San Remo, Italy's largest and oldest winter health resort, lies on the "Riviera dei Fiori", in a bay enclosed by a semicircle of hills. From San Remo it is only about 20km/12mi to the Italian-French frontier.
Thanks to its sheltered situation San Remo has a mild and equable climate in winter, and in summer it is a lively and
popular resort, with a beach which is partly artificial. Here olive groves have given place to greenhouses in which carnations and roses are grown for export.
Festival di San Remo
Every year in February the Italian Popular Song Festival takes place here.