Bajardo (also Baiardo) () is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italy region Liguria. It is about southwest of Genoa and about west of Imperia.
Its principal settlement, Bajardo itself, is a medieval village which stands at an elevation of on a peak at the head of the basin of the Nervia torrent.
History
First ruled by the Counts of Ventimiglia, it passed to the Marquis of Ceva before coming under Genoese control in 1259. It remained with Genoa until 1815 when it became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
[Provincia di Imperia, Bajardo .] The parish church of San Nicolò da Bari in Piazza Parrocchiale
[Chiesa Cattolica Italiana, Parrocchia San Nicolò da Bari.] was built in 1893 to replace the church destroyed by the earthquake of 1887.
External links