Portofino

Portofino () is an Italian fishing village and holiday resort famous for its harbor. It is a popular place for pictures. Many celebrities go here. It is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Genoa on the Italian Riviera. The town is also known for its colorfully painted buildings that line the shore.Lonely Planet, Portofino Guide, accessdate=2015-03-24.

 Landscapes of Portofino Painted by Giuseppe Amisani 
The most emblematic painter of Portofino was Giuseppe Amisani, known as “the Painter of Kings”, to whom Portofino dedicated a promenade along the seafront, “the Amisani promenade”. When passing through Bocche and following the main road down to Portofino Mare, at a certain point along the route, you can see, embedded in the conglomerate, a marble plaque with the inscription: “Here the beauty of the world smiled for the last time”. Giuseppe Amisani spent time at this location in 1941 and frequently painted outdoors.

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