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==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
Reading material "Portals to Paradise - An Italian Excursion" by Cecil Roberts. The Macmillan Company 1955.Pg 192
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Colla Micheri
Country Italy
ProvinceSavona
ComuneAndora
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Colla Micheri is a mediaeval village in the Liguria region of north-west Italy. It is a frazione of the comune of Andora, in the province of Savona.

Geography

The village lies about two miles inland from Andora. The nucleus of the village has a mediaeval bakery, a church and a bar/restaurant.

History

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.

Notes and references

Reading material "Portals to Paradise - An Italian Excursion" by Cecil Roberts. The Macmillan Company 1955.Pg 192 Visual: www.360cities.net/.../colla-micheri-medieval-village-liguria-italy