ISLAND OF ELBA - Portoferraio

Portoferraio is the first town on the Island of Elba by population and second by extension after Campo nell'Elba. The toponym Ferraia or Ferraria is documented starting from 1278 and originates from the iron and steel activities present in the area since the Etruscan-Roman era. It was heavily hit in 1544 by the fleet of Khayr al-Din Barbarossa, with the destruction of the nearby fortress of Montemarsale and the medieval parish church of Santi Giovanni e Silvestro. Portoferraio was re-founded at the behest of Cosimo I, Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1548, entrusting the architect Giovanni Camerini with the design of a fortified city symbolically called Cosmopoli ("City of Cosimo"). The fortified city was able to resist the Franco-Turkish attacks of Dragut in 1553 and 1555. The new city was conceived as a military garrison with the aim of defending the Tuscan coast as well as as the seat of the Knights of Santo Stefano. The marble epigraph that the Grand Duke had placed on the so-called Porta a Mare, the main entrance to the port, describes the foundation of the new city: «Templa, moenia, domus, arces, portum Cosmus florentinorum dux a fundamentis erexit a. D. MDXXXXVIII ". The city, a Tuscan exclave in the Principality of Piombino, was initially little more than a set of fortifications (which can still be visited today and are well preserved), such as the three forts: Forte Stella, Forte Falcone and Linguella (while Forte Inglese was built later - on the remains of Fort San Giovanni, demolished in 1738 - to reinforce the town in view of the siege of the British fleet) and the beautiful city walls, whose remains, still in good condition and made habitable, surround the historic center of Portoferraio. The city remained under the control of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany until the eighteenth century when the island, due to its strategic position, was at the center of a war between France, Austria and England. Portoferraio was at the center of a long siege between the French and Anglo-Tuscan navies, which was victorious, although the island was later ceded to France. In April 1814, with the Treaty of Fontainebleau, the island was entrusted to Napoleon Bonaparte as the seat of his first exile. Napoleon chose Portoferraio as the capital of the island; in the city the two villas that were his residence are still present and can be visited, that of San Martino and the Villa dei Mulini. It was thanks to the reign of the French emperor, albeit short (1814-1815), that Portoferraio grew in importance and modernity exponentially, like the rest of the island, thanks to the infrastructures created and the enhancement of the iron mines of Rio Marina. . Portoferraio subsequently experienced an economically stable period, like the whole island, thanks to the iron mines until the early seventies, when the iron industry entered into crisis.
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[@sydneyr.cauveren7857]

What an enchanting town Portoferraio is. And you bring out the very best with unusual angles you spot, and, terrific drone work. You continue to present, and spoil, us with great photography Massimo. Thanks so much , from "Down Under" for sharing your special gifts with us...

[@MassimoNalli]

Good morning Sydney! 😉 thanks. This time was not my drone but but google earth 🥺 ciao!

[@user-xs2jo5pq2s]

Массимо! Какая красота природы и человеческих рук. Спасибо за съёмки

[@MassimoNalli]

Добрый день, Татьяна, спасибо за комментарий. хорошего дня! 😉🖐

[@yangosvoutsinas3903]

Bello video grazie. Aspetto un video Isola d Elba dia Napoleone

[@MassimoNalli]

Grazie a te ciao 😉

[@rikaweimann6063]

Hallo Massimo :-) A great video as always i like thank you 🌊🌊🌞 I wish you a good Thursday afternoon with love from Berlin 💝🍧🍹🍉

[@MassimoNalli]

Erika ciao! Thanks a lot! Wish u a nice day too 💕

[@knyazheva57]

Фильм красивый😉😘😇

[@MassimoNalli]

Большое спасибо

[@robertocona8547]

Elba magnifica ma troppo costosa

[@user-qt2em9hx7p]

Ci sono monumenti Etruschi? Miniere o altro

[@user-qt2em9hx7p]

E le mura della fortezza del XVI secolo sono molto impressionanti. Bellissimo paesaggio marino. È bello che ci sia pace e tranquillità.

[@vollerhoffnung8280]

An Massimo Nalli:............................Eine extrem gute Kameraführung, vielleicht zukünftig noch etwas langsamer, damit man Ihre sehr sehr klaren und deutlichen Bilder besser genießen kann. Soetwas vielleicht über andere Ortschaften auf Elba, vielleicht Marina di Campo und andere, denn dort war ich früher als junger Bub, zusammen mit meinen Geschwistern und meinen Eltern hingefahren in einem Audi 100 CoupeS, den mein Vater damals hatte. In Marina di Campo waren wir damals in einem Bungalowdorf der Arbeitskammer des Saarlandes aus Saarbrücken und dieses Bungalowdorf von denen, war direkt neben dem damaligen und heutigen Campingplatz La Foce in Marina di Campo auf Elba. Der damalige für dieses Bungalowdorf zuständige Pächter hieß, Herr Cremona. Mittlerweile habe ich rausbekommen, das Herr Cremona dieses Bungalowdorf anscheinend käuflich erworben hatte, als die Arbeitskammer des Saarlandes Ihre Bungalowdörfer abgestoßen hatte und mittlerweile nennt sich das Vacanza di Mare...........www.vacanzamare.it/ferienwohnungen-elba.php.............................. Allerdings wollte ich heute in 2023 dort nichtmehr wohnen wollen, da die Bungalows immer noch in einem uralten nicht gepflegten Zustand, insbesondere innen, sind. Eigentlich sehr sehr schade, das man das alles verrotten lies und nicht auf den aktuellsten Stand gebracht hatte und es immer noch vermietet.. Herr Cremona senior scheint mittlerweile auch nichtmehr zu leben, er müsste heute in 2023 locker 75 Jahre alt sein, vielleicht auch sogar kurz über 80 Jahre, da ich ihn mittlerweile im sogenannten Impressum der Seite nichtmehr sehe, was aber bis vor 6 Monaten noch der Fall war. Vielleicht bekommen Sie ja , Herr Nalli, mehr Informationen, da Sie ja Italiener sind und italienisch sprechen könne, was ich leider nicht kann.Wäre schön, wenn Sie mir dann schreiben würden hier, wenn Sie etwas rausbekommen haben, denn auf der Seite oben, von Vacanza Mare, ist auch eine Telefonnummer. DANKE. Ihren Kanal habe ich natürlich abonniert, mit der Glocke und Daumen hoch gibt es natürlich selbstverständlich auch. Denn irgendwann in den nächsten Jahren möchte ich wieder nach Elba fahren, nach einer sehr sehr langen Auszeit, denn wie heisst es so schön, Elba forever, oder einmal Elba, immer Elba. Mille Grazie.

[@katarzynajaninakozowska1893]

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[@MassimoNalli]

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