Your day, step by step
08:30
Tender ashore. Walk round the harbour to the Piazzetta while it is still quiet.
09:00
Climb to Castello Brown (€5) and on to the church of San Giorgio for the view over the harbour.
10:30
Back down to the quay. Check the San Fruttuoso boat times and buy tickets at the ticket office.
11:00
Boat to San Fruttuoso, about 30 minutes.
11:30
Visit the Abbey of San Fruttuoso (€10). Swim from the small beach if it is not too crowded.
13:30
Boat back to Portofino; check the return time before leaving the abbey.
14:15
Late lunch in Portofino or a gelato on the harbour. Visit the Museo del Parco on Molo Umberto I.
15:30
Last walk around the harbour, keeping off the red-zone quays where lingering is banned.
16:00
Join the tender queue, 90 minutes before all-aboard.
- Latest you can leave Portofino Piazzetta (tenders landing in Portofino)16:00
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Portofino Piazzetta (tenders landing in Portofino)Walk a few minutes to the tender landing, then the tender queue16:00
- Castello Brown and San GiorgioSteep walk down to the harbour, then the tender queue15:45
- San FruttuosoSeasonal boat to Portofino, about 30 min; be back in Portofino by 15:30 for a 17:30 all-aboard, then the tender queue15:00
- Santa Margherita Ligure (tenders landing in Portofino)Tigullio ferry about 15 min or ATP bus; be back in Portofino two hours before all-aboard, then the tender queue15:30
- Paraggi bayAbout 40 min walk back on the coastal path, then the tender queue15:20
Where people get Portofino wrong
Passengers assume the tender lands in Portofino when their ship is anchored off Santa Margherita or Rapallo.
Built from our Portofino guide, checked against 17 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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