Capo Mortola

Capo Mortola is a nature reserve in Ventimiglia, Province of Imperia, Liguria. Capo Mortola is situated nearby to the village Mortola Inferiore, as well as near the locality Torre.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hanbury Botanical Garden and Menton-Garavan station.

Hanbury Botanical 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.

Menton-Garavan station

Railway station

Photo: Tangopaso, Public domain.

Menton-Garavan is a railway station in Menton, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

Fontana Rosa

Park

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fontana Rosa is a historic garden situated on the Avenue Blasco Ibáñez in Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, on the French Riviera. The Spanish writer Vicente Blasco Ibáñez began to build it from 1922 on, and he set up home here with his second wife, Elena, and died there in 1928.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Menton and Castellar.

Menton

Photo: Tobi 87, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Menton is "The Lemon Festival Capital of the World". Located in Alpes-Maritimes, France, but next to the border of Italy, it is in many ways more Italian than French.

Castellar

Village

Photo: Jpchevreau, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Castellar is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

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.

Capo Mortola

Type: Nature reserve
Description: protected area in Italy
Categories: Natura 2000 site and recreation area
Location: Ventimiglia, Province of Imperia, Liguria, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

43.7848° or 43° 47′ 5″ north

Longitude

7.55° or 7° 32′ 60″ east

Open location code

8FM9QGMX+WX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 448665365

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

Wikidata ID

Q55312223

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Italian to Romanian—“Capo Mortola” goes by many names.

Italian: “Capo Mortola”
Romanian: “Capo Mortola”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mortola Inferiore and Torre.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cemetery of Mortola Inferiore and Museo del Legno – La Casa Rustica.

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