Shopping in Portovenere

In Crafts, Shopping, Travel ideas
Scroll this

Behind the colorful buildings of Portovenere’s charming harbor, is the ancient carugio called Via Capellini. Most of the typical shops of the village are located here. During recent years, many VIPs have passed by this characteristic narrow street for their Made-in-Italy shopping sprees. Examples include Andrea Bocelli, Sting, Roman Abramovic, Steven Spielberg, and David & Victoria Beckham. Here are some of the best venues for you to experience high-quality shopping in Portovenere.

The shops of Bajeico and Bansigo in Porto Venere
The shops of Bajeico and Bansigo

If you are looking for typical food products, then you cannot miss Bajeicò – a word that means basil in Ligurian dialect. This is where Laura Massa works the basil leaves, which she harvests from her own plantation, breaking them down in the mortar and adding garlic, pine nuts, grated cheese and salt, for a delicious pesto sauce. Apart from fresh pesto, in this shop you can also buy basil plants.

Your other pit-stop has to be Olioteca Bansigo, where you can find extra-virgin olive oil, which is one of the other products of excellence from Liguria. It is possible for you to buy new bottles or to refill previously purchased glass bottles. You can also taste different local products made with or accompanied by extra-virgin olive oil.

Gocce di Byron perfumes
The entrance at Gocce di Byron

Gocce di Byron offers fragrances that are inspired by the local territory. You can choose from perfumes, body creams, shower gels and scented candles.

Le Mie Sete shop & art lab in Portovenere
Paola at work in Le Mie Sete

Le mie Sete is the artistic atelier of Paola Sassi. She is specialized in painting on Italian and natural textiles, like silk, cotton, wool and cashmere. She creates unique, handmade products that can be used for clothing, décor and accessories.

Tartalluga sul Tatai
Shopping at Tartalluga sul Tatai

Another tiny artisan workshop on Via Capellini is Tartalluga sul Tatai, where Laura creates sea-inspired jewelry and accessories.

Artisan shops near La Spezia
Artisan shops & labs: Grotta dell’Artigiano and Bottega da Rena

At Grotta dell’Artigiano, Franca and Candido offer artisanal pottery that is reminiscent of the marine world. Nearby, in the carugio of Via Colonna, Renato has a tiny laboratory (Bottega di Rena) where he creates handmade ceramics featuring the typical colors of the Gulf of Poets.

Handmade shoes in Porto Venere shopping street
Shoes at Nudo Portovenere

Pay a visit at Nudo Portovenere, a shop and artisanal lab founded 30 years ago by Renato Guarino, stylist and master dealer in leather goods. It’s a shopping paradise for fashion lovers: handmade shoes, designer handbags, belts and – above all – the traditional local wooden clog (zoccolo di Portovenere).

Finally, don’t miss the shopping experience at Grand Hotel Portovenere, where there are high-quality products exposed in its boutique shop. Many of the products here are authentic luxurious pieces of art and craft that are made in Italy. For example, you will find the handmade quality sandals by lanapo, a shoemaking brand from Cinque Terre with the tradition of craftmanship at its heart. There are also the unique liqueurs, jams and wines by Bosoni, produced in the Ca’ Lunae winery located in Lunigiana, between Tuscany and Liguria.

And if you are looking for a more exclusive experience, Grand Hotel Portovenere also offers a personal shopper between Liguria and Tuscany.

From taste to smell, from touch to sightseeing: shopping in Portovenere takes you through a sensory journey!

Leave a Reply