I love to stand and gaze at the luxury cruise boats in Portofino Bay on the Italian Riviera.
I could stand for hours waiting for an invitation to step on board just one of these giant luxury boats.
Casino Royal.. JEMS… They are pretty impressive to say the least, plus the deck hands always seem to be very good looking!
The perfect spot to sit and daydream about who owns these giant luxury boats, whilst eating a gelato from the little shop nearby.
Oh to be so lucky to be invited on this amazing ‘Blind Date’
Picturesque Portofino Bay is larger than life, this tiny bay is lined with splashes of colourful houses along the waters edge and impressive privately owned palazzo’s high up on the leafy green hill.
The Italian Riviera is breathtaking the whole way along the coast, just some of the most beautiful places to visit along the Riviera are Portofino, Santa Margherita, Camogli, San Fruttuoso and the wonderful Cinque Terre.
So many beautiful walks such as visiting Castello Brown, an old defence castle dating back to the 15th Century that was once used to protect the port and is now open to visitors and used as a museum often housing well known local works of art.
You can read more about Castello Brown in a previous post of mine with beautiful images inside the castle …. HERE
Portofino captures the essence of ‘Bella Italia’, and if you are planning to stay for a lovely holiday in Portofino itself we have hand selected two incredibly welcoming and luxurious havens for our guests to stay.
Hotel Splendido & Splendido Mare by Orient-Express are 5 Star luxury accommodation in Portofino. Two breathtaking locations, whether staying atop the lush hillside overlooking the picturesque Portofino harbour at Hotel Splendido or in the famous little Piazzetta on the waters edge at Splendido Mare, these opulent five star hotels offer the best of the Italian Riviera, they are extremely elegant hotels yet you will feel so welcome and relaxed. Luxury from every angle with services of the highest quality standard, premium amenities, children are very welcome and there is a frequent complimentary shuttle service operating between the two hotels in the heart of Portofino.
There are so many daytime activities in Portofino, one of my personal favourite things to do is to jump on a boat and head over to San Fruttuoso for light seafood lunch, cold glass of local wine and a swim in the clear waters on the tiny pebble stone beach. You can find out more about San Fruttuoso in a previous post… HERE
For more information on visiting Portofino on the Italian Riviera and our concierge and VIP services you can email Melissa at info@italianalluretravel.com
Summer is approaching…
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