Portofino

Why visit

Portofino is a historic urban or coastal place centred on Portofino, where streets, buildings and landscape can be read together rather than as a single monument. Portofino developed through successive medieval, early modern and modern phases, and the historic centre still preserves parts of that layered street pattern and architectural fabric.

What you will see

• Historic street pattern.
• Main civic or religious landmarks.
• Views across roofs, coast or surrounding hills.
• Local building materials and public spaces.

History

Portofino developed through successive medieval, early modern and modern phases, and the historic centre still preserves parts of that layered street pattern and architectural fabric.

Visitor tips

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   Allow time to look at the surrounding settlement or landscape as well as the principal site, and check current access information before setting out.

About Liguria

Genoa’s port and aristocratic streets introduce a narrow coastal region of fishing settlements, steep terraces, maritime abbeys and compact historic centres between the Apennines and the Ligurian Sea.