In 1910 the British community decided to build a dedicated library on Via Romana to host a growing collection. Funds were gathered by Clarence Bicknell who designed a Victorian stone building with a façade embellished by a semi-circular portico, supported by six columns, and made even more beautiful by the presence of a wisteria now centenary.
After the Second World War, the library was bought by the city of Bordighera and restored in 1985 by the Genoese architect Gianfranco Franchini, particularly known for his work with Renzo Piano at the Centre Pompidou of Paris. The library boasts the title of "International" because it has a collection of about 40,000 volumes in Italian, 20,000 in English, 6,000 in French and 3,000 in German. The library also has a collection of about 950 old digitized photos of the Victorian Bordighera.[2]
George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet and Christian Congregational minister. He became a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow-writer Lewis Carroll. In addition to his fairy tales, MacDonald wrote several works of Christian theology, including several collections of sermons.
Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. Victorian refers to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), called the Victorian era, during which period the styles known as Victorian were used in construction. However, many elements of what is typically termed "Victorian" architecture did not become popular until later in Victoria's reign, roughly from 1850 and later. The styles often included interpretations and eclectic revivals of historic styles (see Historicism). The name represents the British and French custom of naming architectural styles for a reigning monarch. Within this naming and classification scheme, it followed Georgian architecture and later Regency architecture and was succeeded by Edwardian architecture.
The province of Imperia is a mountainous and hilly province in the Liguria region of Italy, situated between France to the north and the west, and the Ligurian Sea, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Its capital is the city of Imperia.
Bordighera is a town and comune in the Province of Imperia, Liguria (Italy).
Mary Eliza Bakewell Gaunt was an Australian novelist, born in Chiltern, Victoria. She also wrote collections of short stories, novellas, autobiographies, and non-fiction. She published her first novel Dave's Sweetheart in 1894. Gaunt visited many countries in her life and she wrote about her experiences in five travel books.
Daniela Gioseffi is a poet, novelist and performer who won the American Book Award in 1990 for Women on War; International Writings from Antiquity to the Present. She has published 16 books of poetry and prose and won a PEN American Center's Short Fiction prize (1995), and The John Ciardi Award for Lifetime Achievement in Poetry (2007).
Clarence Bicknell was a British vicar, amateur archaeologist, botanist, artist, Esperantist, author and philanthropist. He founded the Bicknell Museum in Bordighera, Italy. Also named after him is a street in Bordighera, and two plant species.
Casa Coraggio is one of the historic buildings of the city of Bordighera in Liguria, Italy. Built with stones, the 19th-century building is located at 34 Via Vittorio Veneto.
The Clarence Bicknell Museum is a small concealed building at 39 Via Romana in Bordighera. This is often referred to as its official address, but the large villa is the seat of the International Institute of Ligurian Studies. To the right of the building is via Clarence Bicknell, leading to the entrance of the gardens of the villa and of the museum. The two buildings are part of the same block. In 1888, Clarence Bicknell built the museum to collect, preserve, and exhibit his archaeological and botanical collections.
The Villa Etelinda is a villa of the 19th century located at 38 Via Romana in Bordighera, province of Imperia in Liguria. Originally named Villa Bischoffsheim, the house was renamed in 1896 as Villa Etelinda by Lord Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. The villa is part of the property protected by the Superintendent for Architectural Heritage and Landscape of Liguria.
The Villa Regina Margherita di Savoia is a museum site on the via Romana of Bordighera in Riviera in province of Imperia.
Bordighera Press is an independent publisher that was founded in 1989 by Fred Gardaphé, Paolo Giordano, and Anthony Julian Tamburri. Committed to Italian and Italian American culture in North America, the press consists of four series and two journals.
Baron Friedrich von Kleudgen, sometimes known by his nickname Fritz, was born in Germany and studied painting in Weimar. He later moved to the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts where he met Adrian Ludwig Richter. Like many artists of his time, he visited Italy, with extended stays in Naples and Venice.
The Villa Mariani is located at 5 Via Fontana Vecchia in Bordighera on the Riviera in the province of Imperia, in northern Italy near the French border.
The Bordighera Town Hall is located at 32 Via XX Settembre in Bordighera, Liguria.
The Istituto Internazionale di Studi Liguri is an educational institution in Bordighera, Imperia, devoted to the study of the history of Liguria and all the coastal regions of the Mediterranean that were originally populated by the Ligurians. The building is located at Via Romana 39 and once housed the Hotel Scandinavia.
The Anglican Church was a religious building of the Church of England in via Regina Vittoria in Bordighera on the Riviera, Province of Imperia. Purchased by the City of Bordighera, and then restored, the former church is now a multi-cultural centre and venue for exhibitions, concerts, lectures and performances. The church, its gardens and Villa Rosa are part of the properties protected by the Superintendent of Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (Italy).
The Moreno Gardens of Bordighera which were described by many tourists in the 19th century, no longer exist. Only a small portion survives as today’s Monet gardens, which are located in Via Domenico Tumiati, and in some private properties. The remainders of the Moreno Gardens and Villa Palmizi are part of the properties protected by the Superintendent of Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (Italy).
The Lowe gardens are located at 54 Via Vittorio Veneto, in Bordighera, Liguria.
The Winter Gardens were created by the German botanist Ludwig Winter and they are located at 6, Via Ludovico Winter in Bordighera, Liguria, Italy.
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