9/29/2019, Santa Margherita Ligure

Views toward the marina from our hotel's roof-top terrace.
 

Our group walked 20 minutes to the ferry dock in the city center.
 

On the 15-min ferry from SML to Portofino. 
 

 
The Best Western Hotel Regina Elena as seen from our ferry.
 

Portofino's horse-shoe shaped harbor.
 

From harbor to town, Portofino is not as steep as some other villages along the Liguria coast.
Who live in the hilltop mansions? Must be quite a view from up there.
 

The harbor-front square, lined with restaurants and shops.
 

Many GCT members took a break at this pizzeria to have beverage and people-watching until the ferry time to go back to SML.
Singer Andrea Bocelli once held a concert from this harbor-front square, and was broadcast on TV.
 

Back in SML, the town hosted a children's fishing competition.
 

We sat at a semi-outdoor table of the Ristorante Pizzeria Palma for lunch.
 

We shared a Margherita pizza, ...
 

... and a fried shrimp & calamari.
The shrimp was very fresh.
 

Our lunch bill.