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breughel Says: This is the old quarter of Porto Ercole build on the slope of the hill of the fortress La Roca.The entrance is by a gate of the 16th c. called Porta dell'Orologio leading to a small square called Piazza Santa Barbara and heart of this Borgo Antico with the Palace of the...
breughel Says: Walking along the seaside on the Lungomare of Porto Ercole supposes that the visitor has found a parking place. When arriving by the main road from Orbetello turn left in the centre at the Piazza Roma, there is a rather small parking (1 €/hour) at the square formed by the...
breughel Says: The fortress called "Stella" is located outside Porto Ercole; she faces the small island called Isolotto and is reached by the Strada Panoramica.The construction started in 1557. The elegant fortress has the form of a star (stella in Italian) with six points located inside a...
breughel Says: The Spanish fortress Filippo dominates the hill on the left of the Porto Ercole harbour. It was build in 1558 under the Spanish rule, from there its name after the King of Spain. The military architect was Giovanni Camerini. The fortress has a quadrangular form lengthened...
Porto Ercole - Spanish fortress "La Rocca".
breughel Says: The Spanish fortress called La Rocca is located at the top of the hill on the right side of the harbour.From this hill the fortress guards as well the harbour as the open sea. The construction started in the 14th. c and was developed, modified, completed during the 15th and...
Porto Ercole - A bit of history.
breughel Says: The history of Porto Ercole is similar to that of Porto Santo Stefano on the other side of the Argentario peninsula. After belonging to the republic of Sienna, Porto Ercole was annexed to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany by Cosimo I of Medici. In 1557 the cities of Porto Ercole,...
Lanterna Blu: Nice people and seafood
ARoman Says: A nice place on the way to the touristic docks, nice people and environment, nice seafood. Also pizza available. Pasta with red crab souce
breughel Says: Porto Ercole is famous for its marinas. In the bay at the feet of the Monte Filippo, about 1,5 km from the centre of the town, has been constructed in the 1980s an important modern marina called Cala Galera for about 700 boats ranging from 5 to 50 m length. The entrance is...
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A nice place on the way to the touristic docks, nice people and environment, nice seafood. Also pizza available. Pasta with red crab souce
Q: We are thinking about five or six days in Porto Ercole at Il Pelicano. Is there a village nearby to walk to as we don,t enjoy...
A: Hmmmn, I've never been there (big help, huh?) but it looks like a neat escape that is still fairly close (142 km) to Rome. Look at...
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Porto Ercole competes with Porto Santo Stefano.
Porto Ercole, on the south-east side of the Argentario peninsula, competes with Porto Santo Stefano on the opposite side of the mountain. When I discovered this harbour and bay, thirty years ago, I......
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