 Introduction
Arrival By Plane
Genoa (GOA) airport “Cristoforo Colombo Sestri” is located 6km (4 miles) west of the Genoa city centre.
By Train
“Ferrovie dello Stato” / Genova-Livorno railway (Santa Margherita Ligure station).
By Car
- "A12" motorway (Genova-Livorno), exit “Recco” or “Rapallo”
- S.S. 1 (Aurelia)
By Sea
A tourist sea service runs between Portofino and the Cinque Terre from April to September, with extra passages in August. A unique opportunity to savour the maritime villages and the beauties of the coastline.
History and Culture
Churches and Museums
The church of the fortem of San Giorgio was built during 12th century but rebuilt after the damages of the last war, according to the eighteenth-century shape. A tombstone reminds that St. George's relics, here preserved, were brought by the Crusaders in the eleventh century. The fortress of San Giorgio lies almost in the centre of the promontory; it was built on the Genoese people's will and it was finished in 1557. The building was modified in the following centuries and restored by Alfredo D'Andrade at the end of the 19th-century.
San Martino
In Portofino there is the church of San Martino, much remanaged in the last century; it keeps works by the Ligurian School. Noteworthy is also the medieval oratory of Santa Maria Assunta, built in the fourteenth century.
Historical buildings and monuments
From the harbor, follow the signs for the climb to the Castello di San Giorgio, the most worthwhile sight in Portofino, with its medieval relics, impeccable gardens, and sweeping views. The castle was founded in the Middle Ages but restored in the 16th through 18th century. In true Portofino form, it was owned by Genoa's English consul from 1870 until its opening to the public in 1961.
Places of Interests
Heading north along the coastal road is Abbazia della Cervara built in 1361 and surrounded by formal gardens. benedictine monks lived here from the 14th o the 18th century, during which time they played host to three popes and a saint (Catherine of Siena), while the French king, Francois I, spent a less convivial time here a a prisoner after the 1525 Battle of Pavia. French Trappist monks arrived in the 9th century, but the abbey has been a private residence since 1937. Guided tours (by reservation only) take in the gardens, 15th century chapter house, 16th century cloister and the Saracen Tower built to safeguard the abby against Saracen attacks in the 1500s.
Events
This takes place in Portofino in May.
Palco sul Mare - Summer
The most anticipated traveling festival of the summer, proposes big concerts and favorite celebrities from the Italian cabaret scene.
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