In 159 days Patron saint festival
4 April 2027
Sunday 4 April
On the first Sunday of April Portofino celebrates Saint George in the church dedicated to him, on the headland above the harbour. The village has 453 residents.
The patron of Portofino is Saint George and the feast falls on the first Sunday of April, not on the 23rd as elsewhere. The church dedicated to him stands on the headland, above the piazzetta and the harbour.
It is a village feast in the strict sense: little more than four hundred people live in Portofino, and in April the season has not yet begun.
Places to see before or after the feast. All 9 places in Portofino →
Its real name is piazza Martiri dell'Olivetta: painted houses, moored boats, Castello Brown above.
A Genoese fortress turned English villa, with two pines on the terrace and the Tigullio below.
Levelled in the war and rebuilt by the villagers in 1950, with the relics of Saint George.
Built in 1874 for a Carnarvon, later the Agusta family, today a frozen asset: seen best from the sea.
Portofino Piazzetta · castello Brown · chiesa di San Giorgio and 6 more
Pesto alla Genovese
24 places to stay · top rated: Agriturismo Terre Rosse Portofino 9.9 · Splendido Mare, A Belmond Hotel, Portofino 9.5
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Nearest airport: Genova, 31 km away
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