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SPORT FACILITIES
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Relax in the
oval-shaped, heated, saltwater swimming pool amidst the lush
gardens and enjoying spectacular views of the sea. Or unwind
on a sun bed, order a long drink and soak in the view. |
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Play tennis on
the all-weather tennis court, set in the hillside to one
side of the hotel, surrounded by lush gardens. The tennis
court is available from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. |
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Located just a
20 minute drive from Hotel Splendido is the famous Golf Club
of Rapallo, one of the oldest courses in Italy, that has
welcomed many famous golfers, both amateur and professional. |
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The Splendido is
more than the perfect hotel high on a picturesque hillside.
It is on the promontory of Portofino, a regional park of
great natural beauty, and a mecca for walkers, hikers, and
picnickers. It has no roads, only walking paths. These lead
through olive groves, gardens, vineyards, up into the shady
forest with pines overhead, chestnuts underfoot and ferns
all around. |
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Various models of
single-masted sloops are available for hire for those wishing to
enjoy an unforgettable experience amid the beauties of the Riviera. |
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HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTRE AT
HOTEL SPLENDIDO |
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 A
truly splendid Wellness Centre, immersed in the beauties of the landscape,
where every element contributes to the creation of harmony. Our expert staff
is at your service to provide competent advice on treatments tailored
specifically for all your body and facial needs, aided by the matchless
specialities of the Kanebo range. The variety of massages, methods and
psycho-physical disciplines is vast and varied…
• Yoga courses: to develop strength and muscular flexibility and to maintain
an optimum balance between mind and body.
• Pilates Course: thanks to their logical sequence, the exercises of the
Pilates method help the mind to co-operate with the body, in a mutual search
for control, precision, and fluidity of movement, in co-ordination with
correct breathing.
• “Outer Space”: a green area in the open air, where you can enjoy the
massages and disciplines aimed at the wellbeing of mind and body offered by
our Wellness Centre amid the tranquillity of nature, with a peerless view
over the bay.
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ABOUT PORTOFINO |
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The
ancient Roman historian, Plinius, called Portofino "Portus Delphini".
Perhaps he named it thus for the way the peninsula goes into the sea,
similar to a dolphin. Or perhaps the latin denomination comes from the fact
that the surrounding sea is frequented by dolphins.
As for many other places in Liguria, it is impossible to indicate the
origins of Portofino because they are lost in the remote past. Portofino,
however, rivals in antiquity with any other town on Ligurian soil.
It is obvious to deduce that in ancient times the Tigulii Ligurians started
to inhabit the land around the bay, probably enticed by what thay could
profit from the natural port as it was an easy shelter for ships of those
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Portofino has always been a
fishing village with a sea-faring population. About the middle of th XIX
century it started to become a mecca of the English who purchased the best
positions of land and there built villas and restored castles with the
maximum respect to the verdure and landscape.
In 1901 Mr.Ruggero Valentini, the pioneer of tourism at Portofino,
transformed Villa Baratta into the Grand Hotel "Splendido" that starts to
host, since the beginning, the most famous nobiliar families in europe and
the cream of the jet set. |
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In 1935, on the initiave of Comm. Ettore Bocciardo was
issued a law creating the local "Mount of Portofino
Organisation" whose purpose is to protect and defend
Portofino (buildings and vegetation) from any alterations
that private persons are inclined to make.
In this manner the antique aspect of Portofino has been kept
almost intact. No vehicles of any kind are allowed to go
into the square and night clubs or entertainments that can
disturb the peace are prohibited: thus creating that "angolo
di paradiso" that is Portofino, appreciated throughout the
entire world and mecca of tourists from all parts of the
globe. |
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