Perinaldo

At almost 600 mt. above sea level, the medieval village of Perinaldo, built in the XI century on the ruins of an ancient "castelliere", is disposed to cover the ridge with a unique panorama between sea and mountains; to the south as a natural amphitheater the colored valley of olive groves and Mediterranean maquis, vineyards and cultivations of broom and mimose;

North a balcony over the woods of pines and oaks toward the French Maritime Alps and the peaks of the Ligurian Alps.
The splendid hilly position equidistant from the sea and from the mountains offers a climate mild much ideal for holidays and vacations.

The historical center between carrugi and squares has preserved the charm of the old Podium Rainaldi; old patrician houses like to mild the country that reveals the visitor to discover the ancient walls of sandstone, the ogival arches of 300, churches, rich of paintings and art and the Castle Maraldi.

Birthplace of eminent scientists, the parent Giò Domenico Cassini astronomer at the court of the Sun King, Giacomo Domenico and Giacomo Filippo Maraldi astronomers and cartographers and Giovanni Tommaso Borgonio cartographer and engraver, it embellishes with pride of the appellative of Poggio delle Stelle with its Astronomical Observatory G.D. Cassini.

BY CAR

• Along the highway, the closest exits to the center of Perinaldo are:
  - Bordighera exit (A10 Genova-Ventimiglia)
  - Exit Sanremo (A10 Genova-Ventimiglia)

ON THE TRAIN

• Ventimiglia station
• Bordighera station

Perinaldo, Poggio delle Stelle, the birthplace of three great astronomers, with its magnificent and clear starry sky, invites you to discover his astronomical itinerary, a path is original and unique in its kind.

• The Solar System in scale, is located in the historical center of Rome, in Via G.D.Cassini. In land have been positioned in the distance scale 1:10 billion, plates in stone, with engraved on the synthetic astronomical information, with references to the Cassini and space mission Interplanetary Cassini-Huygens. Are represented the sun and the planets up to Saturn, farthest planets known at the time of the Cassini and visible to the naked eye.
• The Astronomical Observatory "G.D.Cassini", located inside the Town Hall, has a speculum with a newtonian telescope of 380mm and other telescopes and educational instruments for the observation of the sun during the day and stars, planets, stars clusters, nebulae and galaxies in the evening. The Observatory is open to the public all the year: in the winter two evenings per month, in summer many more; the calendar of events is published periodically and widespread medium printing and Tourism Offices; scholars and groups are accepted only on booking, in dates and times to be agreed, outside of the evenings of opening to the public. Numerous and articulated educational activities, animations and laboratories that we propose to schools of every order and degree, also with media.
• The Planetarium, situated in a room inside the Town Hall, is an exceptional learning tool that consists in the projection of the celestial sphere on a dome of 4 meters in diameter; seated therein, strolling among the constellations, you can learn to orient themselves with the stars, to read the great book of the sky with its myths and legends, to follow through the stars movements of the earth, in the arc of a whole year or only one day.
• The Cassini Museum, located inside the Town Hall, documents the life and activities scientific and astronomical Gio.Domenico Cassini, Through its correspondence, observations, his drawings and his works. From Perinaldo, Genoa, Bologna and Paris, a life of research and study continuously dedicated to the observation of the sky and science.
• The Garden of stars, situated in an area in the immediate vicinity of the Observatory, is a corner equipped for the naked eye observation of the sky, with observational stations and educational media, all described in panels specially made; this garden looks toward the north. A Big Wheel pointing to the Polar Star, allows to find the constellations circumpolari; one ancient instrument, the quadrant, has been reproduced and positioned in such a way as to be able to use it for some types of observations and measurements; of 'mire' have been positioned to detect the doffing or the sunset of some stars; finally a panoramic Panel, table and benches and plants because space is also a point of encounter, of relaxation and entertainment for those who wish to enjoy the magnificent panorama toward the Ligurian Alps. It is planned the construction also another garden that will be directed toward the south.