A modern fairy tale or an attractive destination. The Principality of Seborga gathers the spotlight and the preferences of thousands of tourists. The medieval city of just 5 square kilometers rooted in a corner of the Italian region of Liguria, Imperia, claims its place in Europe as an autonomous state and fights for the recognition of its national and territorial independence.
On the northwest of the Italian Riviera, on the border with France, a town of about 300 inhabitants, evokes memories of bygone eras bringing to mind stories of knights and dominions, but also fragmented city-states within the Old Continent. With a monarch, currency, flag and more optimism, Seborga is fighting for self-determination, the modern form of which dates back to 1960. Its few inhabitants proudly submit to their elected Princess Nina – every seven years the ballot box emerges. of the palace – and look forward to the unthinkable: the redrawing of borders in the soft belly of Europe.
Opposite the idyllic Seborga stands the Principality of Monaco, where the German Her Majesty Nina also lived. Fifteen years ago, the current princess and her ex-husband visited the small town and were enchanted. The rumors about independence initially sounded like a joke, like a legend kept in order to attract tourists.
After all, floriculture and olive oil production used to be the main pillars of the local economy, which even has a currency (Luigino). A boost to the tourism industry, even if it is based on a romantic tale with palaces, carriages and princes, is welcome.
It is worth noting here that the expectations of those who want the establishment of an independent and autonomous Principality of Seborga have fallen short at the moment, in defiance of the rejection decision of the European Court of Human Rights, essentially drafted by the Constitutional Court of Italy.
However, the inhabitants do not stop dreaming, looking back at the history of their city over the centuries and the self-evidently inalienable – as they perceive it – right of self-determination and self-determination. The struggle for them continues in every way, even “under the shadow” (sub umbra sedi), as Seborga’s motto is, easing the paradise that their homeland offers them.
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