Riviera Renaissance

With a significant land investment adjacent to the new port Cala del Forte, we saw an opportunity to create more than a collection of premium hotels, branded residences and hospitality. The real value lay in thinking bigger: How could we create a destination that attracts an affluent international audience, keeps them longer, and captures more of their spend? And crucially, how could we make the town itself part of that experience – creating something premium enough for an international audience, yet rooted in the character and culture of the Ligurian coast?

We created a vision for Marina di Ventimiglia as a new Riviera destination – connecting hospitality, branded residences, dining, retail, leisure, culture and public space into one seamless experience. Rather than treating each asset as a standalone proposition, we designed a destination ecosystem where each part gives people another reason to stay, explore, spend and return. And we extended that thinking beyond the development itself. Investment in a new campus and a collection of authentic Italian shops would bring activity, character and local life into the experience – helping to enrich Ventimiglia while making the destination more distinctive. Because the best destinations don't just build around a place. They invest in what makes that place worth discovering.

Riviera Renaissance transforms a land investment into a greater destination proposition.More reasons to arrive. More reasons to stay. More opportunities to spend. More reasons to return. By connecting multiple assets and connecting them to new port Cala del Forte and the old town Ventimiglia greater value across the whole ecosystem was created, while building a destination with relevance beyond a single season or development. Not another Monaco. Not a resort beside a town. A new expression of the Riviera – with Ventimiglia at its heart.