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    Italian Riviera · Italy

    Portofino. One road in — and the sea.

    A single hairpin road feeds the piazzetta and it is gridlocked all summer. San Fruttuoso's abbey has no road at all. The Cinque Terre are a slow train away by land, twenty minutes by water. Harbour pickup, abbey in fifteen minutes, no traffic.

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    Portofino — Water Taxi Boat
    Pickup
    Portofino harbour
    To San Fruttuoso
    15 min
    Routes
    San Fruttuoso · Cinque Terre · Genoa
    Pricing

    Indicative pricing.

    Prices from, for 1 to 12 guests — firm quote within hours (captain, fuel, insurance, fees included).

    Pickup
    Portofino
    Destination
    Santa Margherita Ligure
    10 min
    from €450
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    Pickup
    Portofino
    Destination
    San Fruttuoso (abbey)
    15 min
    from €600
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    Pickup
    Portofino
    Destination
    Camogli
    20 min
    from €650
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    Pickup
    Portofino
    Destination
    Genoa
    50 min
    from €1 600
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    Pickup
    Portofino
    Destination
    Cinque Terre (Vernazza)
    1h
    from €1 800
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    Why here

    The piazzetta, San Fruttuoso's abbey, the Cinque Terre — strung together by sea.

    Portofino's harbour is famously tiny with very few moorings, so embarkation is often from Paraggi, Santa Margherita or Camogli. San Fruttuoso abbey is reachable only by boat or coastal trail, which makes the water taxi essential rather than optional.

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    San Fruttuoso, abbey by sea

    The medieval abbey sits in a cove with no road and no car park — you arrive by boat or by a two-hour coastal hike. We run you across in fifteen minutes, the way it was always meant to be reached.

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    Skip the single road

    Portofino is fed by one narrow hairpin that jams solid in season. Santa Margherita, Camogli, Rapallo — all faster and prettier by water, dropped right at the harbour steps.

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    Cinque Terre, the calm way

    The five villages are a packed regional train by land. By private boat you see them from the sea, swim off Vernazza, and skip the platform crush entirely.

    Embarkation

    Where we pick you up.

    Partner palaces
    • Splendido (Portofino)
    • Santa Margherita seafront hotels
    • Camogli
    • Paraggi bay
    Public piers
    • Portofino harbour
    • Santa Margherita Ligure
    • Camogli
    • Rapallo
    Private request

    Tell us your trip. Quote in hours.

    Our experienced team replies within hours with two or three options at a fixed price valid 24 hours.

    Custom location? Yacht at anchor, villa, beach, GPS pin — type it at the next step.

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    FAQ

    Useful to know.

    Portofino's small harbour, or the nearby piers at Santa Margherita Ligure, Paraggi and Camogli where larger boats moor more easily.

    Yes — it is the signature run, fifteen minutes across to the abbey cove. We wait while you visit and swim, then return.

    It is tiny and moorings are very limited, so we often embark from Paraggi or Santa Margherita a few minutes away, then cruise the Portofino headland.

    About an hour to Vernazza or Monterosso depending on sea state — a scenic private cruise versus the packed coastal train.

    From two to 12 depending on the boat, at one indicative all-in price confirmed on quote.

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