Perinaldo
The birthplace of the astronomer Cassini, a stone village on a ridge with an observatory and a Cassini memorial museum, overlooking the coast and the foothills of the Alps.
Perinaldo sits on a ridge at about 570 m above sea level. It is the birthplace of the 17th-century astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini, who discovered four moons of Saturn and the Cassini Division in Saturn’s rings. The village has a Cassini memorial museum and a public observatory, which holds regular stargazing events. A meridian line is inlaid in the floor of a monastery in the village. Stone lanes and viewpoints offer views of the coast and the mountains, and the village is listed among Italy’s most beautiful villages. It can be combined with Apricale and Dolceacqua on a mountain village route.
Opening hours
Open all day (observatory opens for events)
Nearby sights
- Apricale
- Seborga
- Dolceacqua
- Monte Bignone
- Bordighera
- Ventimiglia Alta & Friday Market
- Sanctuary of Madonna della Costa
- Russian Orthodox Church of Christ the Saviour