Portofino Italia
October 07, 2008
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You hear about Portofino and you think you know what to expect. Then you see Portofino and you think to yourself "WTF?", sure it's gorgeous, sure it looks just like the pictures but is this really it? Yes, that's really it, you can see the entire town in under 10 minutes of walking. There are only a few hundred residents and from the prices at the bistros and shops they all must be Hollywood celebrities. You can forget about groceries or a farmacia, those are a bus ride to Santa Margherita away but if you need a last minute Gucci or Prada you're in luck. Having said all that, this town has in irresistible charm and I found myself not wanting to get back on the tender back to the ship.
There's a lighthouse at the tip of the bay that you can walk to, the walking path to the lighthouse is more interesting than the lighthouse itself. Along the way there were 20 some odd entrances to the homes that dot the hillside, they all had fish eye camera systems and remote gates. We couldn't see any of the homes themselves but the landscaping was beautiful and you could almost smell the money from the path as you walked by.
