Description
Andora is a municipality located in the western part of the Riviera delle Palme and boasts beaches considered among the most beautiful in western Liguria.
The municipality of Andora was a Roman possession, which, during the Middle Ages, witnessed the gathering of the population on the heights around the Castle to avoid and find shelter or protection from the continuous raids of pirates in the Ligurian Sea.
During the 1400s, it was the scene of devastation and clashes, due to the descent of the Visconti troops.
Following these events, the inhabitants of Andora gradually abandoned the municipality, to settle in the coastal center of Laigueglia. The exodus from the territory of Andora continued for decades, encouraged by the swamping of the watercourse. However, in the 18th century, Andora was rediscovered for the cultivation of olive trees and for fishing. Moreover, the beaches of the area, which today boast the presence of the Marina di Andora, are among the largest in Liguria.
So the people returned. During the 1800s, the municipality became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia and, subsequently, of the Kingdom of Italy, flowing first into the province of Genoa and then into the province of Savona.