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From Rapallo, you can reach Portofino by car or public bus. We cycled along the coast. The view is very beautiful. Portofino is a small peninsula with a harbor town and can only be reached on foot. The chapel and the castle are worth a visit. If you're interested, you can walk to the tip of the small island and have something to eat or drink at the lighthouse.

Castello Brown is a unique location in the bay of Portovino, overlooking the legendary Piazzetta surrounded by prestigious villas. The castle is surrounded by a Mediterranean garden full of flowers, roses, and pergolas. Inside, you can enjoy breathtaking views of the Ligurian Sea, creating an enchanting experience.

It was built in 1167 by order of the Genoese consuls on a hilltop in a dominant and panoramic position, as a garrison and outpost in the lands of the Counts of Lavagna, who were hostile to Genoa. In 1178, the decision was made to create the village below, which was then surrounded by walls—of which only a few traces remain today—with three gates and watchtowers. During its first decades of existence, the Castle endured sieges, conquests, and reconstructions during the struggles between Genoa and the local feudal families, the Fieschi and Malaspina. With the expansion of the village into the coastal plain and the end of the feudal conflicts, it lost importance and was gradually abandoned until, starting in 1575, some parts of it were demolished as a "gathering place for innovators and exiles." Today, all that remains is the upstream tower with its terrace, where the Genoese flag flies, two water cisterns that were used to ensure survival during sieges, and a fortified parade ground. The castle is now privately owned but is always open for guided tours for small groups. (c) https://www.comune.chiavari.ge.it/it/vivere/castello

From above you have a beautiful view

Portofino is a fishing village located on the Italian Riviera southeast of Genoa. Colorful houses, boutiques, and restaurants line the Piazzetta, a small, cobblestone square overlooking the harbor. From the Piazzetta, a path leads to the church and the Castello Brown, a 16th-century fortress offering beautiful views of the town and the Ligurian Sea.

The beautiful crescent-shaped town of Portofino stretches along the Ligurian coast of the Italian Riviera and is one of Italy's most beautiful, exclusive and famous seaside destinations. It is a picturesque town filled with colorful buildings in the harbor, boats and yachts bobbing along the shoreline and (lots of) tourists strolling through the streets

Our tour of the Ligurian Levante makes a short stop in Rapallo to dust off old memories and then continues towards Recco through an internal road full of ups and downs but which allowed us to discover some enchanting small villages

Located at the eastern end of the Vittorio Veneto seafront, surrounded by the sea and connected to the mainland by a pier, its unmistakable silhouette is one of the symbols of the city of Rapallo.