The painted houses of Portofino around its small harbour, with a yacht in the bay

Portofino, the smallest great harbour.

Painted houses around a tiny harbour, the yachts at anchor beyond, and the Ligurian coast on either side.

Portofino is a fishing village in scale and in nothing else. Stay on the hill and come down to the Piazzetta when the day boats have left, or lie at anchor off the point and take the tender in for dinner.

The Piazzetta
The harbour square, with a very good reason to sit down.
Castello Brown
A small fort above the harbour, with the view on every postcard.
San Fruttuoso
A medieval abbey on a cove, reached only by boat or on foot.
The Riviera di Levante
Camogli and the Cinque Terre, best seen from the sea.

Starting points

Never packages. Livia shapes every part around the people travelling, and one reservation holds the whole of it.

Good to know

When to go
May to September.
Getting there
Genoa is the nearest airport, about an hour away by car. In summer the last stretch is easier by boat from Santa Margherita or Rapallo.
Prices
Every price is indicative until your concierge confirms it in writing.
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