Eight Hotel Portofino Via Milite Ignoto, 30, 16038 Santa Margherita Ligure GE, Italy Italian brand Eight Hotels has a centrally-situated property in Portofino, a short walk from the main piazza.

Cloistered within the dense Mediterranean scrub lay crumbling remnants of bunkers and barracks. From left: Boats in the port town of Santa Margherita Ligure; the harbor at Portofino.

Avoid the crowds at destinations like Portofino and instead head to smaller, lesser-visited villages like Santa Margherita Ligure, or Santa to the locals, on the Riviera di Levante. This little ...

Portofino and Santa Margherita are well supplied with cashpoint machines and exchange offices. In an emergency dial 118 (ambulance), 115 (fire brigade) or 112/113 (police).

While Santa Margherita Ligure boasts a wide beachfront dotted with beach clubs right in town, you can venture further afield to avoid the crowds at Italy's most underrated beaches. One example is ...

The Servizio Marittimo del Tigullio connects the towns of Rapallo, Santa Margherita Ligure, Portofino and San Fruttuoso, and offers excursions to Cinque Terre and Portovenere.

For those not on a Portofino budget, it’s best to stay in Santa Margherita Ligure. 2024 will also see the debut of the Orient Express La Dolce Vita train in Italy – no relation to the Belmond ...

OLIVER HOLT IN PORTOFINO: There is a point on the tight, twisting coast road that meanders between Santa Margherita Ligure and Portofino on the Italian Riviera, where it passes a nightclub.