Known throughout Italy for its palm trees, Bordighera lays claim to the legend that the seeds of date palms carried across the sea from Egypt first took root in European soil here. The palm trees create a verdant canopy that extends up the hillside from the Mediterranean and the cluster of modern seaside development to the charming Old Town. To this day, Bordighera has the honour of supplying its ubiquitous fronds to the Vatican on the occasion of Palm Sunday. The city of Bordighera offers to the Vatican City a unique as well as important and symbolic tribute: the traditional “Parmureli”.
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