Italy from the Alps to Mount Etna . that the origin ofthis privilege dates from the raising of the great granite obelisk which stands on thePiazza of St. Peters, on which occasion, when the workmen employed had got intodifficulties, and there seemed scarcely any hope of the huge mass being successfullyraised into its place, the sailor Bresca of San Remo rendered good service by hauling atthe ropes at the peril of his life. But the most famous plantation of palms on the whole coast is at Bordighera, wherethese splendid trees are so numerous that palm branches form a regular article of exportto
Italy from the Alps to Mount Etna . that the origin ofthis privilege dates from the raising of the great granite obelisk which stands on thePiazza of St. Peters, on which occasion, when the workmen employed had got intodifficulties, and there seemed scarcely any hope of the huge mass being successfullyraised into its place, the sailor Bresca of San Remo rendered good service by hauling atthe ropes at the peril of his life. But the most famous plantation of palms on the whole coast is at Bordighera, wherethese splendid trees are so numerous that palm branches form a regular article of exportto France and Holland. Soon after Ventimiglia, where the French frontier is passed, wearrive at Mentone, renowned throughout Europe for its sanitary advantages. The positionof the town is similar to that of San Remo, for the bay is enclosed by rocky heights ateach end, and sheltered at the back by the great mountains of the Maritime Alps. Theplan, too, of building is the same ; the old town lies as far as possible inshore, and on the. BORDIGHERA.
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