Rapallo Castle
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Built overlooking the sea in the middle of the Gulf of Rapallo, the castle has a compact structure rectangular with rounded corners, dominated by a massive square tower which rises from the land side. The entrance to the fortress is secured by a stone staircase. A small belfry is located in an elevated position, to the right of the entrance and on the side diametrically opposite a small sentry box leans on the sea.
San Michele di Pagana
San Michele di Pagana (Ligurian: San Miche) is a village (small suburb) that is part of the municipality of Rapallo and is located about 2 kilometers south of the coast from the center of Rapallo (towards Santa Margherita Ligure), beyond the seaport of Rapallo.
Santa Margherita Ligure
Santa Margherita Ligure is one of the best known and most renowned tourist resorts in all of Liguria. This coastal town, located in a protected bay in one of the most beautiful stretches of the coast, is considered the Pearl of Tigullio. Its history is very ancient and dates back to Roman times. Since then it had a troubled history and over the centuries it was destroyed, rebuilt then conquered several times by the Saracen pirates.
Abbazia di San Girolamo al Monte di Portofino - Complesso Monumentale La Cervara
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Cervara Abbey (Italian: Abbazia della Cervara or Abbazia di San Gerolamo al Monte di Portofino) is a former abbey in Santa Margherita Ligure, Liguria region, northern Italy. It is on the coastal road to Portofino. The abbey complex is a designated National Monument of Italy.
Castello di Paraggi
The castle was built at the time of the Republic of Genoa to protect the coast of the Tigullio area. Some sources indicate 1626 as the year when its construction was decided.[1] The castle was occupied by Napoleonic forces between 1812 and 1814, at the time of the First French Empire. The structure, which underwent several changes across the centuries, later became a private residence. In the 1990s, the then owners, the Bonomi Bolchini family, rented the property to Silvio Berlusconi.[2]
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Niasca Portofino
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Niasca, a sandy beach nestled in the vegetation of the Mediterranean Sea, next to Paraggi Bay, famous for its crystal clear blue water.
Spiaggia dell'Olivetta
Olivetta beach is a small and lovely pebbled beach, surrounded by rocks. You can spot it while walking from the village to the lighthouse.
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Portofino
The town is clustered around its small harbour, and is known for the colourfully painted buildings that line the shore. Since the late 19th century, Portofino has attracted tourism of the European aristocracy and it is now a resort for the world's jet set.
Faro Di Portofino
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The lighthouse was built in 1917 and consists of a white quadrangular tower, 12 feet (3.7 m) high, with balcony and lantern, attached to a 2-storey white keeper's house.
