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	Bussana Vecchia, Liguria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bussana Vecchia (Old Bussana) is a 1000 years old ghost town in Liguria a few kilometers from the Italian-French border, it depends administratively from the city of San Remo, IM.
		Bussana was founded probably in the second half of the ninth century when the coastal region was repeatedly attacked by Saracens.
		The worst of the damage in Bussana occurred at 6:21 on that Ash Wednesday morning, a twenty second seismic wave caused immediate destruction and deaths throughout the village.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bussana_Vecchia,_Liguria (522 words)

	Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Liguria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		A small and densely populated region in northwest Italy, Liguria's geography is mainly mountainous and hilly, with narrow strips of flatland along some stretches of coast and in some low flood valleys.
		Liguria takes its name from the population of the Liguri who settled there around 1000 BC.
		Beyond the mountain, the elegant towns of Santa Margherita, Rapallo (the point of departure for the only cable car in Liguria which takes you up to the Montallegro Sanctuary) and Chiavari overlook the Golfo di Tigullio, enclosed to the east by the bay of Sestri Levante, the "city of two seas".
	www.esteri.it /eng/7_45_109_168.asp (785 words)

	Bussana Vecchia, Liguria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The French Riviera and western Liguria are at the junction of south-western Alps and Liguria basin, a region of moderate seismicity.
		In 1947 immigrants from Southern Italy started illegally settling the ghost town, after a few forced evictions by the Italian Police in the '50s the autorithies ordered the destruction of all first floor stairways and rooftops.
		The International Artists Village was born and despite periodical confrontation with the authorities (the latest eviction order was issued in 1997 when all buidings were declared property of the Italian Government) the community is still living there, selling manufacts to the tourists or organizing artistic events.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/B/Bussana-Vecchia,-Liguria.htm (536 words)

	Liguria guide - Liguria travel guide - Italian Riviera - guide to Liguria - Italy travel Liguria - guide to Italian ...
		Liguria is a long strip of land which stretches like an arch over the Tyrrhenian Sea, enclosed by the Apennines and Maritime Alps.
		Liguria is a garden overlooking the sea, a landscape painted of palms, blooming seafronts, fishing boats and colorful houses.
		Liguria also means historical cities and small medieval towns, places of international fame with names which recall the notes and colors of the Dolce Vita.
	www.travelplan.it /liguria_guide.htm (1096 words)

	Worldisround - ITALIA, LIGURIA 3° - Western Riviera - Photo - Bussana Vecchia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Sightseeing in The Riviera picture - Bussana Vecchia (Old Bussana) is a small mediaeval village situeted 8 km north-east of San Remo in northern Italy.
		It is believed that Bussana was fonded in the period of the Roman Empire its ancient name being Armedana or Armedina.
		Bussana Vecchia (Old Bussana) is a small mediaeval village situeted 8 km north-east of San Remo in northern Italy.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/37628/photo27.html (277 words)

	Letters from Italy - Focus On (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Despite the many names and legends attached to it, Liguria is the second smallest region in the country.
		Curling around the Mediterranean coast from Ventimiglia to La Spezia, Liguria occupies an arched strip of land, bordered on one side by the sea and on the other by an almost unbroken wall of hills and mountains.
		While pizza, the quintessential Italian snack, is as beloved in Liguria as anywhere else in Italy, regional snack food includes focaccia with olive oil and herbs and torta pasqualina, a sort of vegetable pie.
	www.italiantourism.com /Issue10/letters_focus.html (1667 words)

	Gorgeous vacation apartments and vacation houses at the Flower Riviera in Liguria / Italy. Rent or buy a vacation ...
		Thus the new Bussana came into being as the old one was abandoned.
		Clizia left Bussana Vecchia to found a local school of pottery in Costigliole d’Asti.
		Liguria is a narrow coastal strip about 90 km from Milano.
	www.blumenriviera.de /reise/e/index.php?Ort=bussana_vecchia (514 words)

