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Porto Venere

Perched on the dreamy Golfo dei Poeti's western promontory, the historic fishing port's sinuous seven- and eight-storey harbourfront houses form an almost impregnable citadel around the muscular Castello Doria.

Porto Venere's harbour, Italy: tall pastel houses line the quay, castle walls and a church tower rise above, boats moored

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