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Genoa & the Portofino Peninsula

Liguria - glittering seas & delicious seafood
 
Contrast historic Genoa, which you can explore thanks to our notes for a city walking tour, with the beautiful coastline of the Portofino Natural Park, for which we also provide walking notes. There’s ample opportunity to savour the fresh fish and seafood which features widely on menus.
Genoa & the Portofino Peninsula. 4 nights
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Genoa & the Portofino Peninsula. 4 nights
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Holiday information

 

A short break in Liguria

The great port of Genoa is the perfect place to experience a true flavour of the delightful Ligurian Riviera that stretches all the way from France down into Tuscany. As an important Renaissance city state, many great artists were attracted here and their legacy in its palaces, cathedral and squares meant that Genoa was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006. It is also an area of delicious seafood, pesto and unusual white wines such as Sciacchetrà.
Offering endlessly changing scenery and some of Europe’s finest coastal walking, this delightful short break explores the unspoiled Portofino Peninsula, where warm, wooded mountains tumble steeply down to the Mediterranean, and fishing ports nestle in the little bays and sandy coves. From the heights of Monte Portofino, there are extensive views over the azure waters of the Gulf of Tugillio and down to the pretty villages of Portofino and Camogli.
 

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Itinerary

The key to Inntravel holidays is flexibility. You can start on the day of your choice, and are free to add extra nights.
  • The average maximum daytime temperatures and monthly rainfall relate to the nearest weather station and are intended as a guide only.
    Average temperatures and rainfall
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    mm 101 100 98 93 78 54 35 70 107 159 157 95
  • Arrival in Genoa
    Night 1: at Hotel Continental (the first of two nights here).
    As your first night’s accommodation is on the day of travel, Day 1 is your first day of exploration.
  • Explore Genoa
    Enjoy a day discovering Genoa's hidden gems on our city walking tour (notes provided). The main features of central Genoa include the Piazza de Ferrari, around which are sited the Opera and the Palace of the Doges. There is also a house where Christopher Columbus is said to have been born. The Old Harbour, or 'Porto Antico', is the historic centre of the city and contains many restored buildings including the cotton warehouses and the Museum of the Sea, plus an aquarium and the Bolla, or 'Sphere'. To enjoy a leisurely stroll, follow the Corso Italia, a promenade that runs for 2.5 kilometres overlooking the sea towards the promontory of Portofino and the small lighthouse of Punta Vagno.
    Genoa
  • Travel to Camogli
    Today you take the train (1hr) down the coast to the handsome fishing port of Camogli. A medieval castle still keeps watch over the narrow streets of tall, pastel-painted houses, many of which are embellished with trompe l’oeil pillars, cornices and other stonework. You have two nights here at the magnificent Hotel Cenobio dei Dogi.
    Camogli
  • Linear walk from Camogli to Portofino: 8.5km, 3.5hrs
    Spend your last day exploring the Portofino National Park. This rocky peninsula, described as one of the most attractive landscapes in Italy, is covered with a typical Mediterranean vegetation of herbs, with stands of sea-pine, yew and olives leading down to the blue Mediterranean. Much of the peninsula – including the hamlet of San Fruttuoso – is only accessible on foot or by sea. You walk first from Camogli via San Rocco to Portofino, and then take the boat to San Fruttuoso, where you can visit the Benedictine abbey or cool off in warm weather with a dip in the sea before returning to Camogli by boat.
    Portofino
 

Accommodation

You stay in two excellent, stylish hotels. For dinner, take your pick of the local restaurants (pay locally).
 
Prices & travel options
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  • 4 nights: 01 April 2021 - 30 June 2021, 25 August 2021 - 31 October 2021, 01 April 2022 - 30 June 2022 & 25 August 2022 - 31 October 2022

    Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above

    Starting Price Single room
    1 Apr - 26 May 2021 £445 £225
    27 May - 26 Jun 2021 £495 £260
    25 - 31 Aug 2021 £495 £260
    1 Sep - 6 Oct 2021 £545 £295
    7 - 21 Oct 2021 £445 £225
    22 - 27 Oct 2021 £395 £210
    1 Apr - 26 May 2022 £470 £240
    27 May - 26 Jun 2022 £520 £275
    25 - 31 Aug 2022 £520 £275
    1 Sep - 6 Oct 2022 £575 £310
    7 - 21 Oct 2022 £470 £240
    22 - 27 Oct 2022 £415 £225
    3rd & 4th person discount £0
    Single traveller supplement £0

    Includes accommodation, meals and services integral to the holiday as described, plus walking notes and maps, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.

    Included travel: rail (0h50) Genoa to Camogli (day 2) and Camogli to Genoa (at end of break)

    Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.

