Portofino

Portofino
/pawr'teuh fee"noh, pohr'-/; It. /pawr'taw fee"naw/, n.
a village in NW Italy, SE of Genoa: tourist resort. 923.

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Italy
      village, Liguria regione, northwestern Italy. On the Riviera di Levante, it is situated at the southeast end of the small promontory of Portofino, which encloses the Gulf of Rapallo on the west. A picturesque fishing village with a small port at the head of an inlet lined with brightly colour-washed houses, Portofino has a heavy tourist traffic. Pillow lace is made in traditional 18th-century patterns. To the north (1.5 miles [2.5 km]) is the Monastery of La Cervara, where Pope Gregory XI rested on his way from Avignon, France, to Rome (1377) and where Francis I of France was imprisoned after the Battle of Pavia (Pavia, Battle of) (1525). Southeast is the Church of San Giorgio, said to contain relics of St. George brought by Crusaders from the Holy Land. Pop. (2006 est.) mun., 532.

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