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San Remo , city (1991 pop. 56,003), in Liguria, NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea and on the Italian Riviera . It is a fashionable resort and gaming center and a major flower market.

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San Remo, Liguria/Italy San Romulo Named after St Romulus, bishop of Genoa in the 4th century. The shortened version of the name, adopted in the 15th century, may be associated with the mountain hermitage (in Italian, eremo) to which Romulus is said to have retired.

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