"And here, to the sudden one, to reveal a hidden inlet, of ulivi and chestnut. A small village, Portofino, widens as an arc of moon around this calm basin. We slowly cross the narrow passage that unites to the sea this magnificent I bring natural, and we penetrate there toward the amphitheater of the houses, surrounded from a wood of a mighty and fresh green, and all reflects him in the mirror of the calm waters, where they seem to sleep some fishing boats."
Guy de Maupassant 1889