IN THE PORT AND ROADSTEAD OF SANREMO
(EDITED BY DINO TAULAIGO)

Years 1887 - 1888

On the first of December 1887 three German battleships arrived in Sanremo to pay homage to the KronPrinz (Crown Prince) of Germany Federico Guglielmo, a guest at Villa Zirio.

On 25th January 1888, the  Italian Royal Navy's Agostino Barbarigo was also present in the roadstead to pay homage to the future Emperor of Germany, as reported in the newspaper of the time "L'Armonia", representing the King. 

In fact, on that date the 30th Anniversary of the Kronprinz's marriage to Princess Victoria was celebrated and the ship was not only illuminated "in a fascinating way" with the electric light on board, but also projected it onto the villas and hills of Sanremo, producing "a magical effect".

But probably the stay of the Avviso Barbarigo in the roadstead in Sanremo lasted longer, because on 18 January 1888 he was visited by Prince Henry of Prussia, on 21 January by Princess Victoria (consort of Frederick William) and he was supposed to take the same KronPrinz to Alassio on a pleasure trip but this did not happen because of the Prince himself. 


Then on 3 March he transported to Mortola Princes Frederick William, Eugene and Louis IV of Hesse and Princess Irene of Meiningen.
And finally on May 31st he brought to Savona the Commander of the Mediterranean Naval Squadron of the Regia Marina Vice Admiral Bertelli as well as many other officers.

"The Barbarigo notice was commanded by Commander Alberto Persico who we will find again in 1899 as inhabitant of the Villa called Castle of MENELIK that he had had built in Pietralunga.

(sources: texts "Profumo di Salsedine" by Marco Macchi; images Collez. Dino Taulaigo [unless otherwise marked] ).