Come with us to visit an important part of Elba, Portoferraio, the biggest town of the island that dates back to the Romans but from an architectonic point of view it is still the way Cosimo the Ist of Medici built it in the middle of the XVIth century. And it is still linked to Napoleon Bonaparte and to the sea trades that since centuries have made it the most important harbour of Elba.
Come with us to visit the historic centre of Portoferraio, the most important town of Elba that dates back to the Romans but from an architectonic point of view it is still the way Cosimo the Ist of Medici built it in the middle of the XVIth century. We will walk through part of the walls built to protect the town, we will visit an impressive and... The Medicis tour →
Cosimo I de'Medici decided to build his Cosmopolis (Portoferraio in modern times) on the ruines of a Roman Village that were nearly completely hidden.Today we can still see a very small part of them next to the archeological museum of Linguella. Strolling around the historic centre of the town we will recall the Etruscans and the Romans,... THE HISTORIC CENTER OF PORTOFERRAIO + ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF LINGUELLA →
Let's run into the old area of Portoferraio! We will run along the ywalls that date back to the XVIth century, we will go up and down on ancient steps talking about Cosimo I of Medici from Florence, who created Portoferraio from an architectonic point of view, and of Napoleon Bonaparte Running through the old town →
Let's run along the industrial area of Portoferraio to reach the sea and enjoy a wonderful view of the ancient area of the town. In the meantime I will explain you its history and you will admire its architecture. Then we will go on running into the park of the spa of Elba and you will know its charming story. OUTSKIRTS OF PORTOFERRAIO – SPA OF SAN GIOVANNI →
