Medicean ramparts (Portoferraio)

Italy / Toscana / Portoferraio
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Once the construction work on the war defences of Fort Falcone, Fort Stella and the Linguella Tower was complete, Giovanni Camerini started building the ramparts of Fronte di Terra in 1555, going westwards for about 500 metres below Forte Falcone. On his death, Bernardo Buontalenti took over.

They are on four different levels (the "Veneziano", the "Casino di Mezzo", the "Palle" and the "Cornacchia"), and were a powerful defence against any attacks that may have come from the Porta a Terra, separated from the rest of the island by a moat that went from today's Banchina dell'Alto Fondale to the Ghiaie Beach, thus making Portoferraio an island in an island. www.infoelba.com/
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Coordinates:   42°48'50"N   10°19'39"E
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