Daily Sketch No.16 Ventimiglia Alta, Italian Riviera

The old town of Ventimiglia (Ventimiglia Alta) is incredible - with old, crumbling walls, telephone and electric cables running everywhere, typical of Italy but a real place, no airs and graces, just a place where time has stood still, stuck in some kind of time warp. Most of the steep streets are narrow, with access only by foot. A complete contrast to affluent Menton in France just 10 minutes away, with its peach coloured, well-kept buildings.