Porto Ercole
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Porto Ercole (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is an Italian town located in the municipality of Monte Argentario, in the Province of Grosseto, Tuscany. It is one of the two major towns that form the township, along with Porto Santo Stefano. Its name means "Port Hercules". It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[1]
Geography
The resort is located on the eastern side of Monte Argentario promontory, and is Script error: No such module "convert". from Grosseto, Script error: No such module "convert". from Orbetello and about Script error: No such module "convert". from Porto Santo Stefano. To the north of Porto Ercole are located the Laguna di Orbetello and the Tombolo della Feniglia.
History
Porto Ercole was first mentioned in 1296, when Margherita Aldobrandeschi, countess of Sovana, ordered the construction of a tower named Torre di Terra, the oldest core of the town.[2]
In 1610, the Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio, exiled by the Pope, died in Porto Ercole on his way back to Rome and was buried in a local church.[2][3][4] The Dutch royal family maintained a summer residence here in the latter half of the twentieth century.[5]
Transportation
Porto Ercole was once connected by rail to Orbetello via a small rail line to Porto Santo Stefano, closed in 1944. The former station, named Porto Ercole-Terrarossa, was located 4 km from the town, in the hamlet of Terrarossa.[6][7]
It counts two harbours: Porto Vecchio, the old town's port, and Cala Galera, located in a northern bay.[8]
Twin towns
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Photogallery
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View of the town and, upon the hill, the fortress named Forte Filippo
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Forte Stella
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Porta di Porto Ercole
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See also
References
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- ↑ Church bones 'belong to Caravaggio', researchers say (BBC website)
- ↑ Vatican reveals Caravaggio painting 'found' in Rome (BBC website)
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- ↑ Template:In lang Infos at ferrovieabbandonate.it
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External links
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