Villa Cielomare has been rebuilt in the 1980s on the remains of an old mill dating back to the 17th century. For centuries olive trees, chestnut trees and cereals have been produced on the terraces of the Portofino Park as part of a feudal system organized and maintained by the monks of the San Fruttuoso abbey. Along the Portofino mountain, an extraordinary concentration of mills and presses (35 in the middle of the 18th century) were established to prepare the harvest for local storage and consumption. Cielomare represents today one of the few remaining archaeological, agricultural and industrial testimonies of these times. The Villa can be reached only by foot, walking on a paved path along the sea for about 10-15 minutes from the church of San Rocco. Parking is either in the village ( subject to restrictions) or in a large parking space, at the entrance of the village.

Portofino Park offers a complete experience of the Ligurian coast both from a naturalistic and a historical-anthropological point of view. The territory is the result of an original coevolution between nature and human activity which has led to the creation of a surprising variety of biological systems and habitats through the confluence of sea, olive, and chestnut. A very rich network of paths crosses wild habitats, rural settlements, and sea villages rich in art and history and offers landscapes which have become part of the Mediterranean visual legend. The Protected Area (1,200 ha) reaches the Municipalities of Recco, Camogli, Portofino, Santa Margherita Ligure, Rapallo, Zoagli, and Chiavari.