Colla Micheri is a medieval village in the
Liguria
Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is ...
region of north-west
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
.
It is a ''
frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'' of the ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' of
Andora
Andora ( lij, Andeua), or Marina di Andora, is a town on the Italian Riviera in the region of Liguria, included in the province of Savona.
Geography and climate
Andora is situated in the western part of the Italian Riviera between Capo Mele i ...
, in the
province of Savona
The province of Savona ( it, provincia di Savona; Ligurian: ''provinsa de Sann-a'') is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Savona, which has a population of 61,219 inhabitants. The province has a total populatio ...
.
Geography
The village lies directly above the seaside town of
Laigueglia
Laigueglia (; lij, L'Aigheuja, ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Savona, in Liguria (northern Italy in 1812), nearby the Capo Mele Lighthouse.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Laigueglia is twinned with:
* Hö ...
.
The nucleus of the village has a medieval bakery, a restored church and a bar/restaurant.
History
The
Via Julia Augusta
The Via Julia Augusta (modern Italian Via Giulia Augusta) is the name given to the Roman road formed by the merging of the Via Aemilia Scauri with the Via Postumia. The road runs from Placentia (modern Piacenza) to Arelate (modern Arles), initial ...
, a Roman road built in 13 A.D., passes through the village.
Nowadays it is famous as
Thor Heyerdahl
Thor Heyerdahl KStJ (; 6 October 1914 – 18 April 2002) was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany and geography.
Heyerdahl is notable for his ''Kon-Tiki'' expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000&nb ...
, the famous Norwegian anthropologist, restored many of the buildings which had been neglected in the twentieth century. He lived there with his family when not travelling. In 2002, he died there and his cremated remains lie in the garden of his family's home.
[J. Bjornar Storfjell,]
Thor Heyerdahl's Final Projects
" in Azerbaijan International, Vol. 10:2 (Summer 2002), p. 25.
Notes and references
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Frazioni of the Province of Savona
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