  • Room upgrades (£ per person per night)

    Hotel Cenobio dei Dogi, Camogli
    'Standard' with seaview: 01 Apr - 29 May 2021 £40
    'Standard' with seaview: 30 May - 30 Jun 2021 £56
    'Standard' with seaview: 01 Sep - 26 Sep 2021 £56
    'Standard' with seaview: 27 Sep - 31 Oct 2021 £40
    'Standard' with seaview: 01 Apr - 29 May 2022 £42
    'Standard' with seaview: 30 May - 30 Jun 2022 £60
    'Standard' with seaview: 25 Aug - 26 Sep 2022 £60
    'Standard' with seaview: 27 Sep - 31 Oct 2022 £42
    Superior 'classic': 01 Apr - 29 May 2021 £22
    Superior 'classic': 30 May - 30 Jun 2021 £40
    Superior 'classic': 01 Sep - 26 Sep 2021 £40
    Superior 'classic': 27 Sep - 31 Oct 2021 £22
    Superior 'classic': 01 Apr - 29 May 2022 £24
    Superior 'classic': 30 May - 30 Jun 2022 £42
    Superior 'classic': 25 Aug - 26 Sep 2022 £42
    Superior 'classic': 27 Sep - 31 Oct 2022 £24
    Superior 'classic' with sea view: 01 Apr - 29 May 2021 £85
    Superior 'classic' with sea view: 30 May - 30 Jun 2021 £105
    Superior 'classic' with sea view: 01 Sep - 26 Sep 2021 £105
    Superior 'classic' with sea view: 27 Sep - 31 Oct 2021 £85
    Superior 'classic' with sea view: 01 Apr - 29 May 2022 £90
    Superior 'classic' with sea view: 30 May - 30 Jun 2022 £110
    Superior 'classic' with sea view: 25 Aug - 26 Sep 2022 £110
    Superior 'classic' with sea view: 27 Sep - 31 Oct 2022 £90

    Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room

    Hotel Continental, Genoa (B&B) Double room Single room
    01 Apr - 08 Apr 2021 £62 £110
    09 Apr - 18 Apr 2021 £75 £135
    19 Apr - 30 Jun 2021 # £62 £110
    25 Aug - 31 Aug 2021 £62 £110
    01 Sep - 14 Sep 2021 £75 £135
    15 Sep - 06 Oct 2021 £88 £163
    07 Oct - 29 Oct 2021 £62 £110
    01 Apr - 08 Apr 2022 £66 £118
    09 Apr - 25 Apr 2022 £80 £142
    26 Apr - 30 Jun 2022 # £66 £118
    25 Aug - 31 Aug 2022 £66 £118
    01 Sep - 14 Sep 2022 £80 £142
    15 Sep - 06 Oct 2022 £94 £172
    07 Oct - 31 Oct 2022 £66 £118
    # Add £22pp/n (£44pn in a single room) for stays 19-20 May 2021; Add £24pp/n (£48pn in a single room) for stays 19-20 May 2022
    Hotel Cenobio dei Dogi, Camogli (B&B) Double room Single room
    01 Apr - 29 May 2021 £115 £160
    30 May - 30 Jun 2021 £135 £195
    25 Aug - 26 Sep 2021 £135 £195
    27 Sep - 31 Oct 2021 £115 £160
    01 Apr - 29 May 2022 £122 £170
    30 May - 30 Jun 2022 £142 £205
    25 Aug - 26 Sep 2022 £142 £205
    27 Sep - 31 Oct 2022 £122 £170
  • RECOMMENDED AIRPORT(S):
    Genoa
    As an alternative to flying, we can arrange rail travel from London

    Travelling from the UK

    Travelling from outside the UK

    If you are flying from outside Europe,  we recommend flying via Milan or Rome.  To discuss onward connecting travel to the start of your holiday, please contact us.

    Travelling from outside the UK
    We have many years' experience catering for customers who live outside the UK, and will be happy to make tailored arrangements to fit with your plans.

    You have two options:

    1) Book your own flights to London, from where we can book flights and onward connecting travel to your hotel.

    2) Book your own flights direct to an airport appropriate to your chosen holiday. You can either make your own way from the airport to the hotel, or we'll be happy to book onward connecting travel for you. Please consult with us before booking your flights, so that we can advise you on the suitability of your proposed route and timings.
    Outward route Airline
    Edinburgh - Genoa (via Paris) Air France 
    Outward route Airline
    Gatwick - Genoa British Airways 
    Outward route Airline
    Heathrow - Genoa British Airways 
    Outward route Airline
    Luton - Genoa easyJet 
    Outward route Airline
    Stansted - Genoa Ryanair 
    Outward route Airline
    Manchester - Genoa (via Paris) Air France 
    Outward route Airline
    Southampton - Genoa (via Paris) Air France 
    Travelling from outside the UK

    If you are flying from outside Europe,  we recommend flying via Milan or Rome.  To discuss onward connecting travel to the start of your holiday, please contact us.

