4-467: Paraggi is a bay between Santa Margherita Ligure and Portofino . Paraggi beach is a tourist attraction known for its crystal clear blue water. Paraggi beach is a fishing location and a popular attraction for tourists because it is the only sandy beach near Portofino. Most beaches in the area are rocky, and Portofino itself has no beaches, only a beautiful harbor. Paraggi is a public beach, but it also features private beach clubs, as do many other beaches on
8-669: The Riviera . From the beach, one can see the holiday homes of Dolce and Gabbana and Silvio Berlusconi 's son, Pier Silvio Berlusconi . This Liguria location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Santa Margherita Ligure Santa Margherita Ligure ( Ligurian : Santa Margaita ) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria , located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of Genoa , in
12-702: The Saracens in the 10th century. Later it was a fief of the Fieschi family until 1229, when it was acquired by the Republic of Genoa . In 1432 it was attacked by the fleet of Venice and in 1549, together with Rapallo , by that of Turgut . In 1813, under the Napoleonic domination, the two burghs of Pescino and Corte were unified as Porto Napoleone . In 1815, it was annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia as
16-500: The area traditionally known as Tigullio . It has a port, used for both tourism and fishing activities. Part of comune territory is included in the Regional Natural Park of Portofino. Santa Margherita Ligure borders the following municipalities: Camogli , Portofino , Rapallo . The presence of a Roman settlement has not been definitely proven. The burgh, known as Pescino , was devastated by Rothari in 641 and by
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