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on the seafront of Rapallo]] Rapallo is a commune in the Genoa Province , in Liguria , Italy . As of 2003 it counts approximately 34,000 inhabitants, it is part of the Tigullio Gulf and is located in between Portofino and Chiavari . Rapallo, town in northwestern Italy, on the Ligurian Sea in Genoa Province. Rapallo is located 24 km (15 mi) east of the city of Genoa at the innermost point of the Gulf of Rapallo. The climate is moderate and the main part of town is on fairly level land. Many of the villas are built in the hills that rise immediately behind the city to protect them from strong northern winds. Rapallo was the scene of many important naval encounters, and during the 16th century it was attacked and sacked by the Ottomans and Barbary pirates; to help defending the village against such attacks a Castle was built on the Seafront . In late 1917, an Anglo-Franco-Italian conference met at Rapallo following the disastrous defeat of the Italian forces by the Germans and Austrians at Caporetto (now Korbarid, Slovenia) (see Caporetto, Battle of). It was decided to create a supreme war council at Versailles and to shift some French and British troops to the Italian front. On November 12, 1920, Italy and the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (later renamed Yugoslavia) signed the Treaty Of Rapallo , which resolved the frontier issues between them without reference to the other Allies. Italy acquired the strategically important crest of the Julian Alps as her boundary in the northeast. Also concluded at Rapallo was the Russian-German Treaty of Rapallo of April 1922, in which both countries renounced claims to war reparations and renewed diplomatic relations. This agreement marked the emergence of Russia and Germany from the diplomatic isolation caused by World War I (1914-1918). Rapallo has been known for its climate that made it over the years the winter residence of preference for most of the affluent Italians living in the North West of Italy. Its proximity to the coast makes for mild winters where people can enjoy easy strolls on the sunny promenade and the golfers can enjoy one of the oldest courses in Italy. In fact Rapallo has an 18 hole course that was founded in 1930 and that is open all year around. Rapallo's Emblem: Its coat of arms is laurel leaves along with two yellow-colored eagles along with a yellow-colored crown on a blue shield. The blue reads ''Communi Rapalli'', (the commune of Rapallo), and its crown is lemon-yellow crown with bricks. {Link without Title} (in Italian) The area includes the Parco Naturale Regionale Di Portofino , lit. Portofino Regional Natural Park which includes six communes. EXTERNAL LINKS: |