Vallebona
Vallebona is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about west of Imperia.
Vallebona borders the following municipalities: Bordighera, Ospedaletti, Perinaldo, San Biagio [della Cima], Seborga, Soldano, and Vallecrosia.
History
On 20 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.