Sanremo,[a] also spelled San Remo in English and formerly in Italian, is a comune (municipality) on the Mediterranean coast of Liguria, in northwestern Italy.

It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the Sanremo Music Festival and the Milan–San Remo cycling classic.

While it is often stated in modern folk stories that Sanremo is named after a legendary Saint Remus, the name of the city is actually a phonetic contraction of Sant'Eremo di San Romolo ("Holy Hermitage of Saint Romulus"), which refers to Romulus of Genoa, the successor to Syrus of Genoa.

This form of the name, now superseded by Sanremo both officially and in common usage, still appears on some road signs and, more rarely, in unofficial tourist information.

Once the Roman settlement of Matutia or Villa Matutiana, Sanremo expanded in the early Middle Ages when the population moved to the high grounds.

The nobility built a castle and the walled village of La Pigna to protect the town from Saracen raids.

The San Remo conference, 19–26 April 1920, of the post-World War I Allied Supreme Council determined the allocation of Class "A" League of Nations mandates for the administration of the former Ottoman-ruled lands of the Middle East by the victorious powers.

In 1972, the first public demonstration for the defence of the dignity and rights of gay people in Italy took place in Sanremo in protest against an international congress on sexual deviance organized by the Catholic-inspired Italian Center for Sexology.

[4] Sanremo's Mediterranean climate and attractive seacoast setting on the Italian Riviera make it a popular tourist destination.

The line has been moved further north and underground, which allows for faster trains; Sanremo railway station was relocated next to the City Hall.

There are several bike hire kiosks along the route and a choice of beaches to visit in either direction from San Remo.

The path stretches 24 km (15 mi) between Ospedaletti in the west and San Lorenzo al Mare in the east.

Other events include the Tenco Prize (autumn), a song contest for authors dedicated to the memory of Luigi Tenco; the Flowers Parade in January/February in which every city of the Italian Riviera presents an original composition of flowers displayed on a Carnival/Mardi-Gras style moving car; and the summer Firework International Contest in the second week of August also called Ferragosto.