Portofino is the most well known and loved fishermans town on the Riviera di Levante.
It has also gained familiarity through Montague Yeats Brown, the British consul in Genoa, who managed to acquire the Genovese Bastion Fortezza also known as the Castello Brown.
The small town offers a spectacular scenery. The famous brightly colored houses along the harbor, which seem to permeate a flair of the rich and famous as well as picturesque little alleys which lead throughout town amidst well known stores such as Gucci, Prada and Armani.
If one climbs the stairs to the medieval church of San Giorgio they are rewarded with a wonderful panoramic view of Portofino. Right next to the church is Castello di San Giorgio which was built in the 16th century. Originally it served as a quarantine for military personnel but was later renovated by
Baron Alfons von Mumm.
If you are interested in visiting Portofino, we recommend traveling by train or boat, so that you can avoid waiting in huge traffic jams and save yourself from the most expensive parking tickets (probably) in Europe.
