Places
San Fruttuoso
San Fruttuoso is a tiny beautiful seaside village with a few houses located next to the ancient Abbey of San Fruttuososet back from the beach.
It is wedged in betweensteep slopes covered by dense vegetation.
The abbey contains tombs of members of the noble Genoan Doria family and in the sea off San Fruttuoso there is the underwater statue Christ of the Abyss which was installed in 1954 at a depth of 17 meters for theprotection ofdivers and fishermen.
Portofino
Portofino is an amazing fishing village and holiday resort famous for its picturesque harbor The town is clustered around its small harbor, famous for its elegant atmosphere.
The mountain overlying Portofino is a natural park with beautiful dense Mediterranean scrub and fauna.The Portofino marine protected area is part of the park and it extends along the coast below the promontory and it is characterized by its variety of seabeds.
Camogli
Camogli is an antique seaside village with a view on the Gulf of Paradise. It is characterized by highly-stacked and vivaciously-painted houses.
In the summertime it offers many cultural events: from the suggestive “Stella Maris festival” where all the coast in front of Camogli is illuminated by thousands of floating candles, to the many culinary festivals, the Communication festival which hosts the most important names in the international cultural panorama.
Nervi
Nervi is a fishing village with important eighteenth century villas and with the famous promenade and the beautiful Nervi Park with its well preserved gardens and exotic and Mediterranean plants.
San Fruttuoso
San Fruttuoso is a tiny beautiful seaside village with a few houses located next to the ancient Abbey of San Fruttuososet back from the beach.
It is wedged in betweensteep slopes covered by dense vegetation.
The abbey contains tombs of members of the noble Genoan Doria family and in the sea off San Fruttuoso there is the underwater statue Christ of the Abyss which was installed in 1954 at a depth of 17 meters for theprotection ofdivers and fishermen.
Portofino
Portofino is an amazing fishing village and holiday resort famous for its picturesque harbor The town is clustered around its small harbor, famous for its elegant atmosphere.
The mountain overlying Portofino is a natural park with beautiful dense Mediterranean scrub and fauna.The Portofino marine protected area is part of the park and it extends along the coast below the promontory and it is characterized by its variety of seabeds.
Camogli
Camogli is an antique seaside village with a view on the Gulf of Paradise. It is characterized by highly-stacked and vivaciously-painted houses.
In the summertime it offers many cultural events: from the suggestive “Stella Maris festival” where all the coast in front of Camogli is illuminated by thousands of floating candles, to the many culinary festivals, the Communication festival which hosts the most important names in the international cultural panorama.
Nervi
Nervi is a fishing village with important eighteenth century villas and with the famous promenade and the beautiful Nervi Park with its well preserved gardens and exotic and Mediterranean plants.