    This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time stated in the connecting travel section, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you. We charge £35 per person for our flight booking service (£60 for India and Nepal). Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.

What is included
  • 4 nights
  • 4 breakfasts
  • route notes and maps
  • GPS navigation
  • notes for walking tour of Genoa
  • return rail from Genoa to Camogli
 
Reviews

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We are keen for as many customers as possible to review their holiday. To make it easier to do so, we include a specific review section on our post-holiday questionnaire, and this is what we publish here, unedited. Read our full review policy >

All 4 reviews
  • Mrs S Waterton
    Enfield
    19 September 2019

    Holiday arrangements, choice of hotels, walks and travel all excellent. Plenty of options given for a variety of ways to enjoy the walks and area. Please be careful to check for weather conditions when setting out, particularly if thinking of getting boats as some areas may stop boats running in inclement weatheR! 

  • Mrs E Motley
    Oxford
    24 April 2019

    The Hotel Continental was an ideal location for our stay in Genoa. We were able to explore the city easily on foot. We especially enjoyed riding the funiculars and public lifts which helped us to get about the challenging terrain of the city. We recommend HB's food shop, just down from the hotel on Via Balbi, for delicious focaccia and their cafe nextdoor for a quick light bite and choices of gelato! The hotel is just across from the railway station from which we caught our train to Camogli. We enjoyed a peaceful stay in Camogli at the Hotel Cenobio dei Dogi, a contrast after the bustling city of Genoa. Walking on the Portofino Peninsula was lovely. We were fortunate to have beautiful weather in our days in Camogli. We can recommend the Panificio in San Rocco. Their focaccia is freshly prepared each day which we stowed away in our rucksacks, still warm, for our lunch each day. We enjoyed returning to our hotel in Camogli each day to relax over a pot of tea on the terrace and to absorb the stunning view of the Ligurian Riviera. 

  • Ms N Dalwin
    USA
    01 October 2018

    I've left this a little too long since we had to immediately delve back into fall planting and olive harvesting on our farm after taking October off!  We just want to say that you are the best thing that ever happened to us and we're currently debating where we want to go next.

  • Mr A Pleass
    Chester
    02 September 2018

    The walking routes selected were excellent. We particularly enjoyed the routes from Manarola to Corniglia and from Monterosso to Portovenere via Riomaggiore, which, whilst of differing lengths, both have spectacular views. The rocky path from Campiglia down to Portovenere was exhilirating. In early September, it is generally a stiff, hot climb from the Cinque Terre villages to the higher paths, but well worth it when you get to the top, as the villages and lower paths are overrun with tourists, particularly cruise parties as mentioned previously.

    The Restaurant Belvedere in Monterosso on Piazza Garibaldi, recommended by the hotel, was good value and good quality. In Genoa we liked Vegia Zena (Vico del Serriglio, just behind the Porto Antico), La Forchette Curiosa (mentioned in City tour walking notes) and Trattoria Il Grillo Parlante ( Via San Bernardino, again just behind Porto Antico) The latter restaurant we passed at lunchtime, when it was packed with local workers on their lunch hour. We went back in the evening, when it was quieter, but just the type of place you want to find: off the tourist track, frequented by locals, a limited menu, dirt cheap (2 courses for Euro 15 including water) but importantly great quality, freshly cooked food.

    INNTRAVEL NOTE: These customers combined our Genova & the Portofino Peninsula city break and walk, with our Cinque Terre walking break.

     
 

FAQs

If you have any questions relating to this or any other Inntravel holiday, our friendly travel experts will be happy to help. You might also find our General FAQs section helpful.
  • If your holiday plans go awry because of Coronavirus, rest assured that we’ll do right by you. Since the start of the pandemic, our flexible booking policy and prompt issuing of refunds to customers who prefer not to defer their holiday have earned us high praise in the national press.
  • We sincerely hope that your holiday experience will be as enjoyable as it would have been before the pandemic – walking holidays are ideal in these times of social distancing, and we’re not operating holidays if the key highlights can no longer be delivered – but, naturally, there will be some changes to ensure your and other people’s safety.
    Your holiday experience: what to expect >
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  • We’ll send you route notes and maps 2-3 weeks before your holiday. The route notes not only contain directions to get from hotel to hotel, but also include practical information about places of interest and eateries along each route, plus cultural information about the area. If/when you are moving between hotels, you leave your luggage in reception as you leave, and it will be transferred ahead to your next accommodation, meaning that all you need to take with you are a camera, sun cream, drinks, food and waterproofs.

