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25.07.2011 1

Italian Riviera: This month's My Village has its own currency, stamps, and motto - "sit in the shade"

Delightfully anarchic Seborga

Mark Dezzani

The RT recently set off for the Principality of Seborga to meet the Englishman, broadcaster and journalist Mark Dezzani. This small Italian hilltop village lies north of Bordighera, an easy train and two bus journeys from Nice.

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30.11.2009 0

Italian Riviera: Giorgio 1st loses long battle against illness

Seborga mourns death of Prince

The tiny Principality of Seborga is mourning the loss of its most famous son, HSH Prince Giorgio 1st, who has died after a long illness. Perched in the hills above Bordighera in Italy, Seborga has been fighting to have its independent status recognised by Italy.

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