	SanRemoGuide, San Remo Italian Riviera Italy visitors' information
		Bussana remained a dead village until the 1960s when a Piedmontese artist - Clizia - settled here and founded a circle of artists.
		So Bussana began to live again: craftsmen and artists coming from Italy and Europe started to restore its houses and streets, though respecting its original Medieval structure based on narrow and winding alleys and houses built with stones and bricks.
		Nowadays Bussana Vecchia is a very original village: here you can find every type of craftsmen's and artists' workshops, ranging from goldsmith's to designer's or botanist's.
	www.sanremoguide.com /inglese/riviera_bussana.htm (278 words)

	Holiday house in Imperia Liguria Italy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Bussana Vecchia which is known as the “artists village” is a place where you can also buy works of art and antiques.
		From the dance festival of Ballö Lisco to culinary evenings specialising in mussels, snails, polenta, etc. Contact to the local culture is guaranteed and the normally reserved Ligurians show themselves after the first glass of the local wine more worldly and friendly than one would have expected at the beginning of the evening.
		The course is used by many international champions and it is one of the very few golf courses in northern Italy that is open throughout the year.
	www.holiday-rentals.com /Italy/Liguria/holiday-house-Imperia/p5204.htm (880 words)

	Sanremo, Imperia - Liguria - Italy
		Sanremo is the present official spelling (previously also San Remo was officially in use) is situated on the Mediterranean coast of western Liguria and is especially famous for two sports occasions and one musical event.
		Bussana Vecchia, a 1000 years old ghost towna few kilometers from the Italian-French border, founded probably in the second half of the ninth century when the coastal region was repeatedly attacked by Saracens and built on the top of a hill to be easily defended.
		A severe earthquake hit Bussana on February 23, 1887 killing over 2000 peoples: it was 6:21 on Ash Wednesday morning.
	www.italyworldclub.com /liguria/imperia/sanremo.htm (556 words)

	Europa Productions - Bussana Vecchia
		At a dinner party in the affluent St. Jean Cap Ferrat region in the South of France in 1963, actress, writer and eccentric socialite Elizabeth Wilmot hears a guest describing "the awful artists colony" in the nearby Italian village of Bussana Vecchia, a settlement destroyed by an earthquake in 1887 and left abandoned.
		Her curiosity is aroused and in a white limousine she and her pet crocodile are chauffeured over the border to Bussana Vecchia.
		This documentary chronicles the compelling story of Bussana Vecchia through the eyes of Elizabeth Wilmot’s son, artist and writer Colin Wilmot who has resided in the village since 1966; the community's founder Clizia and it’s international residents.
	www.europaproductions.com /bussana.htm (324 words)

	Holiday Apartment in Liguria, Italy
		At the entrance of the village, a meadow with a swing and slide for children to play on, overlooked by a vine grown terrace of a bar/restaurant, where parents can keep an eye on their children while having a drink or meal.
		Holiday in Bussana Vecchia: This stone built house in Bussana Vecchia, the unique artists medieval village overlooking the sea on one side and the foothills of the Italian Alps on the other, has large light rooms with vaulted ceilings and tiled floors.
		Bussana Vecchia, rebuilt by International Artists, attracted much media interest, such as BBC TV & Radio, Associated Press, Daily Express, The Independent and New York Times.
	www.worldvacationrentals.net /detailed/4368.html (457 words)

	apartment Italy Liguria Imperia
		Bussana Vecchia is about 300 meters above sea level, getting both sea and mountain air, an hour's drive from Nice airport, half an hour from Monte Carlo and one and a half hours from the airport at Genoa.
		Within 15 to 20 minutes drive from the coast one can be alone in age old forests, chest nut groves, and little towns perched precariously among their olive trees, often with reasonably priced restaurants, serving delicious Ligurian specialities and superb wine.
		Bussana vecchia has narrow cobbled streets unsuitable for cars, which are parked outside the village.The village has been rebuilt during the last forty years, largely by non Italian artists and writers, arousing considerable media interest.
	www.accommodix.com /info.asp?oId=11038 (350 words)

