Dolceacqua (, locally ) is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Imperia
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in the
Italian
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region
Liguria
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, located about southwest of
Genoa
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and about west of
Imperia
Imperia (; or ) is a coastal city and ''comune'' in the Regions of Italy, region of Liguria, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Imperia, and historically it was capital of the ''Intemelia'' district of Liguria. Benito Mussolini create ...
, on the border with France. As of 31 December 2014, it had a population of 2,078 and an area of
Dolceacqua borders the following municipalities of
Airole,
Apricale
Apricale (, locally or ''Vrigà'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about west of Imperia.
Apricale borders the following municipalities: Bajardo, Ca ...
,
Breil-sur-Roya
Breil-sur-Roya (, literally ''Breil on Roya''; or simply ''Breglio''; ; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Population
Geography
Breil-sur-Roya as its name says is located on the scenic and fast movi ...
(France),
Camporosso
Camporosso () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italy, Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about west of Imperia (city), Imperia.
Camporosso borders the following municipalities: Dolcea ...
,
Isolabona
Isolabona () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about west of Imperia. As of 2011, it had a population of 716, spread between 333 families throughout an a ...
,
Perinaldo
Perinaldo () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italy, Italian region of Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about west of Imperia (city), Imperia.
It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beau ...
,
Rocchetta Nervina
Rocchetta Nervina () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Imperia in the Italy, Italian region of Liguria. It is located about southwest of Genoa and about west of Imperia (city), Imperia, on the border with France.
Geography
As ...
,
San Biagio della Cima, and
Ventimiglia
Ventimiglia (; , ; ; ) is a resort town in the province of Imperia, Liguria, northern Italy. It is located west of Genoa, and from the French-Italian border, on the Gulf of Genoa, having a small harbour at the mouth of the Roia river, w ...
.
Dolceacqua is the location of the
Pinacoteca Giovanni Morscio, a museum dedicated to the works of local painter Morscio (1887–1972) and other 20th-century Italian and French artists. It is also known for its medieval bridge, which was painted by
Claude Monet
Oscar-Claude Monet (, ; ; 14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926) was a French painter and founder of Impressionism painting who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it. During his ...
.
Demographic evolution
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International relations
Dolceacqua is
twinned with:
*
Alpicat, Spain (2001)
*
Monaco
Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a Sovereign state, sovereign city-state and European microstates, microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Regions of Italy, Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe, ...
, Monaco (2023)
References
External links
www.dolceacqua.it
Hilltowns in Liguria
Cities and towns in Liguria
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