees and the remains of old mills, up to the village. It is an easy walk, with about 180 metres of ascent.<\/p>\n

Tips for your visit<\/h2>\n