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Sanremo

Sanremo (or San Remo) is a city and coastal resort in the province of Imperia and region of Liguria, in north-west Italy. During Tchaikovsky's lifetime it was part of the Kingdom of Sardinia, before becoming part of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861.

Tchaikovsky visited Sanremo during the winter of 1877–78:

• 19/31 December 1877–26 December 1877/7 January 1878 — accompanied by Modest Tchaikovsky and Nikolai Konradi, he stayed at the Pansion Joly, where he completed the orchestration of his Symphony No. 4 on 26 December/7 January.
• 31 December 1877/12 January 1878–22 January/3 February 1878 — after a few days in Milan and Genoa, he returned to Sanremo in order to work on the orchestration of the opera Evgenii Onegin, which he completed on 20 January/1 February.
• 24 January/5 February–7/19 February 1878 — after spending two days in Nice, Tchaikovsky returned to Sanremo to work on the vocal score of Acts II and III of Evgenii Onegin, which he completed on 28 January/9 February. The fair copy of the libretto was completed on 1/13 February, and after a visit to Monaco the next day, he spent some time touring the sights of Sanremo, including the church of Santa Maria di Guardia.