Portofino: A must visit village in Italy

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Italy is a home of many amazing tourist destinations we have The Colosseum, Grand Canal, Florence Cathedral, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pantheon and many more.

But aside from these tourist spots there is a small village in Italy that will leave your mouth open and will definitely blow your mind because of its uniqueness.

A colourful village that is full of wonders!

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LOCATION

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Portofino is located on a peninsula in Tigullio gulf east of the Genoa province and a part of the Italian Riviera. This place is known as the resort of the rich and famous.

The shape of this place is like a half-moon and famous because of the seaside houses that has wonderful pastel colors. How is it possible to have beautiful houses like this, it seems like it is seated on a catwalk.

CLIMATE

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The Portofino is one of the many marvelous attractions in the Mediterranean Sea. Since the village is situated between two mountains technically the climate is very mild.

The almost perfect climate offer not too hot weather during the summer season and extreme weather condition barely happens in this place.

TRANSPORTATION

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They said that going to this place would need you to open your wallet wide, like open wide! Expensive as they say, but worth the stay.

The best mode of transportation is using a boat, but it depends on what tribe are you trying to have.

If you will just have a day trip don’t need to spend that much money unless you’re really splashing out. Bus travel is always available and car rental you just have to make arrangement.

ATTRACTION

Pastel Houses

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With this incredible coastline Portofino offers numbers of activities that you can do aside from “fishing” as usual.

If you’re not interested in doing extreme outdoor activities, walking has always been the never ending activity that you can do in every tourist destination that you would visit.

Take your time and enjoy the beauty of this picturesque place.

Fishing Village

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Since this place is known as a fishing village, Portifino’s restaurant offers and specialize in seafood may it be from pasta to an ordinary dish.

Yatch ride

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Is it your dream to ride a yatch while drinking wine? Now come and treat yourself to an expensive and luxurious activity using a private yatch, while sipping your favorite wine.

There are 32 luxury yatch that are available for you to travel you around the picturesque harbor of Portofino. Explore the beauty of the French Reviera and the crystal clear water of the Mediterranean Sea.

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