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Punta Chiappa, a rocky
promontory famous for the
changing colours of the
surrounding sea.
R Abbazia di San Fruttuoso
San Fruttuoso. Tel 0185 77 27 03.
Open Mar–Oct: daily; Nov–Feb:
Tue–Sun. Closed Feb. &

w Rapallo
Genoa. * 31,000. V @ g n
Lungomare Vittorio Veneto 7 (0185
23 03 46). ( Thu. Cable car: Tel 0185
523 41. ∑ turismoinliguria.it
Historians know Rapallo as the
place where two post-World
War I treaties were signed,
while film buffs might
Pastel-coloured houses near the pebbly beach at Camogli recognize it from the 1954
movie The Barefoot Contessa,
0 Camogli On the other side of the which was shot here. Rapallo
peninsula, which you have to was also a haven for writers
Genoa. * 5,500. V @ g n Via
XX Settembre 33 (0185 77 10 66). reach on foot (a 2-hour walk) or such as D H Lawrence and Ezra
( Wed. ∑ camogliturismo.it by boat, is the Abbazia di San Pound. Its villas still have a
Fruttuoso, named after a patrician feel to them, as do the
Built on a pine-wooded slope, 3rd-century saint riding stables,
Camogli is a fishing village where whose followers golf course and
seashells adorn the pastel- were ship- tennis courts.
painted house walls, and the wrecked here The palm-lined
smell of frying fish wafts out from and, according esplanade ends
the small restaurants into the to legend, in a small
streets. Near the pebble beach protected by 16th-century
and fishing port is the medieval three lions. castle, in which
Castello della Dragonara. The white art exhibitions
Camogli celebrates its famous abbey buildings, are occasionally
festival of the Blessing of the set among pines held. A cable
Fish on the second Sunday of and olive trees, The 16th-century castle jutting car from the
May, when sardines are fried date mostly from into Rapallo harbour centre of the
in a huge pan 4 m (13 ft) in the 11th century, town leads to
diameter. The fish is distributed although the imposing Torre dei the 16th-century Santuario di
free to everyone. Doria was added 500 years later. Montallegro, which houses a
You can take a boat to try to Byzantine icon said to possess
q Portofino locate the Cristo degli Abissi, miraculous powers.
a bronze statue of Christ that
Peninsula sits on the sea bed near San R Santuario di Montallegro
Fruttuoso, protecting sailors. Montallegro. Tel 0185 23 90 00.
Genoa. @ g Portofino. n Via Roma
35 (0185 26 90 24). Further west along the coast is Open daily. Closed noon–2:30pm.
∑ parcoportofino.com
Portofino is the most exclusive
harbour and resort town in Italy,
crammed with the yachts of the
wealthy. You can reach
Portofino by road (although cars
are not allowed into the village),
or by boat, from the resort of
Santa Margherita Ligure. Above
the town are the church of San
Giorgio, containing relics said to
be those of the dragon-slayer,
and a castle. Large yachts moored in Portofino’s famous harbour
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp565–9 and pp584–90

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