The history of this town, also known as the "city of two seas", is strictly connected with the famous Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, author of fairy tales such as “the Little Mermaid” or “the Ugly Duckling”, which were part of the childhood of entire generations of children.

As local people say, Andersen, during his Grand Tour in Italy, in the nineteenth-century, who gave the name of "Baia delle Favole" to one of the two wonderful coves (specifically the one facing the north) that characterize this enchanting tourist destination, which especially in the summer, attracts tourists and visitors from all over the world.