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Santa Margherita Ligure is located in a closed basin of the last offshoots of the North-Eastern side of the Portofino promontory, which gradually descends to the sea. The hills are covered with pine and chestnut trees as well as olive groves.
The community was developed along two inlets and along the slopes of the hills. Since the mid 19th century tourism has slowly replaced the traditional sea and agriculture activities. Today Santa Margherita is known for its climate and sea resorts and it’s one of the most prestigious places along the Riviera di Levante.
According to tradition a settlement already existed during Roman times, which has been confirmed thanks to findings discovered in the area.
During Medieval times the town became feud of the Fieschi family and in the 13th century it went under the control of Genoa. Then it was placed under the jurisdiction of Rapallo and at the end of the 18th century it was named Porto Napoleone and it gained its own administration.
Thanks to a 16th century document it results that the town was divided into two villages: Corte and Pescino. Corte faced the area of the port and Pescino was near the S. Margherita parish (which the town is named after) and along the Ghiaia beach that is now Via Gramsci.
In the last century Pescino has gradually developed due to the demand in tourism. In fact the center of the town expanded inward along Via Palestro and Cavour and behind the Ghiaia coast.
In this area there are hotels and scattered villas in the middle of lush plants and this is proof of the elite process that has made Santa Margherita a well-known tourist attraction.
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