Mountain village in the Armea valley located, as the crow flies, 11 km north of the municipality of Ospedaletti, about 10 km from Sanremo and positioned on one of the mountain ridges of the Maritime Alps inland at the apex of the Nervia valley. The territory of the municipality is between 332 and 1,627 meters above sea level. The overall altimetric excursion is equal to 1,295 metres. The peaks of the area are Monte Ceppo (1627 m), Monte Oliveto (1510 m), Monte Gavanelle (1447 m), Monte Bignone (1299 m), Monte Alpicella (1238 m), Monte Collettazzo (1230 m ), Punta Lodiro (1085 m), Mount Garbinee (1065 m), Mount Doa (716 m), Mount Campi (702 m).
The territory is mainly composed of olive groves, mountain Taggiasca quality [5], by now uncultivated arable land, vineyards, chestnut groves and mixed woodland. Today a part of the uncultivated land (those that can be easily irrigated) has been used for floriculture. The recent national awareness of organic products has given new interest in the cultivation of olive oil. For some years the cultivation of lavender has been expanding for the subsequent distillation of the extract.
The village has a typically rural character, with both a linear and annular structure, and has many environmental and architectural aspects typical of Ligurian villages: stone, narrow alleys, with tall houses connected to each other by counterthrust arches.
Bajardo is the municipality of the province of Imperia with the highest altitude: 910 m a.s.l..