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San Remo, Italy is often known as a city of flowers. It is located in the middle of one of Italy's main flower exporting regions, where there are miles of hothouses growing carnations and roses amongst other flowers to be exported across Europe and beyond. It is also known as a festival city, due to the amount of festivals held in the city throughout the year. This makes it popular with Italians and other visitors from Europe and throughout the world. This also means that it is not hard to find hotels San Remo has a wide variety located near the city center and on the sea front.

San Remo is located on the Mediterranean coast of western Liguria, in an area more often referred to as the Italian Riviera. Flanked by the sea on one side and overlooked by the Maritime Alps behind the city, it has a beautiful location. The geography of the city also means that it has an enviable climate of perpetual spring. Days are warm, while nights are chilly and there is little variation in the temperature throughout the year.

The city is perhaps best known for its festivals and cultural events. Of these, the most famous is the San Remo Music Festival, a popular song showcase that has been held in the city every year since 1951. It inspired the Eurovision Song Contest and indeed, for many years the Italian entry came from San Remo. The other well known event is the Milan to San Remo Cycling Classic, which takes place every year. It is the longest, professional one-day race at 186 miles long and is regarded as one of the great races on the European cycling tour.

The city's heyday was in the nineteenth century when it became well known as a resort for Europe's high society. It attracted aristocratic visitors from throughout Europe, but particularly Russia, including Marie Alexandrovna, the Tsarina of Alexander II and mother of the last tsar, who once held court here. The legacy of this time can be seen in a remarkable Russian style church with an onion dome.

Many of the private villas dating from this time have now been converted into hotels. These offer an elegant base for a visit to the city. There is a wide range of different hotels to choose from but most will offer a hotel restaurant serving local, Ligurian specialties and a hotel bar in which to sample Italian wine as well as digestifs, such as grappa and limoncella. Some of the hotels San Remo has will contain a swimming pool for guests to relax by as well as a wellness center. Most welcome business visitors in addition to leisure tourists and they offer basic facilities such as Wi-Fi and wireless LAN. Business centers and meeting and conference facilities are also available in some cases.

San Remo also has the distinction of being the city with the most scooters per capita than anywhere else in Europe, which when one considers the amount of scooters in the average Italian town and city, is quite a statistic. Hiring a scooter is an ideal way to explore the city. It gives a perspective that the locals share everyday and hidden gems can be discovered down the side streets.

The center of the city is medieval but is now a pleasant place for today's visitors to relax with a drink in one of the many cafes or to shop in one of the boutiques.

Although many tourists initially visit the city for a specific reason, such as to attend one of the famous cultural events or the cycling race, many stay on to relax on one of the lovely beaches. It also has a famous casino, which was built in 1905 and is still very popular today.

Although flowers are probably the main industry of the area, it is also famous for producing extra virgin grade olive oil. However, it is for its climate, its enviable combination of beaches and town with an interesting history and a wide range of current cultural events, that most people visit the city. Once there, they will find a welcoming and interesting town. With a wide choice of hotels San Remo is the perfect place for combining culture, history and relaxation.

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