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'''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 the [[Liguria]] region of north-west [[Italy]].
It is a ''[[frazione]]'' of the ''[[comune]]'' of [[Andora]], in the [[province of Savona]].


==Geography==
==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==
==History==

Revision as of 15:16, 6 October 2014

Colla Micheri
Country Italy
ProvinceSavona
ComuneAndora
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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.

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.

History

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.[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

  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. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ 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. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)