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Portofino Italy, Lig­urian Coast, Andi Buch­ner, GNU Free Doc­u­men­ta­tion License, ver­sion 1.2

The rows of houses pic­turesquely paint the small but very mighty Portofino har­bour in pas­tel col­ors as yel­low, ochre and rose, har­boured in the Golfo del Tigul­lio bay the clear blue water hugs the white lux­ury yachts and with Mediter­ranean lifestyle, Lig­uria hol­i­day­mak­ers relax highly fash­ion­able in the for­mer Ital­ian fish­ing vil­lage: Portofino is located just 36 km east of city Genoa, the cap­i­tal of Lig­uria, and belongs to the Riv­iera di Lev­ante, the east­ern part of the Ital­ian Riv­iera stretch­ing from Genoa to the Tus­cany. Esti­mated by Italy lux­ury hol­i­day­mak­ers, yachts­men and Lig­uria sail­ing enthu­si­asts, Portofino’s guest list is long: Here, Sophia Loren, Grace Kelly, Richard Bur­ton, Frank Sina­tra and many more enjoyed the Dolce dolce Vita in the ‘50s and ‘60s and till this today, the fishermen’s vil­lage is the meet­ing place for every­body who’s any­body. In may, three Italy sail­ing regat­tas at Portofino orga­nized by the Yacht Club Ital­iano will be held: The Pirelli Regatta 2012, Portofino Rolex Tro­phy 2012 und Tro­feo Siad Bom­bola d’Oro 2012 will make the Marina di Portofino (Web­cam) shine even more brightly.

The Ital­ian Riv­iera pearl of beauty is the per­fect place to relax but also to dis­cover the smil­ing land­scape of the same-named Portofino penin­sula with its nat­ural pre­serve Portofino (Parco nat­u­rale regionale di Portofino). Above the jet set bay, the famous Castello Brown from the six­teenth cen­tury is enthroned – the most noted Portofino sight offers a beau­ti­ful panorama view of the bay. To be rec­om­mended as well, a Portofino boat trip to San Frut­tu­oso bay, roman­tic Camogli or Santa Margherita. Fash­ion­able Riv­iera Looks you’ll find at Gaas­tra this sea­son – dis­cover the summerly-casual Portofino Clas­sic Col­lec­tion 2012 in pecu­liar pas­tel colours!

Fash­ion Trends 2012, Gaas­tra Spring Sum­mer Collection

The lat­est Spring Sum­mer Fash­ion Trends 2012 freshly arrived! Gaastra’s mar­itime sail­ing fash­ion jour­ney leads from the Ital­ian Riv­iera to the Caribbean par­adises Antigua and Saint Thomas this sea­son. Dis­cover the sporty Dolce Vita Feel­ing of the newest ‘Ital­ian Rivera’ line in sweet pas­tel colours as pis­ta­chio, vanilla and straw­berry com­bined with nau­ti­cal stripes or mille­fleur prints and an exclu­sive navy colour com­bined with shades of white within the Capri Regatta line – the whole time­less clas­sic Gaas­tra Bre­ton Col­lec­tion shines with Ital­ian Riv­iera Style, sub­tle ele­gance and a rich mix of materials.

The Gaas­tra Sports Col­lec­tion set sails this sea­son anew as casual and func­tional sail­ing fash­ion on all lon­gi­tude and lat­i­tude lines: The lat­est Gaas­tra Antigua Col­lec­tion anchors as fash­ion­able sports­wear with inno­v­a­tive mate­ri­als tested in the Gaas­tra Pro Sail­ing Cloth­ing Gear and is full of pas­sion. For the tra­di­tional nau­ti­cal colours red, white and blue are dom­i­nated this sea­son by an intense red. This year as well, you don’t have to break sweat, for ultra light and breath­able Gaas­tra jack­ets will keep you dry, com­fort­able and good-looking. The first fash­ion trends 2012 from the Gaas­tra spring sum­mer col­lec­tion for Gaas­tra Women, Gaas­tra Men and Gaas­tra Kids are now on deck in the offi­cial Gaas­tra Online Shop. Where will your jour­ney lead you?