Ventimiglia - railway border
A then-new (and yet to be sullied by grafitti) SNCF Z23500 double-decker EMU stands alongside an FS E656 locomotive at Ventimiglia, the border crossing from the Côte d’Azur and the western Ligurian Riviera. I always enjoyed hopping over for a day trip to Ventimiglia whenever I was staying in the French Riviera. Barely 8 km from Menton, Ventimiglia was a complete contrast and full of Italian life and bustle, with a lively market as well as a beach. The station was busy too: I always enjoyed dropping into the bar, whether for a quick coffee, a beer or even a Campari.
June 1999
Rollei 35 camera
Kodak Ektachrome 100 film.
Ventimiglia - railway border
A then-new (and yet to be sullied by grafitti) SNCF Z23500 double-decker EMU stands alongside an FS E656 locomotive at Ventimiglia, the border crossing from the Côte d’Azur and the western Ligurian Riviera. I always enjoyed hopping over for a day trip to Ventimiglia whenever I was staying in the French Riviera. Barely 8 km from Menton, Ventimiglia was a complete contrast and full of Italian life and bustle, with a lively market as well as a beach. The station was busy too: I always enjoyed dropping into the bar, whether for a quick coffee, a beer or even a Campari.
June 1999
Rollei 35 camera
Kodak Ektachrome 100 film.