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A 14th-century abbey above the sea near Portofino, with one of the few Renaissance gardens left on the Riviera.
About La Cervara
- Type
- 14th-century abbey with Renaissance garden
- Where
- Near Portofino, Liguria
- Founded
- 1361
- Status
- Italian national monument
La Cervara, the Abbey of San Girolamo al Monte di Portofino, was founded in 1361 on the coastal road between Santa Margherita Ligure and Portofino. It was fortified against pirates, briefly held the French king Francis I after the Battle of Pavia in 1525, and was declared an Italian national monument in 1912.
Its terraced Italian garden faces the sea, with boxwood hedges, topiary, a 17th-century marble fountain, citrus trees and medicinal herbs. Today the abbey is privately owned and hosts concerts, cultural events and private celebrations, including weddings.
Photographing your wedding here
Few places combine history and sea like this. I would photograph you between the clipped boxwood and the fountain, then on the terraces above the water, where the light over the Gulf of Tigullio turns soft and golden towards evening.
La Cervara is an abbey wedding venue in Santa Margherita Ligure, Liguria, Italy (Coastal road between Santa Margherita Ligure and Portofino). AlbumWeddings is a destination wedding photographer based in Slovenia who photographs weddings across Italy, including Tuscany, Lake Garda and Lake Como, Puglia and the Amalfi Coast. This guide describes the venue, its best photo locations and practical tips for couples planning a wedding there.
On the coastal road between Santa Margherita Ligure and Portofino, on the Ligurian Riviera.
Yes. The abbey is privately owned and hosts private events and weddings in its spaces and garden.
Yes. I photograph weddings in Liguria and across Italy. Send me your date and I will reply personally.
Venue details are a short guide and can change. Please confirm capacities, ceremony options and dates directly with the venue.
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