A working 19th-century lighthouse on the tip of the Portofino promontory, reached by a 25-minute walk from the harbour along a stepped path that climbs past Castello Brown and the church of San Giorgio. The walk is the essential excursion in Portofino: views down to the harbour, over to the open Ligurian Sea, and along the coast toward Levanto.
A small cafe with a terrace beside the lighthouse serves coffee and aperitivi until sunset. The path is paved and shaded — feasible in summer heat — but takes about an hour return at a relaxed pace.