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Maria Alexandrovna, consort of Alexander II of Russia, spent the winter of 1874 in Sanremo and as a gift to the city she later donated the palms that now decorate the seaside walk of Corso Imperatrice (Empress Avenue).

* Alfred Nobel bought a villa in Sanremo in 1891 and died there in 1896. Since 2002 it has housed a permanent exhibit on the most important discoveries of the 19th century including the research interests of Nobel himself.

* Italian writer Italo Calvino spent his youth in Sanremo and many of his novels, including Il Barone Rampante remind of his attachment to the city.

* Edward Lear, artist, illustrator and writer known for his nonsensical poetry and his limericks, lived and died in Sanremo. His tombstone is still visible in the Foce Cemetery.

* The Italian actor and comedian Carlo Dapporto was born in Sanremo and went on to became a household name in post war Italy.
* The sicilian playwright and Nobel prize winner Luigi Pirandello lived in Sanremo

between 1933-34 and was appointed artistic director of the Casino.

* The writer Tobias Smollett stayed a few days in Sanremo in 1765 and described it thus “St. Remo is a pretty considerable town, well-built upon the declivity of a gently rolling hill…There is very little plain ground in this neighbourhood; but the hills are covered with oranges, lemons, pomegranates and olives….The women of St. Remo are much more handsome and better tempered than those of Provence.” Travels through France and Italy (1766)

* Italian director and cinematographer Mario Bava was born in Sanremo in 1914.

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