Colla Micheri is a small medieval village in the hills above Andora, reached by a winding road through olive groves. The village is one of the best-preserved in western Liguria — a cluster of stone houses, a Romanesque church, and narrow lanes with views down to the sea. In summer it is cool and quiet, a sharp contrast to the resort beaches only a few kilometres away.
The village is most famous as the chosen home of Thor Heyerdahl. He restored a house here and lived in the village from the 1960s until his death in 2002, and is buried in the small garden near the church. Walking the lanes of Colla Micheri, it is easy to understand why he settled here: the village looks largely unchanged from the medieval period, and the surrounding landscape of olive terraces and stone walls has a spare, ancient beauty.