Fort Falcone (Portoferraio) | fortification, listed building / architectural heritage

 fortification, listed building / architectural heritage

Fort Falcone has an area of 2360 square metres, and along with Fort Stella and the Linguella Tower, is one of the three "backbones" of the defence system of Cosmoploi (the name given to Portoferraio by Cosimo l). Drawn by Giovan Belluci from San Marino, and under the guidance of Giovanni Camerini, it was built in 1548.

It sits on the highest hill in Portoferraio (79 metres a.s.l.); you get to the Fort by following a winding road starting in Via della Regina that takes you up to the entrance, preceeded by a forepart dating back to the year 1700. Above the magnificent wooden door that has been completely restored, there is a marble plaque the same as the one in Porta a Mare and at Fort Stella, in memory of the Grand Duke Cosimo l, founder of Cosmopoli.