The City of Ventimiglia, to which we often appeal as 'The Western Gate of Italy', 'The Border City' or 'The City of the Black Corsair', as well as the whole Conurbation Ventimigliese, despite being in Italy, belongs to the “Euro-Metropolitan Area of Nice”, a trans-national agglomeration that extends from the French city of Grasse to Bordighera, therefore having a pivot in the city of Nice. Renowned for its climate, its beaches now pebbly and sandy, now rocky and jagged, for its historical and naturalistic sites, it hosts important events of international appeal, such as the Battle of Flowers, the Medieval August, the Regional Finals of Miss Italy, the Desbaratu, and the great weekly Friday Market.

The Cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Assumption, is one of the most significant monuments. It was erected in the Xl-Xll centuries on the ruins of the Cathedral of the Carolingian era. The tradition that it was built on the ruins of a pagan temple is based on the inscription dedicated to Juno Regina, which is still preserved in the Cathedral today. In the early Middle Ages the cathedral appeared in a single nave. In 1100 you were rebuilt entirely in the form of a basilica with three naves.

Also worth visiting is the Church of San Michele Arcangelo, built by Counts Ventimiglia as a noble chapel so it was given to the monks around Benedictines of Lérins.
The church consists of a Romanesque structure of the eleventh century, which overlapped a reconstruction of the twelfth century limited to the apse, the central nave and the bell tower.