Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Sabino is an editor and author who writes about travel. The Seborga flag flying in the Piazza San Martino. (Photo by ...

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For reluctant urbanites who, back home, sit in traffic with jaws clenched, villages are literally the land of dreams. These ancient, echoey warrens are what we picture when, back home, we sing ...

A small village on top of a promontory of the Ligurian Alps has been demanding independence from Rome for over 50 years. The Principality of Seborga, in Italy's most northwesternmost corner, was ...

HAVE you ever heard of a tiny micronation that lies along the Italian Riviera? While you might be thinking about countries like San Marino and Vatican City, you’d be wrong. Please provide a valid ...

A bitter power struggle has arisen in the tiny, self-proclaimed principality of Seborga on the Italian Riviera. Princess Yasmine von Hohenstaufen Anjou Plantagenet, who claims to be the rightful heir ...

Atop an idyllic hill in the Italian Riviera sits a tiny village with a big dream: becoming an independent nation. The Principality of Seborga already has its own flag, national anthem, passports, ...