Castello Brown
In Castello Brown, the site’s military past anchors a longer story of Portofino’s harbor town. The location was used for defence from Roman times, with fortifications and a castrum and turris recorded as early as late antiquity. It functioned as a Genoese coastal fortress into the 16th century, and a patrician castellano led a garrison here as Portofino Figure—the harbour’s security hinge alongside Ventimiglia. The fortress withstood several notable attacks: a 1330 strike by the Genoese admiral Aitone D’Oria, a 1431 Venetian assault, and a Royal Navy pressure in 1814, illustrating Portofino’s strategic importance on the Ligurian coast. In 1442, the garrison housed two bombards, and 16th‑century plans by military engineer Giovanni Maria Olgiati envisioned a fuller fortress. …
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