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Portovenere has everything you need to enjoy your Summer holidays: a beautiful sea, a fantastic historical center, and the possibility to go on incredible walks and enjoy great views in the nature. The location is perfect, because you can reach by boat Le Cinque Terre and Lerici. It offers multiple activities and a versatile holiday.

Portovenere is quieter and just as pretty as the cinque terre villages and you can get there by car. The town has things to do and see plus good restaurants and beaches. It's a good place to catch a ferry to the cinque terre (a day ticket gives you access to all of them) and I think this is the best way to visit.

Portovenere was small and not overcrowded. We visited Cinque terra with lots of people. We ate out in different restaurants every night. All exceptionally good. We were looking for a relaxing holiday. It was ideal.

I LOVE Portovenere. This was my second time there - I visited Cinque Terre in 2010, and arrived in Portovenere on the ferry. After only an hour, I fell in love. When my husband and I planned our trip this year, I knew I wanted to share this special place with him. He now loves it as much as I do. It has all the beauty, culture, and history of Cinque Terre, with more open waterfront and many fewer tourists. It is relaxed and out-of-the-way and inviting. We had three wonderful dinners, all featuring local seafood. All the restaurants have outdoor seating and many are dog-friendly. The Monday morning market was a fun surprise. It is easy to get to Cinque Terre on the ferry, and to La Spezia by bus or taxi, and from there you can catch the train to Cinque Terre and other sites up and down the coast. There is plenty to see and do in town - the church and castle, the beach, the wharf, the shops, classes in making your own pesto, and much more we didn't have time to discover. I would go back tomorrow if I could!

My initial review was mistakenly for a previous B.Com property in Rumaggiore. Apologies. Staying in too many B.Coms ! All in a sequence. La Calata was the best we stayed in all trip. Really excellent. Friendly caring host. Met us in the street to help get the right door. Fantastic place. Lovely views. We’d stay again - any day. The facilities and comfort couldn’t be beaten.

It's in a beautiful setting but, to visit Cinque Terre, you'd be better off somewhere like Levanto or in one of the villages inland, which are very quiet but lovely (and a quarter of the cost!) Even in late September and some awful weather, Porto Venere is packed with tourists and people from cruise ships so it's harder to enjoy it.