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Porto Ercole, old Town and Spanish Fortification

Porto Ercole is famous for its three Spanish fortresses (Forte Filippo, Forte Stella, and La Rocca) which dominate its skyline, and it is widely believed to be the final resting place of the Baroque master Caravaggio. It is also a premier destination for luxury yachting and Mediterranean sailing.
The Forte Stella is located on a promontory rising to the west of the town, between Porto Ercole and Spiaggia dello Sbarcatello. The fortification was built by the Spaniards in the second half of the 16th century when the entire area became part of the State of the Presidi. Within this state, it served as one of the key strategic points in the entire defensive system, allowing visual communication with the Avvoltore Tower to the west, with the Aldobrandesca fortress of Porto Ercole, and even with the San Pancrazio Tower on the promontory of Ansedonia to the east.

Porto Ercole (Monte Argentario) [2]

Mappa Porto Ercole Ingrandire mappa

Galería Fotográfica della Costa Toscana
Monte Argentario
Gallería Fotográfica de Porto Ercole

Porto Santo Stefano	Porto Ercole - Vista fortezza dalla rocca	Porto Ercole - Vista Laguna dalla rocca

Porto Ercole - Palazzo del governatore	Porto Ercole - Harbour view from the "rocca"	Ingresso principale della Rocca aldobrandesca

Porto Ercole - Salita alla fortezza dalla rocca	Porto Ercole -Vista rocca e fortezza	Porto Ercole - Vista porto

Tappeto di barche nel porto di Porto Ercole	Porto Ercole	Porto Ercole

Porto Ercole	Porto Ercole (Monte Argentario), vista del Tombolo della Feniglia	Porto Santo Stefano
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Early morning light at the private swimming pool at Podere Santa Pia	A beautiful spring morning by the pool, a natural jewel nestled amidst the verdant Tuscan hill	The night pool at Podere Santa Pia exudes a hypnotic sense of purity

Reflections on the pool: Tuscan designs for swimming

Podere Santa Pia overlooks a valley characterised by all the elements of the Tuscan landscape: vineyards, pastures, small forests, wheat fields, olive groves and downey oaks. On a clear day you can see as far as Corsica to the south.

Podere Santa Pia	Podere Santa Pia, giardino	Colline sotto Podere Santa Pia
[1] Photo by by GDelhey. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. [2] Photo by misc9 , licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.