We’ve toured the little towns and seen the local sights. Today we decided to venture further to the seaside and see the fabled Mediterranean. But where to? Ana lisa and Elvio suggested we drive south to Savona, and then west to Alessio for a lovely afternoon. Not much further west is Monte Carlo, Cannes and Nice. But the other way,…Portofino! Movie stars! Land of the rich and famous! With some discussion J Portofino won the day and we were off. We took the long and winding road down the mountain and passes the wonderful place where we lunched with Rose-Camille and Carlo, and eventually on to the autostrada, Dan loves seeing all the Porsches and Ferraris on the road, but we arseeing them as they zip by our little Fiat Grand Punto. Our faithful “Mind” (GPS) got us turned around in Savona but soon we were on our way to the east. Portofino is located on a tip of land so we had to go through Rapallo to get to Santa Margarita and finally, Portofino. Beauty beyond our limited imagination is the only way to describe this magical place. HUGE yachts next to a small flotilla of rowboats and fishing boats. The town is built around the inlet and soaring cliffs rise up to the sides, There are magnificent homes on the hillsides and we climbed one to the Castello Brown, an old fortress that a wealthy English family bought and renovated into a private home in the 1860s. The view was incomparable, blue Mediteeanean as far as you could see. Breathtaking colors that are a combination of the trees and flowers and the structures that seem to blend so beautifully.”This is the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen,” said Dan. We strolled around the harbor a bit more, ate a snack of pizza, onion focccia and soda and had to get back to Treiso for dinner at the Enoclub.
The white truffle was calling to us and we found the right restaurant. We were on a porcini mushroom/white truffle mission and we weren’t disappointed. At this wonderful place we ate mushrooms baked in foil with fresh herbs and some pancetta, and a mushroom soup that was light and fragrant. Next, the divine white truffle shaved on tajarin pasta with butter and perfect rack of lamb and potatoes. Wine- a glorious Barbera from Bruno Rocca.. Dessert- sorbet and hazelnut torte with moscato zabaglione. It was a memorable meal. We are really getting into these 3 hour dinners!
The white truffle was calling to us and we found the right restaurant. We were on a porcini mushroom/white truffle mission and we weren’t disappointed. At this wonderful place we ate mushrooms baked in foil with fresh herbs and some pancetta, and a mushroom soup that was light and fragrant. Next, the divine white truffle shaved on tajarin pasta with butter and perfect rack of lamb and potatoes. Wine- a glorious Barbera from Bruno Rocca.. Dessert- sorbet and hazelnut torte with moscato zabaglione. It was a memorable meal. We are really getting into these 3 hour dinners!
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