    For more detailed information, see our walking holidays in Europe page.
  • Yes, prior to going on holiday you will be able to download GPX tracks so that you can follow your route on your smartphone or dedicated GPS device if you wish. It’s entirely up to you whether or not you use them – our detailed, step-by-step route notes remain the principal means of guiding you from A to B – but we provide them as a secondary means of navigation for additional reassurance when walking.
  • We can book a wide range of airlines and routes from the UK. As well as being more convenient for you to book all elements of your holiday together, it also means that we’ll accept liability for your travel arrangements, so if things go wrong, such as the airline going bust, we’ll make suitable alternative arrangements for you. For Europe, there’s a £35 booking fee per person (£15 for children aged 2-11). For India and Nepal, the booking fee is £60 per person. More information on flights >
  • We can’t book flights that originate outside the UK, but if you wanted to book your own flights to London (or elsewhere in the UK), we can make all onward travel arrangements (including flights) from there. Alternatively, if you are booking your own flights to an airport in continental Europe that’s appropriate for your holiday, we can book onward rail travel and/or taxis. More information about how we can tailor holidays for customers outside the UK >
  • Since our holidays are self-guided, we recommend calling us for a chat about your plans before making a booking, especially if it’s the first time you’ve booked with us.
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  • Once you’ve decided on your exact itinerary (our travel experts will be happy to offer advice), you need to provide us with your party’s details, either by phone or via our booking form. At this point we also ask you to pay a deposit so that we can secure a room for you immediately on confirming availability with the hotel(s). If it turns out that we can’t secure the accommodation for the holiday you’ve requested, or offer an acceptable alternative, we’ll refund your deposit promptly and in full. After booking your accommodation and other key elements, we'll then book your travel (or you can do so if you’re making your own arrangements) and send you a Booking Confirmation and Invoice.

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  • Yes, it’s something we insist on, even for holidays in the UK. The vast majority of holidays go smoothly, but when things go wrong, it can be expensive to put them right. Buying a new pair of walking boots after your suitcase is stolen mightn’t seem so bad, but the bill for being airlifted down from a mountain with a broken leg or flown home while still recovering from an illness or accident can cost tens of thousands of pounds.

    You don’t have to take out our recommended travel insurance policy (if you live outside the UK you’ll definitely need to make your own arrangements, as the policy is only for UK residents), but you do need to make sure that you’re covered for medical emergencies – including falling ill with Covid-19 while on holiday – and repatriation. We also recommend that you are covered for other eventualities, such as cancellation and loss of luggage and passports.

    We'll ask you for the details of your policy (insurer, policy number and medical emergency phone number) so that we can help out if the worst happens while you are on holiday. It's up to you, though, to check that your policy covers the activities you'll be doing on holiday and that it is adequate for your own individual needs; we don't check alternative policies.
  • It is your responsibility to ensure you are in possession of the correct travel documents, with the correct validity. If you’re a UK citizen, you need a full British passport to travel to Italy, but not a visa. If you are a citizen of another country, you’ll need to check requirements with the national embassy or your own consulate.

    Current information regarding vaccinations and travel health advice for UK citizens can be found through the Travel Health Pro website. You must make sure you have adequate insurance cover for illness, accidents and repatriation (see the insurance question). You should also apply for a Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) if your EHIC has expired (if you have a still-valid EHIC, you can use this until it expires).
  • The principal official language is Italian, though some regions have a second official language, such as South Tyrol, where German is widely spoken. The currency is the Euro. Italian time is GMT/UTC + 1. It uses Daylight Saving Time, so in summer is on BST + 1.
  • For information on the practicalities of travel now that the UK is no longer part of the European Union, visit www.gov.uk/visit-eu-switzerland-norway-iceland-liechtenstein.

    At Inntravel we work in close partnership with our hoteliers, taxi drivers and other local suppliers to provide our self-guided holidays directly to you. We are entirely confident that you will continue to receive the usual warm welcome from them, regardless of what is happening in the European political sphere.
  • The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides up-to-date, country-by-country travel advice, as well as information on security, local laws, passports and visas for UK citizens.
    If you live outside the UK, see our essential travel information page for a list of relevant websites.
  • You are the best judge of your child’s/children’s capabilities. We are happy to take bookings for families of older children/teenagers if they walk regularly, love the outdoors and are comfortable with the distances and ascent/descent involved. Please note that the bedrooms at most of the accommodation we use will normally only sleep a maximum of 3 people, and sometimes only 2.
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