Firenze – Cannes via Portofino

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Punct de pornire: Firenze

Destinatie: Cannes

Stopover: Portofino

Continui astazi sa va povestesc detalii din micul nostru „French-Italian Roadtrip”. Suntem in masina, obositi, dar totodata incantati de party-ul „Firenze 4 Ever”, organizat de cei de la Luisa Via Roma. Intram in Genoa. Superb! Ati fost careva? Sunt curioasa ce se poate face pe acolo pentru urmatoarea vizita, pentru ca acum nu am apucat sa vad orasul decat pe fuga, de pe scaunul „copilotului”. Pe partea stanga, se vedea marea, care avea o culoare superba. Pe partea dreapta, aveam impresia ca ma strange muntele, asta din cauza drumului foarte ingust.

Urmeaza Santa Margherita Ligure, apoi ne indreptam spre Portofino. Nu imi vine sa cred ce minunatii vad in jurul meu.  Micul port – Portofino – este intruchiparea minunatiei. O explozie de culori, materiale si texturi cum rareori mi-a fost dat sa admir. Cand te gandesti ca, pe vremuri, era doar un sat pescaresc din provincia Genoa, aflata in zona de nord-vest a Italiei. Astazi, Portofino adaposteste ambarcatiuni de mici dimensiuni, dar dintre cele mai luxoase. Pe malul apei, de jur imprejurul portului, s-a creat un cerc de restaurante si cafenele. Conform datelor istorice, Portofino a fost fondat de romani si denumit Portus Delphini (Portul Delfinilor), datorita numarului mare de delfini care traiau in golful Tigullian, aflat tot aici.

Firenze-Cannes via Portofino este, asadar, un drum de vis.  Ultima oprire am facut-o la Monte Carlo. Si pentru ca Monaco, microstatul care gazduieste Monte Carlo, este considerata un principat de sine statator, am bifat cu ocazia acestei calatorii o noua tara must-visit din palmaresul meu 😉 Pot sa va spun ca aceasta mini-vacanta m-a imbogatit cultural, dar si sufleteste. Caci in adancul meu au ramas intiparite niste imagini pe care nu le voi uita niciodata…

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Starting point: Firenze

Destination: Cannes

Stopover: Portofino

Today I’ll continue to tell you about my French-Italian Roadtrip. We are tired, sitting in the car, but in the meantime we are happy about the Firenze 4 Ever Party, organized by Luisa Via Roma. We enter Genoa. Wonderful! Have you been there? I’m curious what can be done in this city, because this time I could only admire it from the car. On the left side, there was the beautiful, blue sea, whereas the mountains from the right side gave me the impression that I was being „clenched” because of the extremely narrow road.

We are heading for Santa Margherita Ligure and then we have Portofino on our list. I can’t believe the wonders surrounding me. The little port town – Portofino – is the embodiment of beauty. An explosion of colours and textures that I have rarely seen. When you think that, some years ago, it was a small fishing village from Genoa, in the North-West region of the country. Today, Portofino has some small vessels, but those are the most luxurious ones. On the shore, a handful of restaurants and coffeehouses were born. According to the historical facts, Portofino was founded by the Romans and was named so after the Portus Delphini, because of the high number of dolphins that lived in the Tigullian Golf nearby.

Firenze-Cannes via Portofino is a heavenly road. The last stopover was in Monte Carlo. And because Monaco, the microstate that hosts Monte Carlo, is considered an independent principality, I can say that I have enriched my „traveller portfolio” with one more must-visit country. 😉 I can say that this small vacation brought me a small cultural and sentimental fortune. Because it left me with some images I will never forget…

Zara skirt & blouse

Prada sandals