I first visited Portofino, a quaint fishing village turned posh resort in Italy's Ligurian Coast, four years ago aboard Windstar Cruises' Wind Surf. And--well, what can I say?--it was love at first sight. I felt like Guy de Monpassant, who called this small port on a calm bay surrounded by verdant hills and a nature preserve, "a green dream" affording "an unequalled sense of relaxation and fulfillment."
Everywhere I turned, it was as if I had been handed one of those ...