International Landscape Photography : Italian Riviera
26th June 2011
International Landscape Photography
Italian Riviera
A surprise trip to the Italian Riviera, as a birthday present from my partner, to visit the small harbour of Portofino. Thank you Cerian.
Portofino is somewhere I had wanted to visit for many years, so this was a great surprise and an amazing experience. As someone who is not only in photography, but the sea, boats, yachts and great seafood, I was in heaven. Wherever you turned there was another megayacht coming into the harbour, or in some cases, mooring off outside as they were too big to come in. 150' yachts were two-a-penny. This was the playground of the rich and famous and great fun to visit for a few days.
History according to Wikipedia:
According to Pliny the Elder, Portofino was founded by the Romans and named Portus Delphini, or Port of the Dolphin, because of the large number of dolphins that inhabited the Tigullian Gulf.
The village is mentioned in a diploma from 986 by Adelaide of Italy, which assigned it to the nearby Abbey of San Fruttoso di Capodimonte. In 1171, together with the neighbouring Santa Margherita Ligure, it was included in Rapallo's commune jurisdiction. After 1229 it was part of the Republic of Genoa. The town's natural harbour supported a fleet of fishing boats, but was somewhat too cramped to provide more than a temporary safe haven for the growing merchant marine of the Republic of Genoa.
It was a hot and sunny weekend, so the sunlight was harsh all day long and the direction of the sun meant a large section of the harbour was thrown into shade after midday. I took many shots of the area, villas, yachts and harbour-scapes, so I hope you enjoy the small selection here.
Italian Riviera
A surprise trip to the Italian Riviera, as a birthday present from my partner, to visit the small harbour of Portofino. Thank you Cerian.
Portofino is somewhere I had wanted to visit for many years, so this was a great surprise and an amazing experience. As someone who is not only in photography, but the sea, boats, yachts and great seafood, I was in heaven. Wherever you turned there was another megayacht coming into the harbour, or in some cases, mooring off outside as they were too big to come in. 150' yachts were two-a-penny. This was the playground of the rich and famous and great fun to visit for a few days.
History according to Wikipedia:
According to Pliny the Elder, Portofino was founded by the Romans and named Portus Delphini, or Port of the Dolphin, because of the large number of dolphins that inhabited the Tigullian Gulf.
The village is mentioned in a diploma from 986 by Adelaide of Italy, which assigned it to the nearby Abbey of San Fruttoso di Capodimonte. In 1171, together with the neighbouring Santa Margherita Ligure, it was included in Rapallo's commune jurisdiction. After 1229 it was part of the Republic of Genoa. The town's natural harbour supported a fleet of fishing boats, but was somewhat too cramped to provide more than a temporary safe haven for the growing merchant marine of the Republic of Genoa.
It was a hot and sunny weekend, so the sunlight was harsh all day long and the direction of the sun meant a large section of the harbour was thrown into shade after midday. I took many shots of the area, villas, yachts and harbour-scapes, so I hope you enjoy the small selection here.
Comments
By ali: hi
this very beautiful and fantastic river side and beach ..........