We got married at the Castle Doria and, my, oh my, we cannot stop smiling, grinning silly, talking about it, looking at the pictures and simply missing our Portovenere. If you want to relax after the hustle and bustle of Cinque Terre and the big cities in Italy/Europe, settle here. This is a town that must be lived in, not... More

Great coastal town. The history on this area is fascinating (so is the Doria family, an old and extremely wealthy Genoese family who played a major role in the history of the Republic of Genoa and in Italy, from the 12th century to the 16th century. Today, there are Doria's alive today living in Rome!). This seaside community is a... More

Stayed there for one night in March 2013. The idea was to use this as a gateway to the Cinque Terre which we wanted to walk. We arrived in the afternoon, strolled through town and had dinner. Next morning I woke up early and the weather was bad, but I went out to the castle and enjoyed the early dawn... More

We are staying in Hotel Nella in La Spezia and came here after recommendation from our host. We drove from La Spezia but it would be just as easy to bus or Boat, or by boat from any CT town. In fact that may be cheaper as parking at the port town starts at €1.50 per hour and on a... More

This small village is better of the ones of the cinque terre for many reasons: It was historically very important since it was the more meridional town of the Genova duchy. It also was a well protected natural port, and for this reason very wealthy. For these two reasons the town has many well preserved monuments: the walls and the... More

This is another village that has lots of history and can be done by boat or trekking. For trekking see the Trekguyd, he also fills you in on the history.

We took a ferry from Manarola, and view Portovenere from afar - what a gorgeous view to watch as we came closer. We spent some time walking around and viewing the architecture, but didn't spend more than an hour or two. Had an interesting experience seeing the Italian Coast Guard boats which accompanied a Cardinal from the Catholic church, dressed... More

Well it's off the beaten track, but still very popular, so get in early for a car park and stay there! you will love it! we did and can highly recomend it!

We were only there for a short time. This is an amazing place. The water is so blue, clear and inviting. We were in cinque terre earlier which was nice but if your want to see a small wonderful town this is it.. Not very touristy or crowded. We could have spent the whole day there with a bottle of... More