2010

Paul Cayard
Francesco De Angelis
Rosanna Armani (sister of Giorgio Armani)
Boris Becker
Elle MacPherson (photo)
Ronan Keating
Kevin Spacey
Cate Blanchett
Jean Reno
Luis Figo

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First of all we wont to clear some doubt regarding which is the best time to arrive in Portofino Italy. The season start with the easter festivity and then closes at the end of September with the International Yacht Event in Genoa. So from April to end of September.

After this point every boutique is closed, hotels and lounge bar are closed.

We don’t suggest to arrive in Portofino from October to March.

So, this is the bets time to reserve Hotel in Portofino with good deals.
We want to remember You that with us you can book and pay directly the Hotel later.

We suggest the Piccolo Hotel, in front of a very romantic bay at 5 minutes by walk from Portofino and, even if it need to be refurbished the Hotel Nazionale. Pratically you open a window and you are on the most famous Piazzetta of the world.

If you are looking for luxury service at the right price, with good deals we suggest the 5-Star Excelsior Palace at the begin of Rapallo. You have big room with all confort, two splendid swimming pools, the one outside has an incredible view of the Portofino bay. There is also a Spa e Wellness center.

The only thing is that you are half hour from Portofino. So, if you have a car or a Limo this will be not a problem. You can spend also an half day to visit Rapallo.

So, we starting now to list some good advice from our Guests on where to eat.

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To talk about Nicola Abbagnano means in a certain way to talk about Santa Margherita Ligure and Portofino, the cities he chose as his second home and for which he demonstrated his love to the point of leaving in writing his wish to be buried there.

Abbagnano was a swallow who returned to this city every summer from the fog of Padania to rejoice over the sea, the green of the hills, the climate and perhaps even of that unforgettable sunset of Portofino that Andrè Gide called I’heure bleu (the blue hour).

A magic moment, it lasts only a few moments in which the whole environment, including the air, turns a tender blue, a poetic atmosphere that Abbagnano certainly enjoyed.

He, who vibrated with a gentleness that was expressed in his clear eyes full of light, and a smile sketched on his lips.

Observing him, with his refined and good natured countenance, he seemed a poet, a dreamer more than a philosopher, immersed in the severity of his discipline. And yet, a poetic vein runs through all his work.

In an interview published ten years ago in Santa Margherita Portofino, he was asked if he fit more optimistic or more pessimistic. To which he responded, Like everyone with good sense I make an effort to be a realist and I say to myself ‘Let’s try to see where the dangers are and where the good things are. Let’s direct our efforts towards the positive elements in life.

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Spring 1953: Truman Capote makes his entrance in Portofino in a red Renault accompanied by Jack Dunphy, his lifetime companion, and a noisy couple of dogs.

Together they rent an apartment over the Delfino Restaurant, on the top floor with a grand terrace, and there they stayed until the end of October.

He was born in New Orleans in 1924. When he took this long vacation he was already a celebrity, known in his country for his gifts as a brilliant writer and for his intemperate and transgressive life. He had his literary debut in 1948 with the novel “Other Voices, Other Rooms“, followed the next year by a collection of short stories entitled a “Tree in the Night” and in 1951 by the novel “The Grass Harp”.

By 1953 he had already written for the theater and for the cinema.

He came to Portofino with the intention of working in peace and quiet on the screenplay for “The House of Flowers“, and at the same time on a project for a new collection of short stories.

The distractions of summer proved to be many however, and he let a good part of the time slip by.

At the same time, in Portofino, there were many gatherings of a whole slew of friends and celebrities.

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