House with sea view in Mortola Superiore

Ventimiglia: Location and surroundings of this property

The property is located in La Mortola Superiore, a small village above Capo Mortola, a picturesque cape on the Riviera di Ponente that juts out into the sea between the far west of Liguria and the Cote d'Azur. It was here that Sir Thomas Hanbury dropped anchor on his boat in 1867 and it was love at first sight; it was here that he decided to stop after his countless trips to the Orient and it was here that he realised his dream, a garden where exotic and Mediterranean species could coexist. Today, the Hanbury Botanic Gardens are unique in the whole of Europe both for the variety of botanical species and for the beauty of the tropical and subtropical plants that grow luxuriantly here thanks to the exceptional climate of this area. The botanical importance of this place can also be found in the seabed of Capo Mortola with one of the most interesting marine habitats in Liguria, where there are freshwater springs including the Polla Rovereto: a unique environment in Liguria, a Regional Marine Protected Area. The transition from Liguria to the Côte d'Azur is accompanied by unique environmental, historical and archaeological elements that underline the rare beauty of this place: the turquoise and blue colour of the sea, the green of the vegetation, Benjamin Bay, the Balzi Rossi with its red-hued rocks and prehistoric caves, the 'egg beach' where famous people, artists and writers meet. A place so peaceful and yet so close to everything: to fashionable Monte Carlo, Nice Cote d'Azur airport, Cannes, Bordighera, Ospedaletti and Sanremo.