George MacDonald

Bordighera

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Bordighera lies in the Region of Liguria on the Coast of the Italian Riviera.


Casa Corragio

The Casa Coraggio (MacDonald's home in Bordighera) today.

Via Vittorio Veneto.

Plaque

Plaque at the Casa Coraggio.


English Church 1

The English Church next to the Casa Corragio. Now a local cultural centre.

English Church 2

Underground car park being constructed at the side of the English Church.

English Church 3

The tower of English Church seen through the trees.


Grave

George MacDonald's grave in the English Cemetery at Bordighera (Mark Grant).

Cimiterio degli Inglese.
Via Al Camposanto (Not far from the A10 Autostrada and following the Rio Sasso).


Claude Monet, Bordighera

Claude Monet, Bordighera. 1884. Oil on canvas (The Art Institute of Chicago).

"It is a magical and terribly difficult land, I would need a palette of diamonds and jewelleries." Claude Monet (1840-1926)

Villas at Bordighera. Claude Monet

Claude Monet, Villas at Bordighera. 1884. Oil on canvas.

Villas at Bordighera. Claude Monet

Claude Monet, Villas at Bordighera. 1884. Oil on canvas (Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California)

Postcard dated 1905

A contemporary postcard dated 1904 (the year before MacDonald's death).

My visit in 1997

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