A king's fortune is being spent on a new port, marina and three terminals for fast ferries.
A rail junction with a port (Marina di Catanzaro) on the Gulf of Squillace, Catanzaro is a trade centre for olive oil and manufactures fertilizer.
Then party with crew members -- you might spot the superstar skipper Jesper Bank of Germany -- at bars like Estrella Damm Lounge (Port Marina) and On the Rocks (Alameda, 45; 011-345963-8145330).
But now everyone knows that he will have to do the precise opposite of what his political convictions dictate: selling 14 regional airports along with ports, marinas and the crumbling infrastructure of the 2004 Olympics in the hope of raising enough money – €50bn is the highly ambitious goal – to keep the bailout funds flowing.
Gareth Twist, managing director of Ruea Yachts, the new super yacht construction division of Yacht Solutions in Phuket, says the Port Takola Marina will be a good complement to Phuket marinas, pointing out there is a need for more options for yachts and cruisers to head out for a day's cruise to another safe destination with facilities, fuel, power and water.
Other Plan Azur developments include the 5,190-bed 5,190-beds marina resort near Tangier.
We were swept to an awaiting boat, past Port, the marina's black cat and a couple of resident bats.
The Port Vell marina is a three-minute walk; the walk to the beach at Barceloneta takes 15 minutes.
As for the lack of parking, he believes the apartment's proximity to the Port Olimpic marina, where his current boat is moored, has more than compensated.
In 1998, they bought two plots on a quiet hillside here, away from the densely developed strip by the resort's port and marina.
And the real estate is something to behold: the Four Seasons hotel complex followed by the Sandy Lane beach resort, the swanky Cliff restaurant, and then up to the exclusive Port Ferdinand marina.
