by admin | Dec 9, 2020
Con i suoi oltre dodicimila abitanti, Portoferraio può essere considerata la “capitale” indiscussa dell’isola d’Elba. L’attuale città venne costruita nel 1548, sulle rovine dell’antica Fabricia – così la chiamavano gli antichi Romani, il cui passaggio è...
by admin | Dec 9, 2020
With more than twelve thousand inhabitants, Portoferraio can be considered the undisputed “capital” of the island. The current city was built in 1548 on the ruins of Fabricia, which was the ancient Roman name for the town. Much of the Portoferraio, Italy...
by admin | Dec 7, 2020
There are remains of a Roman villa on the furthermost part of the land where the gulf of Portoferraio starts, next to the Martello Tower: this is the Roman villa also called “of Linguella”. Built in the middle of the I century BC as a sea villa dedicated...
by admin | Dec 7, 2020
Nell’area adiacente alla Torre del Martello, propaggine estrema della lingua di terra che delimita il golfo di Portoferraio, si trovano dei resti di una villa romana: è questa la villa romana denominata “della Linguella”. Sorta nella metà del I sec....
by admin | Dec 8, 2019
The Carmelite church was built in the 18th century at the heart of the ancient fortified centre of Portoferraio. In the late Napoleonic age, the architect Paolo Bargigli transformed the deconsecrated church into a theatre, which was opened on January 24th 1815. During...
