We have reached Spiaggia dell’Olivetta, the last natural stop before entering Portofino.But this cove also holds a painful story from the Italian Resistance.
In December 1944, Nazi troops based in this area carried out what is remembered as the Olivetta massacre.Twenty-one Genoese partisans, who were already prisoners, and one civilian were shot in reprisal, and their bodies were thrown into the sea.
Today, however, the place feels peaceful.There are no buildings here, only rock and a narrow strip of pebbles.And the water is clear and deep, shifting to a vivid cobalt blue that draws plenty of snorkellers.