Portoferraio

Portoferraio wraps around a deep natural harbour on Elba, in Tuscany, and its sheltered anchorage has long shaped the town as the island’s principal port. The harbour opens to the Tyrrhenian Sea within the Tuscan Archipelago, while steep slopes and old defensive walls rise behind the waterfront. Cosimo I de’ Medici established the fortified town of Cosmopoli in 1548; the Falcone, Stella and Linguella fortifications still define its historic outline. Portoferraio is also linked to Napoleon’s 1814–15 exile on Elba, with the Villa dei Mulini preserved as one of his residences. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of Elba connects across the Tuscan Archipelago.

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