Colla Micheri

Colla Micheri
Frazione
Colla Micheri Location of Colla Micheri in Italy
Coordinates: 43.9693°N 8.1576°E / 43.9693; 8.1576
Country	Italy
Region	Liguria
Province	Savona
Comune	Andora
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Colla Micheri is a medieval village in Liguria region of north-west Italy.

It is a frazione of the comune of Andora, in the province of Savona.

Geography

The village lies directly above the seaside town of Laigueglia.

The nucleus of the village has a medieval bakery, a restored church and a bar/restaurant.

History

Thor Heyerdahl's tomb at Colla Micheri

The Via Julia Augusta, a Roman road built in 13 A.D., passes through the village.

Nowadays^[when?] it is famous as Thor Heyerdahl, the famous Norwegian anthropologist, restored many of the buildings which had been neglected in the twentieth century.[1] He lived there with his family when not travelling. In 2002, he died there and his cremated remains lie in the garden of his family's home.[2]

Notes and references

1. Evensberget, Snorre (1994). Thor Heyerdahl - The Explorer. J.M. Stenersens Forlag A.S. pp. 162–164, 166, 192, 201, 202, 205, 206, 255. ISBN 978-82-7201-189-4.
2. J. Bjornar Storfjell, "Thor Heyerdahl's Final Projects," in Azerbaijan International, Vol. 10:2 (Summer 2002), p. 25.

• Roberts, Cecil (1955). Portals to Paradise - An Italian Excursion. The Macmillan Company. p. 192.