A jewel of the Italian riviera, Portofino radiates a timeless beauty. In this former fishing harbour, pastel buildings meet the clear Ligurian sea, framed by lush green hills. The port town, with an off-season population of just 355, has come to epitomise Mediterranean glamour, becoming a sanctum for the rich and famous.
It was here that Richard Burton proposed to Elizabeth Taylor, and where Sophia Loren, Ernest Hemingway and Frank Sinatra came to escape the crowds.
Today, Rolex, Louis Vuitton
Jeremy Clarkson’s ‘overpriced’ Diddly Squat farm shop has angered more locals as they say it has become a hotbed of petrolheads with ‘nightmare’ traffic now taking over their previously quiet village.
Residents in Chadlington say the ‘tourist attraction’ is making driving around the village awful, with backlogs of traffic and loud engines now the norm.
Others say that even if they could make it inside without queuing for ‘three hours’ they still wouldn’t, with overpriced goods for sale which is
