Soldano, Liguria
Soldano is a town and comune in the province of Imperia, Liguria.
History
On 21 April 1686, the representants of eight villages, Camporosso, Vallebona, Vallecrosia, San [Biagio della Cima], Sasso [di Bordighera|Sasso], Soldano, Borghetto [San Nicolò] and Bordighera had a meeting in order to build what they called "Magnifica Comunità degli Otto Luoghi", which can be translated as: "The magnificent community of the eight villages". Their goal was to gain independence from the nearby rival city of Ventimiglia.