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5 unusual facts about Portofino


Attilio di Fabrizio

Attilio Di Fabrizio, chef de cuisine for both the Villa San Michele in Florence and the Hotel Splendido in Portofino, was born in the town of Abruzzi.

Bobbie Eakes

She was brought back to the show during the B&B location shoot at Portofino, Italy in December 2002, and was then killed off after a chandelier fell on her during a concert in 2003.

Costa Magica

Magica pays homage to some of the most famous destinations in Italy including Positano, Portofino, Bellagio, and Sicily which are all incorporated into her public rooms and restaurants.

Penny Lancaster

Lancaster and Stewart married on Saturday, 16 June 2007 at La Cervara near Portofino, Italy.

Portofino

Portofino also featured on Top Gear in Episode 5, Series 12 where Richard Hammond, in a Ferrari Daytona raced James May in a carbon fibre powerboat from Portofino to St Tropez.


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EasyCruise

The service began by operating night-time departures calling between ports in St. Tropez, Cannes, Nice, Monaco, Imperia, Genoa and Portofino in the summer.

Leopoldo Pirelli

Leopoldo Pirelli (Usmate Velate, 1925 – Portofino, January 23, 2007) was an Italian businessman.

Rapallo railway station

The two comuni proposed a design for a direct connection between themselves, and then passing under the Mount of Portofino, in place of the proposed "on paper" stations at Camogli and Santa Margherita Ligure.


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