The period drama series Hotel Portofino is set in a splendid location overlooking the Gulf of Tigullio, although the production shot in Croatia in addition to the Liguria Riviera. Interior shoots took place in the Croatian cities of Rovigno, Fiume and Laurana which was the location for the villa housing the hotel. The views seen in the series are, however, of the Liguria Riviera. In addition to the title, that strip of land is referenced multiple times in the series with the sea, sun and the delicacies of Ligurian cuisine all featured, the last often in contrast to the English specialities that the guests, mostly British or Anglo-Saxon in taste, would prefer.
While the colourful little houses of the harbour, the alleyways, the square yellow façade of the Church di San Giorgio, perched on a rock on the promontory of Portofino are all recognisable, there are also glimpses of the beach of Castello in Rapallo (piazzetta Bottaro), the beach of Travello in the hamlet of San Michele di Pagana, the provincial road that follows the coastline and parts of Santa Margherita Ligure. Mentioned several times previously, Genoa appears in the last episode, with the monumental fountain in piazza De Ferrari and the bicoloured doors in via XX Settembre.
The period drama series Hotel Portofino is set in a splendid location overlooking the Gulf of Tigullio, although the production shot in Croatia in addition to the Liguria Riviera. Interior shoots took place in the Croatian cities of Rovigno, Fiume and Laurana which was the location for the villa housing the hotel. The views seen in the series are, however, of the Liguria Riviera. In addition to the title, that strip of land is referenced multiple times in the series with the sea, sun and the delicacies of Ligurian cuisine all featured, the last often in contrast to the English specialities that the guests, mostly British or Anglo-Saxon in taste, would prefer.
While the colourful little houses of the harbour, the alleyways, the square yellow façade of the Church di San Giorgio, perched on a rock on the promontory of Portofino are all recognisable, there are also glimpses of the beach of Castello in Rapallo (piazzetta Bottaro), the beach of Travello in the hamlet of San Michele di Pagana, the provincial road that follows the coastline and parts of Santa Margherita Ligure. Mentioned several times previously, Genoa appears in the last episode, with the monumental fountain in piazza De Ferrari and the bicoloured doors in via XX Settembre.
