Abbazia di San Fruttuoso

What a great side trip from Portofino - we decided to spend half a day here , visit the abbey, the museum and the tower together with a spot of swimming thrown in. It happened to be a magical experience!

Pretty but very small and not for anyone who cannot do high steps!

Was very busy and not a lot to see tbh. Queue for food / toilet massive (sept) and too many people waiting / arriving on boats causing gridlock on te boat dock. Had 2 hours here due to boat times and couldn't wait to get on boat to Portofino. Much better places to see than here.

Nice hidden beach with no access by road, either we need to trekk or take ferry from Camogli or Portofino to reach this location. Beach has pebble shore and small, mostly people like to visit Christ under water statue which is about 200 meter from shore.

We travelled by ferry to Abbazia di San Fruttoso which was wonderul as we could see everything from the water. We enjoyed walking around the site and exploring the paths and historic buildings. The beach was clean and surrounded by historic buildings in including the abby.

Beautiful but don't expect any shop ! Just à bar and a beach, which is good for a resting afternoon ! Careful, dogs are not allowed on the beach + if you go late, it could be dificult to find a place + it's not sand !!

Probably my #1 favorite thing we did in Italy! First we hiked 2 hours from portofino (a beautiful walk with lots of stairs!). And then we spent the day at the abbey’s beach. The water is absolutely stunning and the vibes are just amazing. You can rent a chair for 7€ an hour or you can chill on the pebbles

One of the best place in Liguria that you have to go. It can be reached by both by walk following a guided trail or by ferry. You can start both from Camogli or Portofino. I parked in a parking on the top of Camogli and then take the 2 h and 20 min path (if you like to walk you can make it in 1h and a half). There is also the possibility to take the 3h and 30 min path which is more sightseeing that the one that I take which is inside the forest. When you arrived at San Fruttuoso be prepared that there are a lot of people there. There are few restaurants and a bar. I suggest to buy in advance same focaccia ligure and buy there only drinks

Wonderful monument dating back to the 10th century, in the unique context of the natural reserve of Monte di Portofino. You can reach it either ferry or hiking through the mountain. Visit the Abbey, have a swim and get back to your hike. This picturesque village is definitely something that you would like to visit.

To say that it is a pearl of rare beauty in the shell of the luxuriant promontory of Portofino is like tracing a cliché, but otherwise I would not know how to describe this little picturesque village in few words. Going to this place, in spite of years of visits, it is always an exciting surprise for me. In fact sea arriving away, both from west (from Camogli) or from east (Portofino), just behind to a small promontory the medieval building appears to me at once with its porch, trifore windows and bell tower. It seems a little porcelain jewel case laid down on the beach. The first nucleus of the abbey was built around the end of the X century, from Greek monks which brought the Byzantine architectural schemes in the dome of the abbey. In the following centuries the complex was widened by Adelaide, the widow of Ottone I, and subsequently from the Benedictines, to which the abbey was left. In the XIII century was built a porched projection. In the course of the centuries the little hermitage became a rich and powerful abbey, but on the other hand a prey for the pirates. Towards the 16th century the complex of Saint Fruttuoso di Capodimonte was transformed in fishermen houses, often broods of pirates and finally property of the Doria Family for centuries. In order to sight in time the danger arriving from the sea and to be able to protect the village, Andrea Doria constructed the great tower that still today dominates the bay. In 1933 the Italian State began the restoration activities after the donation to FAI from the family Doria Pamphili: 33 hectares of earth that include, to the west Cove of the Gold - today breeding zone for fishes, therefore forbidden to navigation and to swim, the sixteenth century sight-tower and part of the wooded declivity. Here you can be only arrive via sea or from a steep path coming down from the Mount of Portofino, there is no way to reach the beach by car and just for this reason it has conserved the fascination of the past times. Currently it is an obligatory stage for the tourists that visit the mount of Portofino.

Porto Christo, this is a fairly quiet resort on the north east of the island. It is a beautiful villiage which has features that include the caves of drach an underground laberynth of beautiful caves with a subterranian boat trip at the end. At the harbour are many fine small restuarants where the food is lovely. Also at the harbour you can join the glass bottom boat for a trip up the coast to Cala de Mallorca and slightly beyond.