Canon EOS 250D Taken on 19/07/2021. * A small hilltop village in northwestern Italy and ancient jumble of narrow cobbled streets, wooden shutters and wrought-iron balconies, Seborga's history goes back a long way. In 1079, Seborga was designated an imperial principality of the Holy Roman Empire. It remained independent for more than 600 years, until it was sold to the House of Savoy—a transaction that was not registered. This error was subsequently compounded: when the great powers of Europe settled the continent’s boundaries at the Congress of Vienna in 1815, Seborga was not mentioned. When the many small states on the Italian peninsula were unified to form Italy in 1861, Seborga was not mentioned. In 1946, after the last Savoy king abdicated and Italy became a republic—again, Seborga was not mentioned. Italian government refuses to recognise the Principality of Seborga, insisting its citizens still pay their taxes to the authorities in Rome. This they do, but it doesn’t detract from their feeling of group identity. After all, Seborga’s history of independence is rather longer than Italy’s! 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: 🚆 Take the train from Genoa, Savona or San Remo to Bordighera. 🚌 Catch a bus to Seborga, run by 'Riviera Trasporti'. ______________________________________ #Seborga #Ig_Savona_Imperia #Liguria #DiarioTricolore_Liguria #Liguria_Mania__ #TheLigurians #BestLiguriaPics #Italia #Italy #BorghItalia #BestBorghiPics #TiConsiglioUnBorgo #BorghiSuperScatti #NewPhoto_Italia #NoiScattiamo_Italia #Alluring_Liguria #Divine_Villages #VillagesMyPassion #GiroInFoto #ItalyIsBeautiful #ItaliaBella #Liguria_Super_Pics #ClickersLiguria #ItalyYouDontExpect #BellezzedItalia #ItalianPlaces #Photos_Of_Italy #Italia_Da_Scoprire #Travelstagram #WashingtonPost (at Seborga) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiXvlk0K9qV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=