Castello Brown

The pathway to the castle has a great view of Portofino. I highly recommend the place, specially if the weather is cloudy. There is a cafe with drinks available, the coffee machine broke at time of our visit. There are chairs by the park and cafe, so you can chill there and enjoy the view after you are done with the castle.

Beautiful place, clean water. Been the during winter but I bet in summer is amazing to swim there.

Great view over Portofino, and that s pretty much it. 5 euro for a ticket that you buy when you arrive Beautiful scenery Very picturesque Sometimes may be packed especially in high season

A must do if you brave the tourist trap that is Portofino. Once you climb the steps you find a cool ancient castle at the top with wonderful views of the port and further seascape only 5 € entry and well worth the journey

Really beautiful place. I recommend to visit! No waiting in queues, not crowded (also at weekends), we were here before noon. There’s lovely cafe with terrace there’re also cheap prices. We had croissant (2€) and iced latte macchiato (4€). Inside was air conditioner, even in summer inside the castle was cool. Ticket cost 5€(no sales for students, children or seniors). Gorgeous views were everywhere you look !! Love this place !

wonderful place to visit on the beautiful Portofino. I thought the fee wasn’t really worth it, but it was! You’ll get the best places to take wonderful photos and be immersed with the nice colors of the city.

It’s for the view of Portofino mostly, we walked up the right side, had a nice drink at the cafe, then walked down on the other side from the cafe for the best views of Portofino

The castle itself isn't worth it, just some empty rooms with a bunch of pictures of celebrities. The only thing that's worth it, is the view Actually you pay 5 euros per person for a view.

This is worth the walk up for the wonderful views of the marina. The home has some amazing history along with a cafe inside. The garden area has plenty of seating and it was an area with a cool breeze. Glad we made the trip for the tour. Enjoy!

The views alone are worth the trek up to the castle! Take heed though, there is an easy way and a hard way up. We just got lucky and came up the easy way, went down the other way. The entire way down, all we could say was, "Thank goodness we didn't come up this way!" So, the easy way starts up a side street off the main square, where the boats dock. You'll head uphill on a cobbled road past a gelato shop on your right and a souvenir shop on your left, toward the San Giorgio Church. Follow that road on up until it forks. To get to the castle, head left at the fork. Although, I'd recommend detouring right to see the church before continuing on to the castle. Once you take the fork towards the left, you will see ample signs pointing you to the castle. Follow those. The other route leaves from the port and is a steep, rocky, winding trail uphill the entire way. Avoid, avoid, avoid! Unless you're coming down of course, then it's a nice, pleasant, downhill stroll with killer views the whole way.

Honestly one of the coolest places I have ever been. So I have to re-research the entire history but basically this castle belonged to a wealthy German woman who saved the entire town from being bombed by Hitler. She also adopted a daughter and only left her this castle when she died; the daughter didn't marry and got her own ap't in Rome which is when this castle opened I am guessing. I will update later with better info. Maybe it's because it was less busy than my other major stops with very few Americans and zero Canadians (mostly German, Austrian and English tourists) but this was one of my most memorable stops in all of Italy. The hike was hot and grueling in flip flops and 33 degree heat but so worth it. And there is a clean (single stall) bathroom at the top, plus the nicest views I had seen where I wasn't crawling over people. Win-win!!