Balzi Rossi
The Balzi Rossi caves in Ventimiglia comune, Liguria, Italy, is one of the most important archaeological sites of the early Upper Paleolithic in Western Europe.Photo: Lemone, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Rock
- Description: Groups of caves, Ventimiglia, Italy
- Also known as: “Barma Grande”, “Caves of Baoussé-Roussé”, “Grimaldi caves”, and “Red Rocks Caves”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hanbury Garden and Mirazur.
Hanbury Garden
Garden
Photo: Fale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Giardini Botanici Hanbury, also known as Villa Hanbury, are major botanical gardens operated by the University of Genoa. They are located at Corso Montecarlo 43, Mortola Inferiore, several km west of Ventimiglia, Italy.
Mirazur
Restaurant
Mirazur is a restaurant in Menton, France rated with three stars by the Michelin Guide. The restaurant is run by Argentine chef Mauro Colagreco, who previously worked with Bernard Loiseau, Alain Passard, Alain Ducasse and Guy Martin.
Avant-poste de Pont-Saint-Louis
Bunker
Photo: Tangopaso, Public domain.
Avant-poste de Pont-Saint-Louis is a bunker.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grimaldi and Mortola Inferiore.
Grimaldi
Village
Photo: Condor06, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grimaldi is a frazione of 281 inhabitants in the municipality of Ventimiglia, in the province of Imperia. It is located near the French border of Ponte San Luigi.
Mortola Inferiore
Village
Photo: Rundvald, Public domain.
Mortola Inferiore, often known as La Mortola, is a frazione of the comune of Ventimiglia, in the province of Imperia, in Liguria, Italy. It lies on the road from Ventimiglia to the French border.
Balzi Rossi
- Categories: cave, prehistoric archaeological site, and landform
- Location: Ventimiglia, Province of Imperia, Liguria, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Balzi Rossi” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Balzi Rossi”
- Dutch: “Balzi Rossi”
- French: “Balzi Rossi”
- French: “Barma Grande”
- French: “Grottes de Grimaldi”
- French: “Grottes des Baoussé-Roussé”
- French: “Grottes des Rochers Rouges”
- German: “Balzi Rossi”
- Italian: “Balzi Rossi”
- Italian: “Grotte dei Balzi Rossi”
- Italian: “Museo preistorico dei Balzi Rossi”
- Italian: “Uomo di Grimaldi”
- Portuguese: “Balzi Rossi”
- Russian: “Гримальди (пещера)”
- Russian: “Гримальди”
- Spanish: “Balzi Rossi”
- Swedish: “Balzi Rossi”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museo Preistorico Nazionale dei Balzi Rossi and Soprintendenza Per I Beni Archeologici Della Liguria.
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