Taggia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria , located about 110 kilometres (68 miles) southwest of Genoa and about 15 km (9 mi) west of Imperia . It has around 13,000 inhabitants.
5-485: Taggia borders the following municipalities: Badalucco , Castellaro , Ceriana , Dolcedo , Pietrabruna , Riva Ligure , and Sanremo . It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). The town is divided into three parts: Taggia proper, located in the Valle Argentina in the immediate outback, it can be considered the proper centre of the city; Arma, a sea resort; and Levà, including
10-632: A landslide in 690. The inhabitants moved to a new walled settlement, called Tabia . Despite its defences, in 889 it was sacked and razed to the ground by the Saracens . The rebuilt burgh became in 1153 a fief of the Clavesana family, but soon later it was acquired by the Republic of Genoa . In 1273 it became an autonomous commune, later receiving a podestà named in Genoa, under which it remained until its disappearing in
15-695: The Napoleonic Wars . Later it was part of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1815) and of the Kingdom of Italy (1861). Taggia is situated on the Via Aurelia (now a provincial road). It has also a gate on the A10 Highway. Taggia has a railway station on the Genoa–Ventimiglia line. This Liguria location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Badalucco For people with
20-559: The industrial area, placed between the other centres. The town can be found at approximately ten miles (16 km) from the city of Imperia . Tombs dating from the 10th-7th centuries BC have been found in the area of Taggia. During the Roman domination it was an important commercial port, known as Costa Balenae . After the fall of the Western Roman Empire , the old centre was damaged by the invasion of Rotharis 's Lombards and then by
25-553: The surname, see Badalucco (surname) . Badalucco ( Ligurian : Baaucco , locally Baraücu ) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria , located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southwest of Genoa and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Imperia . Badalucco borders the following municipalities: Bajardo , Ceriana , Dolcedo , Molini di Triora , Montalto Ligure , and Taggia . It
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