Seborga is known in the region for its agricultural activity: in particular, cultivation and collection ofolives andfloriculture crops. Thanks to Seborga's publicity as a principality, tourism has expanded in recent years. The principality's historic town centre was also restored, ensuring that its charms were protected from commercial overdevelopment.
An important cultural event in Seborga is the annual festival ofSaint Bernard, the town's patron saint, held on 20 August. The festival includes a procession of citizens and the carrying of a statue ofSaint Bernard.[5]
Seborga is situated along Provincial Road 57 in Imperia. The nearest motorway access is at theBordighera exit on the A10. The nearest railway station is also the one inBordighera, on the Ventimiglia-Genoa line.
In 1963 the people of Seborga held an informal vote and elected Carbone as their ostensible head of state. He then assumed theself-styled titleHis Tremendousness (Sua Tremendità) Giorgio I, Prince of Seborga.[9][6] Carbone remained in office until his death in 2009.[10][6] A successor,Marcello Menegatto, was elected in 2010.[11][12] Menegatto resigned in 2019 from his position, and he was succeeded by his ex-wife,Nina Menegatto, who has styled herselfHer Serene Highness Princess Nina.[13]
Supporters of the independence claim promote the Principality with the trappings of a state, including the creation of a flag, the minting of coins, the formation of a "border guard" and the installation ofsentry boxes on the unofficial border crossing on the main road into Seborga.[11][14][15] An officialPrincipato di Seborga website asserts the historical arguments put forward by Carbone.[16] The independence claims of a "Principality of Seborga" have not beenrecognised internationally, and Seborga remains officially part of Italy.
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