	Discoveritalia - Itineraries - Liguria a Ponente: route
		Three kilometres from Sanremo one reaches Bussana Vecchia, with its community of artists.
		This is a unique village, ”dead“ because after being destroyed by a disastrous earthquake in 1887, it was abandoned by its inhabitants and rebuilt lower down the slope.
		The artists continue to work in silence in their streets and squares, among the old ruins, and tourists from all over the world come here and try to discover the secret of this village.
	www.discoveritalia.com /iwe/itinerario.asp?IDtipoItinerario=1&IDidea=12&lingua=en (1756 words)

	Liguria Vacation Rental
		With both mountain and sea air, legend has it that Bussana Vecchia is so called because it is built on the site of a Roman Villa which was called 'Bissana.' (Twice healthy).
		There are good beaches a mile away and 15 to 20 minutes drive inland brings you to age old forests, chestnut groves, ruined castles and villages perched precariously among olive groves.
		Meadow at entrance of village with swing and slide for children to play, overlooked by a vine grown terrace of the bar restaurant, where parents can keep an eye on them while having a drink or meal.
	www.scenicrentals.com /vacation/552/Liguria (455 words)

	Liguriaplanet.com : Imperia : Bussana
		They settled in Bussana Alta because it gave them a larger control of the territory that went to the sea.
		It was restored in the first years of the 60’s and today the town has become a favorite destination for art and cultural lovers worldwide.
		All images contained on this website are sole property of Liguria Planet, according to the rule of law as well as the rule of international convention.
	www.liguriaplanet.com /web/eng/imperia/bussana/bussana.htm (309 words)

	Outreach Italy: Itinerari - Itinéraires - Circuits (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Following the Aurelia (main road) at about 1 km due west from Arma, a secondary road brings one to Bussana Vecchia a village destroyed by a late XIXth century earthquake yet gradually being rebrought to life by artists that have settled amidst the ruins.
		An important town in medieval times, much heritage remains: protective walls, a bridge of Roman origin, a castle, and the Dominican convent which houses many painting by Ligurian artists.
		Built by an English family with a passion for botany, the facility translates a true appreciation of the environment of western Liguria.
	www.outreachitaly.com /oi/en/liguria/valnervia (383 words)

	Less is Molto - Portofino, The Italian Riviera, Cervo, The Italian Riviera, Recco, San Remo \| Travel + Leisure
		But sniff out their roots, and you will find yourself in Liguria, Italy's charmed crescent-shaped stretch of Mediterranean coastline, which curves northwest from Tuscany all the way to Provence.
		The real Liguria and its disarmingly simple cuisine are a far cry from the Technicolor clichés that inevitably pop up when we think of the Riviera.
		Start in Bussana Vecchia, a once-abandoned ancient hamlet reclaimed by local artists; spend the rest of the morning exploring the medieval streets of nearby Taggia, known for its olive oil; and have lunch at Il Ponte, in Badalucco.
	www.travelandleisure.com /invoke.cfm?ObjectID=F10A7FA1-9565-4EFA-97C81A17C65C0935 (1214 words)

	Bussana Vecchia Liguria ITALY Italy riviera, ligurian real estate articles and property articles on alassio, albenga, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Bussana Vecchia Liguria ITALY Italy riviera, ligurian real estate articles and property articles on alassio, albenga, savona, loano, montecarlo, nice, france, blue coast by Glo-Con S.r.l.
		Not to be missed when in the area, is the artistic town of Bussana Vecchia, built up from earthquake ruins.
		Not to be missed when in the area, is the artistic town of Bussana Vecchia, meaning Old Bussana, just inland of Arma di Taggia.
	www.italy-riviera-realestate.com /article.php?article_no=23 (513 words)

	Viatur S.r.l. - Genoa and Liguria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Five small villages, built on top of the cliffs, narrow alleys, stairs and one of the wildest landscapes in Liguria.
		Notable are the ruins from the past: the rests of the imperial age buildings, defensive walls etc…Noteworthy is the fifteenth century
		Almost destroyed by the earthquake in 1887, it is today home to artists of every nationality and represents one of the most original permanent painting and sculpture exhibitions.
	www.viatur.it /genoa_liguria.htm (2422 words)

