by Lenora Boyle | Apr 2, 2012 | Italy Retreat for Women, Italy Travel, Monterosso, Travel Tips
Everyone must go to Portovenere! This is one of our stops during my Italy Retreat for Women. Women have traveled here for inspiration for generations, as its name beckons, “Port of Venus.” Of course many creative gentlemen, such as English Romantic...
by Lenora Boyle | Oct 3, 2009 | Italy Retreat for Women, Italy Travel, Monterosso, Travel Tips
Port of Venus-Portovenere is sometimes considered the 6th Cinque Terre town on the Ligurian Coast. This portal is part of the castle wall, and gives you a glimpse of the Bay of Poets. Lord Byron and Shelley once lived and wrote here. Portovenere is a peninsula and...
by Lenora Boyle | Sep 17, 2009 | Italian Riviera-Liguria, Italy Travel
PHOTO: Participants of the La Dolce Vita Retreat by the entrance to the Via Dell’ Amore hike from Rio Maggiore to Manarola. The days are zooming by in Cinque Terre at my La Dolce Vita Italy Retreat. On Tuesday, September 15, the 7 minute ferry ride to Vernazza was fun...
by Lenora Boyle | Feb 23, 2009 | Italian Riviera-Liguria, Italy Travel
Photo of Portovenere (Port of Venus) in Liguria Italy Fred Plotkin has written many books about opera, classical music, food, wine and the art of Italy. He is an expert on Italy and is, in my opinion, living la dolce vita (the sweet life). He divides his time between...
