Portofino a village of rare beauty

Portofino is a small Italian fishing village, comune and tourist resort located in the province of Genoa on the Italian Riviera. The town crowded round its small harbour is considered to be among the most beautiful Mediterranean ports. Portofino was founded by the Romans and named Portus Delphini, or Port of the Dolphin, because of the large number of dolphins that inhabited the Tigullian Gulf. Portofino has even been recreated in detail around the harbor at Tokyo DisneySea in Chiba, Japan, and to a much lesser extent, the Portofino Bay Resort at Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, USA.

Portofino's beautiful bay and top hotels, attracts the rich and famous. Hollywood stars such as George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Meg Ryan, Barbra Streisand, Robert De Niro and Denzel Washington often come in the summer - as well as millionaires, moguls and models from all over the world. From around Easter to late autumn, day trippers also flock to the resort, to soak up its exclusive atmosphere.

Portofino is een kleine Italiaanse plaats aan de Italiaanse Rivièra, in de provincie Genua. Het haventje van de Portofino wordt gezien als een van de mooiste aan de Middellandse Zee. Een replica van het stadje is te zien in Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando (Florida). De stad zou zijn gesticht door de Romeinen met de naam Portus Delphini, of stad van de dolfijnen, vanwege de grote aantallen dolfijnen die de Golf bevolkten. Het bergachtige schiereiland waarop Portofino gelegen is heeft de status van regionaal natuurpark. De Monte di Portofino is met zijn 612 meter de hoogste top.

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  1. B℮n (67 months ago | reply)

    Don Juan BieJee enjoying the fantastic view of the harbor and the Mediterranean Sea.

    Don Guan BieJee in Portofino

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  2. B℮n (67 months ago | reply)

    Portofino is a town in the Liguria region of Italy, situated on the Ligurian Sea. It is a popular yachting destination for the Rich and Famous.

    Cuore di Leone

    Portofino a favorite of wealthy yachters.

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  3. Terri.Flickr.Chic ♥ (67 months ago | reply)

    I love the angle you took this at! Great photos, all of them.

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  4. Astrid Photography. (67 months ago | reply)

    Wow...ook hier zo'n lekker knus strandje ...!!!
    Bijzonder zoals Portofino omsloten is door bergen .
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  5. Ferdi's - World (67 months ago | reply)

    Wat liggen die bootjes allemaal netjes! Ziet er erg mooi uit!

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  6. tommy.ak (67 months ago | reply)

    Very beautiful O_O Like it so much Ben :-)

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  7. AnneliesW (67 months ago | reply)

    Leuk dat je mijn boot hebt gekiekt (3e foto)! :-)
    Prachtige plaatjes weer Ben. Mooi om naar te kijken, nu het hier alweer begint te schemeren!
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  8. B℮n (67 months ago | reply)

    Annelies, ik neem aan dat kleine bootje boven die grote, LOL:)

  9. ! . © Angela Lobefaro . ! (67 months ago | reply)

    beautiful shots
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  10. Leonardo Martins (67 months ago | reply)

    Yes... rare beauty... mmm.. ;¬]

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  12. Rob :) (67 months ago | reply)

    Oh I'm jealous already.

  13. Tonnetje. (67 months ago | reply)

    Romantische lokaties daar in Italie!

  14. OliveEyel (67 months ago | reply)

    I can't take it anymore!!!
    How can you tease me so much!
    This is driving me crazy looking at all these
    AMAZING spots you shoot so fantastically!
    To bad Europe will not look like this when
    I go in January, I'm gonna be FREEZING!
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  15. buteijn (67 months ago | reply)

    i love Portofino!!!

  16. Marjolein K. (67 months ago | reply)

    Hou op met die vakantiefoto's! Ik krijg steeds minder zin om aan het werk te gaan! ;-)

  17. ~see you soon~ [deleted] (67 months ago | reply)

    Wat een plek om foto's te maken. Waanzinnig mooi daar !

  18. ***irene*** (67 months ago | reply)

    What a wonderful place , details and capture, Ben!
    Have a great day!

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  20. Marrrcelll (67 months ago | reply)

    Prachtig hoor!
    En, nog dolfijnen gezien?

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  21. RijkV Fotografie© (67 months ago | reply)

    Heerlijke foto's van de betere plekken in Italië, Ben !

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    Prachtig plekje en wat een lekker schip. Mooie foto's
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  23. Hans van Reenen (67 months ago | reply)

    Ziet er wel erg lux uit.
    Mooie opname Ben.

  24. Don Pedro de Carrion de los Condes [deleted] (67 months ago | reply)

    weer een prachtig shot van de vakantie !

  25. farissshafee II (67 months ago | reply)

    one beautiful shot Ben, terrific capture & panoramic scene from this height!

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  27. Michael--B [deleted] (67 months ago | reply)

    Ben, I've heard so much about this place but have never seen it - you've captured its beauty! Thanks for sharing!

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    Beautiful!

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    This is an Amazing Shot!
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  31. italiaan1 (67 months ago | reply)

    Dat zijn schitterende foto's Ben, zelf zou ik er ook wel eens naar toe willen gaan. (Als mijn portefeuille genoeg gevuld is) ;-)))

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  33. leuntje (67 months ago | reply)

    Prachtig Ben ! Mooi shot. De gekleurde huizen blijven me fascineren en langzaam maar zeker ga ik er over denken om volgende zomer weer die kant op te gaan~! :-)))
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  34. Marietto (67 months ago | reply)

    I'm sure u liked the place! :)


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  35. Chameleon2006 [deleted] (67 months ago | reply)

    Duuh, en wij maar kapittelen over een tweede kleine autootje erbij....hihihihi! Heerlijk volgens mij om je even in die sferen te begeven!! Je zoon word later een echte don juan!

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  38. prdsra (67 months ago | reply)

    Very fine
    I saw this wonderful photo in the your preferred picture group.

  39. Soumya Bandyopadhyay (67 months ago | reply)

    wow ncie view!

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  40. Lopamudra! (67 months ago | reply)

    I'm greatly thankful to you for this beautiful image and a very lucid introduction of Portofino. It is truly meaningful to the global viewers to enjoy beauty of a present day travel spot with an appendage of its historical anecdote. I feel really enthused to get a view of Portofino--a natural harbour of even pre-roman Liguria--that had its cultural enrichment through spontaneous contributions from different societies, ranging from Liguria, Roman or Sardinian and definitely of French for a brief period.
    The presentation has touched me for true appreciation of the place, its people and its heritage. In that way, this image speaks more of what it captures through the lense.
    So, it's my fave, Ben!
    Sorry to stretch it too much!

  41. -hndrk- (67 months ago | reply)

    Mooi zoals die bootjes in het gelid
    de bocht van de baai volgen....

    Daar lijkt "vaart" in te zitten...

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