Santa Margherita Lig. - Loc. Paraggi

Santa Margherita Ligure and Portofino,
within easy reach using the Genoa-Leghorn motorway A12 (exit at Rapallo toll gate, 4 km), are on the Gulf of Tigullio, a little over 20 minutes from Genoa. They offer: a first-class harbour resort, a yacht club, a water skiing and sailing school, a diving school, boat trips, night clubs and discotheques, an 18-hole golf course within 4 km, a riding school and mini-golf. Genoa is just 30 km away, with the Christopher Columbus international airport, as well as its special attractions, including: the Old Port; the Doges’ palaces of the old Maritime Republic, the greatest historical centre in Europe; and the Aquarium, the largest in Europe and ranked second in the world.

Santa Margherita Ligure
nestles in a delightful inlet of the Gulf of Tigullio, protected from the winds, the only access to the impassable Portofino promontory. It is visited in the winter because of its very mild climate and from May to October by an elegant crowd of bathers, attracted by the magnificent beach, the good quality and perfection of its hotels of every class, restaurants, pizzerias, elegant boutiques and the most pleasant of shopping experiences.

Portofino
is an old fishermen’s village connected to Santa Margherita Ligure by a magnificent coast road, considered today to be one of the most beautiful in the world. The village, concentrated around a natural harbour, retains its original features. The climate is temperate in summer and mild in winter. It is an ideal resort, in all seasons, for anyone wanting calm and rest in a setting that is unique in the world.

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Useful links:

Events
Trenitalia (Train timetables)
Christopher Columbus International Airport, Genoa
Motorways
Timetables for ferries to the Cinque Terre
The Genoa Aquarium