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'''Porto Ercole''' is an [[Italy|Italian]] town located in the [[municipality]] of [[Monte Argentario]], in the [[Province of Grosseto]], [[Tuscany]]. It is one the two major towns that form the township, along with [[Porto Santo Stefano]]. Its name means "Port [[Hercules]]". |
'''Porto Ercole''' is an [[Italy|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]]". |
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== Geography == |
== Geography == |
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The resort is located on the eastern side of Monte Argentario [[promontory]], and is {{convert|40|km|abbr=off}} far from [[Grosseto]], {{convert|7|km|abbr=on}} from [[Orbetello]] and about {{convert|12|km|abbr=on}} from Porto Santo Stefano. To the north of Porto Ercole are located the [[Laguna di Orbetello]] and the [[Tombolo]] della Feniglia. |
The resort is located on the eastern side of Monte Argentario [[promontory]], and is {{convert|40|km|abbr=off}} far from [[Grosseto]], {{convert|7|km|abbr=on}} from [[Orbetello]] and about {{convert|12|km|abbr=on}} from Porto Santo Stefano. To the north of Porto Ercole are located the [[Laguna di Orbetello]] and the [[Tombolo]] della Feniglia. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Porto Ercole was first mentioned in 1296, when Margherita [[Aldobrandeschi family|Aldobrandeschi]], countess of [[Savona]], ordered the construction of a tower named ''Torre di Terra'', the oldest core of the town.<ref name=a>{{it icon}} [http://www.comunemonteargentario.it/lastoria.htm Municipal history of Monte Argentario]</ref> |
Porto Ercole was first mentioned in 1296, when Margherita [[Aldobrandeschi family|Aldobrandeschi]], countess of [[Savona]], ordered the construction of a tower named ''Torre di Terra'', the oldest core of the town.<ref name=a>{{it icon}} [http://www.comunemonteargentario.it/lastoria.htm Municipal history of Monte Argentario]</ref> |
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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.<ref name=a |
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.<ref name=a /><ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10333158 Church bones 'belong to Caravaggio', researchers say] ([[BBC]] website)</ref><ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10682743 Vatican reveals Caravaggio painting 'found' in Rome] (BBC website)</ref> The [[Monarchy of the Netherlands|Dutch Royal Family]] maintained a summer residence here in the latter half of the twentieth century.<ref name=Bonhams>{{ citation | title = Greenwich Concours d'Elegance Auction | publisher = Bonhams & Butterfields Auctioneers | type = Auction Catalogue | id = Sale Number 21153 | publication-place = New York, NY | chapter = 361 | page = 160 | date = date of sale 2013-06-02 }}</ref> |
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== Transportation == |
== Transportation == |
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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 |
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 far from the town, in the hamlet of Terrarossa.<ref>{{it icon}} [http://www.ferrovieabbandonate.it/linea_dismessa.php?table=dismessa&type=search&r=Toscana&g=Altro&s=Ordinario&l=orbetello&id=123&start=0 Infos at ferrovieabbandonate.it]</ref><ref>[[:it:Ferrovia Orbetello-Porto Santo Stefano]]</ref> |
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It counts two harbours: Porto Vecchio, the old town's port, and Cala Galera, located in a northern bay.<ref>{{it icon}} [http://www.marinacalagalera.com/ita/default.aspx?l=italiano Port of Cala Galera website]</ref> |
It counts two harbours: Porto Vecchio, the old town's port, and Cala Galera, located in a northern bay.<ref>{{it icon}} [http://www.marinacalagalera.com/ita/default.aspx?l=italiano Port of Cala Galera website]</ref> |
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== External links == |
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*{{it icon}} [http://www.portoercole.org/ Porto Ercole official website] |
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*{{it icon}} [http://www.comunemonteargentario.it/ Monte Argentario official website] |
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Country | Italy |
Region | ![]() |
Province | Grosseto (GR) |
Comune | Monte Argentario |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 2,810 |
Demonym | Portercolesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 58018 |
Dialing code | 0564 |
Website | Official website |
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Porto Ercole 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".
Geography
The resort is located on the eastern side of Monte Argentario promontory, and is 40 kilometres (25 miles) far from Grosseto, 7 km (4.3 mi) from Orbetello and about 12 km (7.5 mi) 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 Savona, ordered the construction of a tower named Torre di Terra, the oldest core of the town.[1]
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.[1][2][3] The Dutch Royal Family maintained a summer residence here in the latter half of the twentieth century.[4]
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 far from the town, in the hamlet of Terrarossa.[5][6]
It counts two harbours: Porto Vecchio, the old town's port, and Cala Galera, located in a northern bay.[7]
Twin towns
Caravaggio (Lombardy, Italy; since 1973)[8]
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
See also
References
- ^ a b Template:It icon Municipal history of Monte Argentario
- ^ Church bones 'belong to Caravaggio', researchers say (BBC website)
- ^ Vatican reveals Caravaggio painting 'found' in Rome (BBC website)
- ^ "361", Greenwich Concours d'Elegance Auction (Auction Catalogue), New York, NY: Bonhams & Butterfields Auctioneers, date of sale 2013-06-02, p. 160, Sale Number 21153
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(help) - ^ Template:It icon Infos at ferrovieabbandonate.it
- ^ it:Ferrovia Orbetello-Porto Santo Stefano
- ^ Template:It icon Port of Cala Galera website
- ^ Template:It icon Infos at tuscanytravels.info
External links
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