Portofino — The small harbour that belonged to Genoa

Portofino, Italy · 1 places documented

Portofino — The small harbour that belonged to Genoa, and the painter who died on its mountain

Portofino holds 1 places documented in this archive, among them Brown Castle in Portofino.

What this page is

This page gathers what Cultural Heritage Online documents in Portofino, Italy: the entries are the ones already published, each with its own sources, its position and its photographs. It is the shortest way to everything we hold in the city, and it is updated as the archive grows.

Why visit

Portofino is the Ligurian fishing village of 357 inhabitants at the foot of its promontory, in the gulf of Tigullio.

Origins and history

A document in the annals of Bernardo Marangone, dating from 1072, records the failed assault of the fleet of the Republic of Pisa, beaten back by the inhabitants of Portofino themselves. In 1175 the small seafaring village was placed under the administrative control of the free commune of Rapallo, together with nearby Santa Margherita Ligure, which bought the rights over it for 70 Genoese lire on behalf of the Rapallo consuls. From 1229 it became an integral part of the Republic of Genoa, as the whole Rapallo territory did.

Key facts

Country: Italy
Region: Liguria
Places in this archive: 1
Centre of the documented entries: 44.3042°N, 9.2072°E

Places documented in Portofino

Brown Castle in Portofino — Castello Brown is a historic house museum perched above the famous harbour of Portofino on the Italian Riviera. Originally a Genoese coastal

What is on in Portofino

Death Anniversary: Giuseppe Amisani — September 8, 1941 — 8 September 2027

Sources

The entries listed above are the source of the counts, the names and the position on this page.

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