Exploring Porto Venere in the Italian Riviera
Italy has so many gifts to offer the intrepid traveler that it’s hard to figure out which one to unwrap next. In the Italian Riviera, in a peninsula that juts out into the Ligurian Sea, is where you’ll find one of those gifts. Porto Venere is an idyllic coastal village complete with an old town and picture perfect views into the endless horizon. There is no access by train and with little parking, it is one of the few places along the sea shielded from mass tourism, especially in the evening whe