Want an amazing 5 star experience in Monterosso then reserve a tasting at Buranco. Brave the steep…read morepathway to the entrance and you will be rewarded with an amazing vineyard view, exceptional wines and wonderful hospitality. Walk the beautiful property and view their beekeeping, vineyards and orchard. Bravo Buranco and thank you for your hospitality.

This is such a beautiful, romantic, peaceful sanctuary, winery and restaurant. The views are…read morestunning and the white wine is crisp and original!! This vineyard has a hike included while getting there and I think it's fantastic!! We came on November 5th and it was closed but the owner let us have a bottle of wine, sit and enjoy this beautiful place!! They reopen in April!! Thank you so much for making our trip!!

An enjoyable high point over Portofino. One of many walks in the area, some would call it a short…read morehike. Yelper B C. has a nice overview of its history in their post from 2016. If you stay at Domina Home Piccolo choose a room with a view of the castello. It's enjoyable to look at from across the water at night or in the wee early morning hours.

This is worth the walk up for the wonderful views of the marina…read more The home has some amazing history along with a cafe inside. The garden area has plenty of seating and it was an area with a cool breeze. Glad we made the trip for the tour. Enjoy!

Gayle and I climbed up the hill to take a closer look at the Castle walls and the cool Sea views…read morebelow. There was also a trail head that would have probably taken us to Riomaggiore if we had the time. And since there was no entry to the Castle from this side, we walked back down and experienced the essence of Portovenere in other ways.

Recdently,I spent several pleasurable hours enjoying fine paintings produced primarily by Italian…read morePainters between 1860 and 1930.Painters with paintings that I especially relished were Guisseppe de Nittis("Woman On Horseback in Bois de Boulogne"),Giovanni Migliara("Interior of Church"),Ettore Tito ("Amazon"),Emile Gola("Landscape"),Giovanni Fattori("Oxen and Ploughman")Alberto Pasini("Castle of Romeji Hissar")Giovanni Boldini ("Page"),Giovanni Favretto("Musical Family"),and Antonio Mancini("Peasant").I also saw fine exemplars of Spanish Impressionism by Joaquin Sorrolla("Boy Taking Nap on Boat" plus a delightfil landcape by French Painter,Narcise Diaz de La Pena.The curatorial work at the Frugone Collection was worthy of accolades.

Very kind and all of the white wines were delicious! Highlight of our day in cinque terre!read more