Blogs from Portofino, Liguria, Italy, Europe

Our last hiking day takes us to Portofino, probably the most anticipated village for both Ralf and I, but not before we make our longest hike yet from Rocco to San Fruttuoso and then on to Portofino. Maybe it was just because it was such a long hike, but there were honestly times in the last few hours where I questioned if we'd accidentally missed a turn-off and taken a longer route because it took so long to actually see Portofino. In the end, we were on the right path all along and eventually we did make it to Portofino. The only unfortunate thing about the day was Portofino was a bit of a disappointment (more on that later) but it was a amazing hike, despite the strenuous terrain. Rewind....to start the day we took the ... read more

Today is our last day staying at Riomaggiore. We decided to spend it by visiting Portofino since Mum has woven a tapestry of it in our house. It also has a reputation of being a beautiful place. The weather was cloudy and not that warm when we left but further north and west proved very warm despite the cloud as the day went on. We took the 80min train ride to Santa Margherita and walked to Portofino along the coastal boardwalk and hill path into the town. The area here is distinctively meditteranean with mansions on the hills, palm trees and other tropical plants, people sunbathing on the small beaches, clear water, and small and large boats. There are boats and buses that can be used between the towns but the walk was lovely with few ... read more

This is where I went to finish of the PADI diving course......wasn't keen on doing the open water dives in the UK. This place is on the Italian Riviera, a short bus ride from Portofina. Beautiful town, great food (as all Italian food is)....place is gold. Only downside was I was here when the poms beat Australia in the rugby world cup. Unfortunately the only photos I have are from underwater....not sure what happened to the others.... read more

Geo: 44.304, 9.20777 GÜN 72 Günlerden Pazar Sabah güneşi doğurduk. Çooook ama çok hoşuma gitti. Çok dingin güzel bir gün, başlangıcı oldu. Bugün sevgili eşim ve büyük aşkım Ayşe ile evlenme yıl dönümümüz. Kendisini öptüm . Kutladım.. İyi yolculuklar dileyerek yola çıktık. Bugünü aşk kenti, Portofino'da geçirmeye karar verdik.. Rahat bir yolculukla önce Nice sonra Monte Carlo,ve Menton'dan geçerek İtalya ya girdik... Bilahare ,Ventimiglia,San Remo,Savona,Genova ,Rapallo dan geçerek Portofino ya yöneldik. Yollar kalabalık...yağmur çiseliyor. Öğlene yakın ,Portofino'ya girdik . Trafiği, polisler yönlendiriyor ... Nasılsa bir boş park bulduk ve aracı parka sokmaya muvaffak olduk. Portofino, İtalya'nın kuzeybatısında, Liguria yönetim bölgesine bağlı, Cenova ilinde köy. Levante Irmağı kıyısında, küçük Portof... read more