Recdently,I spent several pleasurable hours enjoying fine paintings produced primarily by Italian…read morePainters between 1860 and 1930.Painters with paintings that I especially relished were Guisseppe de Nittis("Woman On Horseback in Bois de Boulogne"),Giovanni Migliara("Interior of Church"),Ettore Tito ("Amazon"),Emile Gola("Landscape"),Giovanni Fattori("Oxen and Ploughman")Alberto Pasini("Castle of Romeji Hissar")Giovanni Boldini ("Page"),Giovanni Favretto("Musical Family"),and Antonio Mancini("Peasant").I also saw fine exemplars of Spanish Impressionism by Joaquin Sorrolla("Boy Taking Nap on Boat" plus a delightfil landcape by French Painter,Narcise Diaz de La Pena.The curatorial work at the Frugone Collection was worthy of accolades.

An enjoyable high point over Portofino. One of many walks in the area, some would call it a short…read morehike. Yelper B C. has a nice overview of its history in their post from 2016. If you stay at Domina Home Piccolo choose a room with a view of the castello. It's enjoyable to look at from across the water at night or in the wee early morning hours.

This is worth the walk up for the wonderful views of the marina…read more 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!