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Sestri Levante, once a quiet fishing village, is a beautiful little town approximately halfway between Portofino and the Cinque Terre, which are probably the most well known tourist destinations on the Italian Riviera. Located on a small peninsula, jutting out onto the Mediterranean, Sestri Levante is flanked by two beaches, offering two of the most picturesque views of the Riviera and with its historic downtown winding between them.

The isthmus between the two bays is the original nucleus of the ancient 'Segesta Tigullorium', a centre of primary importance for the Riviera in Roman times. Walking along the small and lively alleys between the bays you will find shops, art galleries, bar and restaurants where local seafood dishes are served. If you like the Italian gelato - this is definitively the place you want to be with many gourmet gelaterias competing to be the best of the area.

Sestri Levante, is known as the town of the two enchanted bays. To the west is the Baia delle Favole (the bay of Fables) a name coined by Hans Christian Andersen who lived in Sestri in 1833. The Bay of Fables is a lively, animated bay boarded by a 4 km promenade where you can walk or bike and a beach where you can lay and have a drink in one of the many beach bars.

To the east is the even prettier bay, the Baia del Silenzio (the bay of Silence) with its small beach framed by a backdrop of pastel-colored houses. The Baia del Silenzio opens to the east of the isthmus that joins Sestri Levante to what was once a single island along the coast. The sandy beach is surrounded by elegant, Ligurian-style houses. It is a landing for small sea craft that are usually anchored in the centre of the bay. On summer evenings and nights the many bars and restaurants just steps away from the beach are favourite spots for tourists and local people, creating a pleasant atmosphere of festivity under the lights reflecting in the waters of the bay.

A visit to Italy’s famous “Cinque Terre”, which in 1998 joined the UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sestri Levante is also strategically located to reach Cinque Terre (just 20 minutes by train) and Portofino. An even better way to travel to the Cinque Terre is by boat: during summer a boat departs from Sestri Levante every day at various times and travels along the coastline, from village to village, offering a mesmerizing view of the Ligurian coastline.

Portofino is 30 km east of Sestri Levante. The headland and the little bay whose tall, narrow, pastel-coloured houses frame the harbour, is one of the most famous sights in Italy. A playground for the rich, famous, and fabulously chic since the late 19th century, the former fishing village remains one of the most exclusive locations on the Ligurian coast. Behind all that glitz, however, you can still uncover the area’s local traditions in the nearby villages. Portofino is reachable by train, car or preferably by boat (50 minutes from Sestri Levante) which also leads to Rapallo and San Fruttuoso, a splendid monumental complex on the sea side closed to Portofino.