Forte Stella overlooking the old town of Portoferraio
I enjoyed one of the most beautiful views of Portoferraio’s old town with its harbour, fortresses or the Napoleonic Villa dei Mulini from the “Le Grotte” hill with the ruins of the ancient “Villa Romana”. The open space allows for a panoramic view across the plains of the bay and the mountains in the east of Elba or towards Procchio and Monte Capanne, and it’s well worth a visit, not just in the late afternoon. Between me and the town, numerous ferries commute to the mainland and many sailors arrive before sunset to find a sheltered mooring in the bay or to enjoy the dreamlike atmosphere of the old Darsena harbour.
Rising from the fertile plain south of Portoferraio on Elba is a hill where a Roman villa was built in the 1st century BC – the largest on the Tuscan islands. The remains of the extensive, excavated and partly very artfully constructed walls and a bathing complex reveal the former luxury of the site; the magnificent panoramic views of
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