On 21 April 1686, the representants of eight villages, Camporosso, Vallebona, Vallecrosia, San Biagio della Cima, Sasso, Soldano, Borghetto San Nicolò and Bordighera had a meeting in order to build what they called "Magnifica Comunità degli Otto Luoghi", which can be translated as: "The magnificent community of the eight villages".
ˌɔn twˈɛnti wˈʌn ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, ðə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntənts ʌv ˈeɪt vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz, kˌæmpoːɹˈɔsoʊ, vˌælɪbˈoʊnə, vˌælɪkɹˈoʊʒə, sˌæn bˈaɪədʒɪˌoʊ dˈɛlə sˈiːmə, sˈæsoʊ, soʊldˈɑːnoʊ, boːɹɡˈɛɾoʊ sˌæn nˈɪkəlˌoʊ ænd bˈoːɹdɪɡhɚɹə hæd ɐ mˈiːɾɪŋ ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə bˈɪld wʌt ðeɪ kˈɔːld "mæɡnˈɪfɪkə kəmjˈuːnɪtˌæ dᵻɡli ˈɑːɾoʊ ljuːˈɑːɡhi", wˌɪtʃ kæn biː tɹænslˈeɪɾᵻd æz: "ðə mæɡnˈɪfɪsənt kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ʌvðɪ ˈeɪt vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz".