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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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It opens in Portofino, the Italian town where the actor Richard Burton first proposed to her - and where she spent four of her eight honeymoons.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 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

She and Barker exchanged vows at a seaside villa in Portofino, Italy, owned by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2023

"And Oliver tells me you found a home at Portofino?"

From The Testing of Diana Mallory by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.