For the first time they fell into Portofino for a couple of hours as part of a sightseeing tour. The place was so much like that in a few months they decided to relax exactly there, which later they regretted a little.
As the holiday season was in full swing, settled on the coast itself, literally in the heart of Portofino on the Piazzette Square. On the traditional Italian square, with noisy market traders and constant moving, Piazzette is not similar to absolutely. Honestly, it would not hurt her to be poinned. All the most interesting places in Portofino are located in the vicinity of this square, so that their inspection is the more logical from here and start. It is said that all the stars of show business and Oscar-axes there are constantly hanging out, maybe they were carefully hidden, I did not see any one. On the presence of rich and popular pointed out only the abundance of yachts and exhaust prices in local cafes. A cup of cafe on the same area in the europeanovka from 12 euros and to infinity. There is a snack "so-so" for two without drinks from 180 euros. As for the restaurant business - a wonderful place for weight loss. All Shopping Portofino on the above area and on the street from her Via Roma. These are mainly magnets, souvenirs (although there are also good copyright pictures). But in general, as in any resort location here you can buy the necessary things on the beach: pareo, slippers, tunics, etc. There are several brand boutiques, but the choice is nevilik, and expensive compared to other prices in Italy.
The place of course is amazingly beautiful. The shade of water, as if in the picture, is not compared to any comparison. If you feel in yourself climb the mountain, then be sure to go to the Natural Park of Portofino. There you can see a set of all Mediterranean plants, settled in a wild way: olives, any fruits citrus, laurel trees under which calves and ferns have grown. Just keep in mind that the track will always go uphill, the times are not very smooth. And the resort season is hot! Therefore, calculate your strength in the desire to see the abbey, which is located on the top of the mountain. I almost stuck, looked at his ruins, almost from a close distance, but I didn't get up more - health is more expensive.
Dry residue: the sea is beautiful and clean, white-white and different yachts, a pleasant village (but boring), prices are proceedable, and life there is very separate and some sluggish. In short, those pairs of clocks with a sightseeing excursion was quite enough, the maximum how much time you can spend time not bored - one day, and then on the beach!