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The next few months will see a rapid increase in temperature and this region will therefore become a most attractive destination for your spring break. However, the area has of course much more to offer than just the mild climate and a visit to the botanical garden Hanbury in the coastal town of Ventimiglia on the French-Italian border, is highly recommended.

If you enjoy looking at stunning vintage cars, the San Remo Rallye Storico is an event not to be missed. The three-day race is in it’s 24th year and will take place on April 2nd, 2009. The race-track measures 270 km and is divided into two parts, involving 11 special tests carried out over a distance of 92 km. Many visitors come to the event each year simply to catch a glance of their dream car driving at full speed. You may well enjoy the sight of liquid metal and polished brass as well as the...

The vintage car rally is not the only sporty event in spring. The Yachting Club San Remo, founded in 1903 under the name Compagnia della Vella, organises every year a major Dragon-Regatta. The Dragon is an open top sailing boat seating 3 people, which has been an Olympic sailing boat for many years before being replaced by more contemporary designs. The constant winds such as the Levante and the less frequent Scirocco, make Western Liguria a very attractive sailing resort. This year, the famous...

This special event can be witnessed at the beginning of each year, right here, at the foot of the Maritime Alps and is again proof for the mild climate of this region. Up to six weeks before any snowdrop will work it’s way through the cold and snowy soil in northern Europe, the northwest part of Italy will already display a blaze of colours, which make will make your heart beat faster.

Allow us to take you a few miles behind the French border and introduce you to the idyllic coastal resort of Menton. Every year an event, just as vast as the formula-1-Race in neighbouring Monaco and only rivalled by the carnival in nice, captures the lovely town on the sea: The “Fete de Citron”, the festival of lemons, running this year from 12th February – 3th March.