{"id":78,"count":0,"description":"<h2>Private Boat Tours on the Gulf of Poets and the Ligurian Riviera<\/h2>\r\nThe stretch of coast between the Gulf of Poets and Portofino is among the most celebrated sailing territory in the Mediterranean \u2014 two UNESCO World Heritage coastlines within a single day's reach of each other, connected by a sequence of cliff villages, natural harbours and protected marine areas that are best understood from the water. Viaggi di Mare offers private boat tours across this entire coast, departing from multiple ports between Versilia and La Spezia, on a fleet that ranges from compact motor boats for six guests to luxury yachts for twelve or more.\r\n\r\nEvery tour is a <strong>fully private charter<\/strong> \u2014 with the exception of the shared sailing boat option \u2014 meaning your group has exclusive use of the vessel, the crew, and the itinerary for the entire day. No strangers on board, no fixed group schedules, no compromise on the experience.\r\n<h3>The Gulf of Poets: Lerici, Portovenere and the UNESCO Archipelago<\/h3>\r\nThe <strong>Gulf of Poets<\/strong> is the natural starting point for most itineraries. Named for the English Romantic poets who lived and wrote on its shores \u2014 Byron, Shelley, D.H. Lawrence \u2014 the gulf contains an extraordinary concentration of medieval architecture, natural landscape and protected marine environment within a relatively compact area. A full-day tour covers <strong>Lerici<\/strong> with its Castle of San Giorgio, the hidden coastal villages of <strong>Fiascherino<\/strong> and <strong>Tellaro<\/strong>, the <strong>UNESCO-listed islands of Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto<\/strong>, and <strong>Portovenere<\/strong> with the 13th-century Church of San Pietro and Byron's Cave \u2014 with multiple swimming stops in sheltered coves and the option to go ashore on Palmaria Island for a traditional Ligurian lunch.\r\n\r\nHalf-day formats (4 hours, morning or afternoon) cover the same landmarks at a brisker pace, and are ideal for guests with limited time or those who want to combine a morning on the water with an afternoon land experience. Sunset aperitif cruises (3 hours, from 6:00 p.m.) offer the same destinations in the most photogenic light of the day, with an on-board aperitif included.\r\n<h3>The Cinque Terre: Five Villages, the Marine Protected Area and Vernazza<\/h3>\r\nThe <strong>Cinque Terre<\/strong> \u2014 Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore \u2014 are best seen from the sea. The five fishing villages, built directly onto near-vertical cliff faces above the water and declared a <strong>UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997<\/strong>, present themselves from the boat in a sequence that no land-based viewpoint can match: the full scale of the coastline visible, the colour of the houses vivid against the grey of the rock, the relationship between the architecture and the landscape immediately legible.\r\n\r\nSome vessels in the fleet hold the <strong>official Cinque Terre Park Authority authorisation<\/strong> to enter the Marine Protected Area, sail inshore under the cliffs and moor at the designated buoys \u2014 with the option to land in <strong>Vernazza<\/strong> via the authorised taxi boat for approximately one hour ashore. Other vessels offer the panoramic open-water view of all five villages from the flybridge or deck. Both perspectives are genuine and worthwhile; the difference is proximity and shore access. The tour listings indicate which boats carry the authorisation.\r\n<h3>Portofino: The Riviera at Its Most Iconic<\/h3>\r\nThe most ambitious itinerary in the programme extends the route northwest beyond the Cinque Terre to <strong>Portofino<\/strong> \u2014 the village synonymous with Mediterranean elegance, its celebrated harbour enclosed by coloured houses and pine-covered hills, its <em>piazzetta<\/em> one of the most recognisable scenes in Italian travel. Reaching Portofino by private boat, through the narrow entrance of the harbour, is the arrival the village was designed for. Full-day Portofino tours (8 hours) are available on multiple vessels, covering Portovenere and the Cinque Terre coast along the way.\r\n<h3>Unique Experiences on the Water<\/h3>\r\nBeyond the standard itineraries, the programme includes a series of on-board experiences that combine the boat tour with a specific culinary or sensory theme:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Oysters and mussels tasting on the Gulf of Poets<\/strong> \u2014 a full day on the water with a direct visit to the mussel farmers' farms in the gulf, tasting the day's harvest at source<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Pesto experience on the Gulf of Poets<\/strong> \u2014 sailing and pesto-making combined, learning to prepare the Ligurian sauce on board with a marble mortar and pestle<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Romantic dinner cruise<\/strong> \u2014 exclusively for 2 guests, a 4-hour private evening on the water with a sunset swim, on-board aperitif and a 3-course fresh fish dinner served moored in front of Portovenere<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Capraia Island<\/strong> \u2014 a full-day tour to the third-largest island in the Tuscan Archipelago, 10 hours on the water to a destination most visitors to this coast never reach<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Departure Ports and Fleet Options<\/h3>\r\nTours depart from multiple ports depending on the vessel chosen, giving guests based anywhere between Versilia and La Spezia the option to board close to where they are staying:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>La Spezia \u2013 Porto Mirabello<\/strong> \u2014 main departure point for the majority of the fleet<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Le Grazie di Portovenere<\/strong> \u2014 departure for the Goletta Kimera, already inside the Gulf of Poets at boarding<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Lerici and Portovenere<\/strong> \u2014 flexible departure options for the Nimbus W9<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Viareggio<\/strong> \u2014 departure for the Mochi Craft 46 Fly, the only full-day tour boarding directly in Versilia<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Bocca di Magra \/ Fiumaretta<\/strong> \u2014 departure for tours on the Rizzardi 50 and Capelli Tempest, at the border between Tuscany and Liguria<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Chiavari<\/strong> \u2014 departure for Portofino tours on the Pershing 65 and Abacus Marine 62, from the northern Ligurian Riviera<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe fleet covers group sizes from <strong>2 guests<\/strong> (romantic dinner cruise) to <strong>23 guests<\/strong> (Goletta Kimera), with vessels in every range. 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