Pio Soli architect (Castelnuovo Scrivia 1847 - San Remo 1906) A Piedmontese, he came to San Remo as the trusted architect of Giovanni Marsaglia. Rich in awards and prizes obtained by participating in competitions in many cities in Italy, he was almost lacking in...

Pietro Agosti, engineer and politician (Bordighera 1873 - Rome 1930). His father, Giuseppe, born in Costellazzo di Alessandria, a railroad employee who was sent to Bordighera when the section from Genoa to Ventimiglia had come into operation, married Caterina Amoretti...

Rubino Antonio painter, draftsman, poet, cartoonist and graphic designer (Sanremo 1880 - Bajardo 1964). In 1902, in Turin to study law (he was to graduate the following year), he visited the Exposition of Decorative and Modern Art, which introduced him to the main and...

Nobel Alfred, Swedish industrial chemist (Stockholm 1833 - San Remo 1896). He studied in Petersburg, where his father managed shipyards, and returned in 1859 to Stockholm. He became interested in the use of nitroglycerin as an explosive and in 1863 began to...