	Vacation Rentals
		If you own a Liguria vacation rental home, ScenicRentals is dedicated to be your best marketing resource.
		Liguria is a great destination to enjoy a ScenicRentals vacation home.
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	www.scenicrentals.com /search.php?siteid=552&adv=1 (83 words)

	Worldisround - ITALIA, LIGURIA 3° - Western Riviera - Photo - Bussana Vecchia
		Sightseeing in The Riviera picture - For half a century the natural elements of erosion took possession of the village, rain and frost penetreting the walls and vegetation teelaiming its foothold on the hilltop.
		In 1947 the village was used as a temporary refuge by people coming up from the south of Italy looking for work, some tried to settle within the village.
		Clizia, the original founder of the Community of International Artists, now International Artists Village, first moved to San Remo in 1959 looking around the area he discovered the abandoned village of Bussana Vecchia in ruins and overgrown.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/37628/photo30.html (347 words)

	in Liguria Italy \| Self Catering UK S2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Bussana Vecchia is about 300 meters above sea level, getting both sea and mountain air, an hour's drive from Nice airport, half an hour from Monte Carlo and one and a half hours from the airport at Genoa, now served by Ryan Air.
		There are good beaches and restaurants at Bussana Mare and Arma di Taggia.
		Rocks, shingle and sand Bussana Mare [1.5 kilometers] There are free public beaches with lavatories, showers etc with kiosks to by food and drink, which hire sun beds, and big umbrellas.
	www.selfcatering.co.uk /Properties/Italy/Liguria/Sanremo/Prop1307.htm (669 words)

	In Italy Online - La Riviera di Ponente: From France to Genoa
		This part of Liguria is also known as La Riviera dei Fiori (the Flowering Coastline), cut flowers being among its most lucrative exports.
		The air is alive with the heady scent of some 20,000 tons of roses, carnations and mimosas exported annually.
		ow drive two miles east on the Aurelia, to Bussana Vecchia, a medieval village that was leveled by an earthquake about a hundred years ago and is now being carefully restored by a group of artisans.
	www.initaly.com /regions/liguria/ponente.htm (1197 words)

	Itineraries-Imperia and province-The Riviera of Flowers-Hinterland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Roman town was on the eastern side, close to the mouth of the river Nervia, where many interesting remains can still be seen, especially those of the theatre.
		To the east of Sanremo is the old village of Bussana Vecchia.
		Abandoned by its inhabitants at the end of last century and reduced to little more than a mass of rubble, it was resurrected by a group of artists from all over Europe, who made it an important centre of artistic production.
	www.fromitaly.it /english/region/liguria/itinera/riviera/terra.htm (428 words)

	Bed & Breakfast Casa Lorenzina - Bed & Breakfast - Ventimiglia - Liguria
		our legendary lunch-skipping full Riviera breakfast includes specialities you probably never heard of, unless, you come from Liguria or you are Italian, or an afficionado of top Italian restaurants abroad.
		, known for its sulphurous waters and Thermae; Bussana Vecchia, completely destroyed by the earthquake of 1887 and not rebuilt but in some areas where artists from all over the world established their home; Seborga, the former "princedom"; and also Apricale, Vallebona and Perinaldo
		Liguria is a real paradise for tropical plants because of the climate and there are
	www.italyby.com /lorenzina/pages/faciliti.htm (1225 words)

	Liguriaplanet.com : Imperia : Liguria Tour
		You must visit the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Basilio that is very unique because of its onion-shaped and luminous cupola as well as the famous Casino.
		Also worth visiting is the enchanting town of Bussana Vecchia that was partially destroyed by the 1887 earthquake and today it is an artist community.
		Along the coast the modern tourist center of Arma was developed and its place-name derives from the famous Paleolithic Grotta (cave) located under the 1565 embattled tower.
	www.liguriaplanet.com /web/eng/imperia/liguria_tour_1_2.htm (370 words)

	Observer \| Giving Italy's ghosts new life
		Another paese fantasma identified by Gruppo Norman is Craco Vecchia in the southern Italian region of Basilicata.
		The village dates to the 16th century but its population fled following a landslide in 1963.
		These include the development at Colletta di Castelbianco in Liguria.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5299163-102272,00.html (600 words)

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