From our lovely anchorage in Santa Margharita we walked along the coast to Portofino, about 3 km.  Portofino is surrounded by national park

 

Leaving Santa Margharita we passed this very large Italianate villa,,,,,

 

 

....and beaches filled with chairs and umbrellas (no discount for being in the last row back!).

 

 

a delightful coastal walk

 

 

and there was a boardwalk around cliffs and where the road narrowed.

 

 

This is the bay at Paraggi that Sandra swam across.... as a short cut and to cool off.

 

 

...from the other side to here.

 

 

 

 

We then left the coastal road and took the cliff mountain path

 

 

 

 

Looking down at the harbour entrance to Portofino.

 

 

 

The larger boats are now not allowed in the small harbour so moor just

outside.

 

 

Portofino lives up  to it's reputation, it is one of the prettiest places we have been to.

 

 

 

They have a sculpture park, and we thought the rhino in the slings was interesting!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To the left of the pink building is the restaurant Sandra had dinner in when she went to a conference in

Genoa with Deutsche Bank.  Since we are no longer on expense accounts, we foregoed the pleasure!