Portofino is a beautiful village with Roman origin.Its grid of narrow sreets, its pastel coloured houses and the Mediterranean bush, make an extraordinary balance between urban scenery and natural environment.Many luxurious shops and meeting-places stand around the famous “piazzetta”blow with stones, and along the pier.From here you can have a beautiful view of the ancient beach where in the XIIIth century they manufactured galees for the Genoese fleet.
The most famous “piazzetta” (piazza Martiri) of the world is made precious by brightness of air and and glares of sea.With its shops, restaurants and cafès, it is one of the favourite salon of international jetset.Tipical coloured Ligurian houses, surrouded by cluster- pines, olive-trees, holm-oaks and cypresses, stand like an anphiteatre around the pier and the piazzetta
Natural landscape and facilities aren’t the only reason why Portofino is so well-known and visited from people coming from all over the world. Here you can breathe a cultural atmosphere due to the strategical centrality ,acquired during the centuries, in the mediterranean historical contest. Since 1955 Portofino is part of the Club” gioielli del turismo d’Europa”, that assambles about ten touristic resort of “high quality and indiscussed environmental and cultural interest”.