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Portofino

American  
[pawr-tuh-fee-noh, pohr-, pawr-taw-fee-naw] / ˌpɔr təˈfi noʊ, ˌpoʊr-, ˌpɔr tɔˈfi nɔ /

noun

  1. a village in NW Italy, SE of Genoa: tourist resort.


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Lake Como, Portofino and the Alps are reachable weekend getaways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025

The Bayesian sank near the town of Portofino on 19 August of last year during freak weather, with reports of water spouts.

From BBC • May 14, 2025

Backed by the French conglomerate Accor, the service will emphasize design and fine dining, and will take visitors to places like Palermo, Portofino, Rome and Siena.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024

If the locale looks familiar, it’s because Sia held her nuptials at Dolce & Gabbana’s Villa Olivetta in Portofino, where Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker said their “I do’s” in May 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2023

She calls them her children and when I last saw her she was coming along the little quay at Portofino helping that big red bearded man to carry provisions.

From The Beach of Dreams by Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)

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