Buy Property in Bordighera: Villas and Flats on the Riviera dei Fiori

Bordighera is known for its palm groves, Belle Époque villas, a seafront promenade and its Mediterranean microclimate. The old town, Bordighera Alta, sits on a hill above the modern resort, and the train line runs along the coast to Ventimiglia and Sanremo. Nice and Monaco are reachable in under an hour by train or car.

Buyers are often northern Europeans seeking winter sun, retirees and French or Monégasque buyers priced out of the Côte d'Azur.

Italy places no general bar on EU citizens, and non-EU buyers can buy where reciprocity exists. Check the cadastral registry for building compliance (conformità urbanistica), because older villas on terraces can have undeclared extensions. Registration tax on a second home is 9% of cadastral value; first-home rates are lower (verify with a notaio). Heating and hillside access matter in steep terrain.

Read the Italy guide, the buying process and Italian mortgages.

Sanremo is the nearest large neighbour, and Imperia lies further along the coast. Savona and Genoa are major cities about two hours east. Cuneo and Asti are inland in Piedmont, so consider them separate markets rather than neighbours.