Portofino
Probably the bestknown resort of the Italian Riviera, Portofino has been attracting the world’s‘glitterati’, since the ‘dolce vita’ days of Bogart and Bacall, Burton andTaylor, Sophia Loren and Pri
Probably the bestknown resort of the Italian Riviera, Portofino has been attracting the world’s‘glitterati’, since the ‘dolce vita’ days of Bogart and Bacall, Burton andTaylor, Sophia Loren and Pri
Stretching from theFrench Riviera to the edge of Tuscany, the Ligurian coast is justifiably knownas the Italian Riviera.
At the turn of thetwentieth century, Rapallo was a sleepy little backwater, but its beautiful bayensured that it would soon be discovered by the early twentieth centuryliterary set; D.H Lawrence, H
Without a shadow ofdoubt, the five villages that constitute the ‘Cinque Terre’, the five lands,are the highlight of any trip to Liguria, the coastline at its most magical.The villages are Monteross
The tour starts inthe achingly picturesque little fishing port of Camogli, with its pretty littlecolour-washed houses, clinging to the steep slope down to the harbour.
Italy’s longcoastline almost inevitably made it one of the foremost maritime nations in theMiddle Ages but this was way before unification and four great and rival‘Maritime Republics’ emerged, Geno
This very scenicdrive starts in Moneglia, a delightful resort with a beautiful sandy beach,narrow streets with tempting shops and the castles of Villafranca and Monleoneand the church of Santa Croc
Yourprivate driver and guide will make you discover the extraordinary beauty, thequiet, precious, and secluded atmosphere of this place, a combination ofintimate style and international tradition.
