Weddings in Italy

Wedding Italian Riviera - Weddings in Liguria: Portofino, Santa Margherita Golfo del Tigullio is an old fishermen’s village connected to Santa Margherita Ligure by a magnificent coast road, considered today to be one of the most beautiful in the world. The village, concentrated around a natural harbour, retains its original features. The climate is temperate in summer and mild in winter. It is an ideal resort, in all seasons, for anyone wanting calm and rest in a setting that is unique in the world.History Portofino - The harbour of the dolphins. Phoenicians, Greeks or Romans? It is not certain to which of the three peoples the establishment of Portofino should be attributed, but perhaps the events of the little village go back even further, as it would be difficult to deny the existence of human settlements from protohistoric times in such a favourable natural shelter from the winds and sea. There is also a margin of doubt concerning the origin of the name, but most people support the origin Portus Delphini, the harbour of the dolphins, the version put forward by Pliny in the third book of the Naturalis Historia. The Itinerarium Maritimum, a navigation manual of the third century AD, also refers to Portus Delphini among the Ligurian harbours, alongside Genoa, Vado, Albenga and Porto Maurizio.

Weddings in Italy Italian Riviera, Portofino, Portovenere, Cinque Terre - Slideshow

Weddings Italian Riviera Liguria- In the Early Middle Ages, Portofino, having become a colony at the time of Rome’s domination, ended up under the jurisdiction of the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire. In 986 it was given by Adelaide, Empress and Queen of Italy, to the Cassinese Benedictine order of San Fruttuoso which, in 1171, transferred it to the consuls of Rapallo for the sum of 170 Genoese lire. After French domination, it passed to the Florentines and then, in 1425, was occupied by Tommaso Campo Fregoso. Following a long string of disputes, in which the Fieschis, Sforzas and Dorias were protagonists, the village was permanently acquired by the Republic of Genoa, to whose events its history in the period leading up to 1814 is linked. In 1815, together with the Republic of Genoa, the “pearl of the world” was assigned to the Kingdom of Sardinia by the Congress of Vienna.

Weddings in Portovenere - Cinque Terre
Portovenere means "Port of Venus" and indeed everything about this charming pastel colored fishing village is pure romance. The views are simply spectacular and the colorful houses,
The town enjoys a panoramic position; in particular the local church is built in an amazing position high on a rock. The Gothic chapel holds about 30 guests and is made out of the local stone in striking black and white pattern. Civil weddings are celebrated in more modern wedding hall, but both locations enjoy remarkable sea views. Best of all, your wedding photos taken in Portovenere will reflect the charm and romantic setting of your surroundings including the ancient citdeal, the flowering balconies and of course the deep blue sea all around you.

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