* Sanremo is one of the most famous and pleasant resorts of the Italian Riviera. The favorable climate has always attracted tourists from all over the world. The tourist boom was observed in Sanremo from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s, a period of powerful economic development, when grand hotels, villas and palaces were built, diverse in their architectural appearance. Here stands the best monument of the "belle epoque", the delightful and still thriving 1904 city casino. It was on the initiative of the Russian aristocracy that the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour with onion domes was built in 1913, according to the design of architect Alexei Shchusev. The Corso Imperatrice Boulevard was built in honor of Empress Maria Alexandrovna, the wife of Tsar Alexander II of Sanremo. Sanremo is a city of attractions. You should definitely visit the medieval part of the old town, which was fortified in the second century to protect it from the Saracens. After walking around Sanremo, we can visit the ruins of the old town of Bussana Vecchia, 10 km away. from Sanremo. This is one of the most charming places of the Riviera di Ponente. This town was partially restored in 1960 and became an artists' village.