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Colla Micheri
Colla Micheri
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	Colla Micheri Location of Colla Micheri in Italy
	Coordinates: 43°58′09″N 8°09′27″E / 43.9693°N 8.1576°E
Country	Italy
Region	Liguria
Province	Savona
Comune	Andora
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

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Colla Micheri is a medieval village in Liguria region of north-west Italy.

It is a frazione of the comune of Andora, in the province of Savona.

Geography[edit]

The village lies directly above the seaside town of Laigueglia.

The nucleus of the village has a medieval bakery, a restored church and a bar/restaurant.

History[edit]

The Via Julia Augusta, a Roman road built in 13 A.D., passes through the village.

Nowadays^[when?] it is famous as Thor Heyerdahl, the famous Norwegian anthropologist, restored many of the buildings which had been neglected in the twentieth century.^[1] He lived there with his family when not travelling. In 2002, he died there and his cremated remains lie in the garden of his family's home.^[2]

Notes and references[edit]

^ Evensberget, Snorre (1994). Thor Heyerdahl - The Explorer. J.M. Stenersens Forlag A.S. pp. 162–164, 166, 192, 201, 202, 205, 206, 255. ISBN 978-82-7201-189-4.
^ J. Bjornar Storfjell, "Thor Heyerdahl's Final Projects," in Azerbaijan International, Vol. 10:2 (Summer 2002), p. 25.

Roberts, Cecil (1955). Portals to Paradise - An Italian Excursion. The Macmillan Company. p. 192.

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[1] Evensberget, Snorre (1994). Thor Heyerdahl - The Explorer. J.M. Stenersens Forlag A.S. pp. 162–164, 166, 192, 201, 202, 205, 206, 255. ISBN 978-82-7201-189-4.

[2] J. Bjornar Storfjell, "Thor Heyerdahl's Final Projects," in Azerbaijan International, Vol. 10:2 (Summer 2002), p. 25.

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 {{Infobox frazione
 |name     = Colla Micheri
+|region   = [[Liguria]]
 |province = [[province of Savona|Savona]]
 |comune   = [[Andora]]
+|coordinates = {{coord|43.9693|N|8.1576|E|type:city|display=inline,title}}
 }}
-'''Colla Micheri''' is a medieval village in the [[Liguria]] region of north-west [[Italy]]. It is a ''[[frazione]]'' of the ''[[comune]]'' of [[Andora]], in the [[province of Savona]].
+'''Colla Micheri''' is a medieval village in [[Liguria]] region of north-west [[Italy]].
+It is a ''[[frazione]]'' of the ''[[comune]]'' of [[Andora]], in the [[province of Savona]].
 ==Geography==
-The village lies directly above the seaside town of Laigueglia. The nucleus of the village has a medieval bakery, a restored church and a bar/restaurant.
+The village lies directly above the seaside town of [[Laigueglia]].
+The nucleus of the village has a medieval bakery, a restored church and a bar/restaurant.
 ==History==
+{{stack|[[File:Thor Heyerdahl tomb.jpg|thumb|[[Thor Heyerdahl]]'s tomb at Colla Micheri]]}}
 The [[Via Julia Augusta]], a Roman road built in 13 A.D., passes through the village.
-Nowadays it is famous as [[Thor Heyerdahl]], the famous anthropologist, restored many of the buildings which had been neglected in the twentieth century. He lived there with his family when not travelling and died there in 2002.
+Nowadays{{when|date=March 2023}} it is famous as [[Thor Heyerdahl]], the famous Norwegian anthropologist, restored many of the buildings which had been neglected in the twentieth century.<ref>{{cite book |title=Thor Heyerdahl - The Explorer |last=Evensberget |first=Snorre  |year=1994 |publisher=J.M. Stenersens Forlag A.S |isbn=978-82-7201-189-4 |pages=162–164, 166, 192, 201, 202, 205, 206, 255 }}</ref> He lived there with his family when not travelling. In 2002, he died there and his cremated remains lie in the garden of his family's home.<ref>J. Bjornar Storfjell, "[http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/ai102_folder/102_articles/102_heyerdahl_storfjell.html Thor Heyerdahl's Final Projects]," in Azerbaijan International, Vol. 10:2 (Summer 2002), p. 25.</ref>
-==Notes and references==
-Reading material:
-"Portals to Paradise - An Italian Excursion" by Cecil Roberts. The Macmillan Company 1955.Pg 192
+==Notes and references==
-"Thor Heyerdahl - The Explorer" by Snorre Evensberget. J.M. Stenersens Forlag A.S. Pgs. 162-164,166,192,201,202,205,206,255
-Visual:
-www.360cities.net/.../colla-micheri-medieval-village-liguria-italy
-{{unreferenced|date=May 2008}}
 {{Reflist}}
+* {{cite book |title=Portals to Paradise - An Italian Excursion |last=Roberts|first=Cecil |author-link=Cecil Roberts |year=1955|publisher=The Macmillan Company |pages=192 }}
+{{more citations needed|date=May 2008}}
+{{authority control}}
-{{Liguria-geo-stub}}
-{{coord missing|Italy}}
 [[Category:Frazioni of the Province of Savona]]
-[[Category:Villages in Italy]]
+{{Liguria-geo-stub}}