This picturesque fishing village, set in an enchanting inlet of the promontory with the same name and surrounded by a natural setting of unrivalled beauty, has rightly become one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world.
The area was already famous for its beauty in the Roman era and its virtues later aroused the enthusiasm of Petrarca.
A charming way to reach the coast of Monte di Portofino is by ferry, the best way to fully appreciate the thick green vegetation, bays and narrow gorges. When Guy de Maupassan arrived here by sea in 1889, he described it as “a small village surrounded by a woodland of intense and fresh greenery”.